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Some people consider videogames a waste of time. They say they are bad for kids, not educational, or socially isolating. Henry Jenkins, the director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a broad experience and has done a lot of research in the video game industry. In his article, “Reality Bytes”, Henry Jenkins argues in favor of video games by using the rhetorical strategies of appeal to the authority, appealing to societal values and creating

Video games have been known as a form of entertainment since its introduction in the 1980’s. With an ever growing market driven by millions of people, video games have become one of the largest industries in the world. However as the video game industry has evolved, so has the content of the video games. What started out with family games like Super Mario and Donkey Kong that involved maneuvering over obstacles, evolved into violent games such as Call of Duty, and Grand Theft Auto which required

Video Games and Responsibility: In discussions of video games, one controversial issue has been whose responsibility it is to deal with the behavioral problems of children and teens who get influenced by the content in games. On one hand, the game industry argues that the responsibility should lie with whomever bought the game. On the other hand, others such as parents and Parental guidance agencies contend that their children’s bad behavior stems from games and that the video game industry should

Emily Dickinson is a poet known for her cryptic, confusing language. Words are often put together in an unusual way and create deciphering difficulties for the reader. But behind all the confusion is a hidden meaning that becomes clear, and one realizes that all the odd word choices were chosen for a specific reason. The poem I will try to analyze is My Life Had Stood—A Loaded Gun, or number 754. I find this to be one of her most difficult poems to decode. However, I find the images fascinating

To begin this letter, I would first like to congratulate you on your impressive fifteen years of service for Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), and I have been affected by your wonderful service to such a prosperous company. With an impressive background and dedication to a company whose products many people of all ages have enjoyed, you have indirectly touched countless people throughout time and have probably caused many youths to go into game design and development, some of whom may even be your

According to abcnews.go.com, “Ninety-seven percent of young respondents play video games. That's 99 percent of boys and 94 percent of girls, with little difference in the percentages among various racial and ethnic groups and incomes.” The 7 percent who do not play video games have access to a gaming console either through friends or family. So is this making children more violent? Is there a difference in kids who are exposed to different game styles? A lot of parents believe that if they let their

Video games can sometimes get a bad reputation but due to contrary belief, video games have been a positive impact on today’s society. Both children and adults have benefitted from the use of video games. Not to mention the ginormous community video games have brought with it. With things like Esports, video game companies, and the cognitive benefits for adults and children video games are here to stay. So how have they affected today's society in a positive way? If you don't know, esports are multiplayer

Calling all gamers! Every video gamer knows that when a new video game comes out everyone wants to get their hands on it. The Call of Duty Games are played all over the world and the Black Ops installment of the games took the world by storm. However, for Call of Duty Black Ops 3, millions of gamers were still focused on Black Ops 2. With the new game not be anticipated by as many players as Activision had hoped. The creator of Black Ops games Treyarch, Snapchat, and Edelman work together in the

Strong holds story from the beginning, 200 years before King Crollins and Queen Trisha, Everywhere there was blood, littered on the ground flowing like a river between each piece of grass. Stronghold never wanted this! He just wanted what was rightfully his. The crown, the kingdom, everything around was meant to be his. Stronghold couldn’t understand why his father gave the crown and everything that went with it to his brother. It just didn’t make any since. “I beseech thee to let this go

“Halt! Elfling, where's your owner!” a man at his side shouted.. Sitting in the grass was a naked elfling, his hair unmistakably blonde. “Damn, my head is exploding! Does anyone have an aspirin?” the elven man whined. “Half-elf, your papers, now!” For a half breed elf, half spawn of the enemy, walking without master nor chain was a capital offense. In most cases punishable by hanging. “Perfect, just what we need. Another thing slowing us down, ” one of the riders complained. Bersko, is there