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Gender stereotypes affect children substantially. From the baby boy in blue with trucks and action figures to the baby girl in pink with dolls and princesses, these roles and generalizations affect children’s personalities while they are still developing. Those guiltiest of stereotyping in children’s media are Disney, Nintendo and other video-game companies, and reality television. These influences are expansive, and they reach past elementary-age kids to teenagers. Stereotypes negatively impact

Video games are enjoyed by many around the globe because of the wide variety of genres available on the market today. These genres range from single-player role-playing games to multiplayer first-person shooters. So, it begs the question "Why do people seem to enjoy slandering this industry and blame them for hatred, crime, and anti-social behaviour? The type of people that slander video games constantly criticise this industry but have they taken the time to actually consider the benefits of playing

call them eras. Each era is very important because they shaped the videogames we know and love today. The Beginning Era So, what was the very first videogame ever created? Do you think you know? Most people guess Pong, The Atari, Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros., Pac-Man, but all of them are wrong. Can you guess the Father

When Using Teleportation, Clear the Area of All Flies Do you ever wish that you could vanish in a puff of smoke, only to reappear a short distance ahead of where you originally stood? The good ol’ Nightcrawler teleportation gag would be pretty neat to have, wouldn’t it? When this teleportation mechanic is the backbone of an Action-Platformer, what you get is Roving Rogue on the Wii U. BAMF!BAMF! Don’t be confused though. Roving Rogue is not a Rogue-like although the word “rogue” is in the title

Falls City so we could grow up together. Lindsey is my best friend because she is super nice, kind, helpful, and funny. Lindsey always helps me if I need it. She is also very helpful when we play volleyball. We are both on “A” team and we both play the same position. She helps me if I am confused about where I am supposed to be or what I am supposed to do. When I am with Lindsey we like to play “Super Mario Bros” on the playstation. We also like to ride Lindsey’s golf cart when we are at her

mind for I am the fun uncle, at least from their perspective. I supply them with fireworks, scratch offs, and let them stay up later than usual. As I peek my head around the corner to tell them to keep it down, they say “Uncle Glenn, come play Super Mario Bros. with us.” I tell them “Ok. I’ll play for a half hour then I have to finish my homework.” That turned into about two hours and no real school work gets done. Off to the library for some peace and quiet so that I can put a dent

games had no representational images or art they were moving blocks and simulations during the 1950s and 1960s. This all changed during the arcade era in the 1970s, with the creation of arcade games and the rise of the early Nintendo. Games such as Mario, Atari, Duck hunt, Mike

whole world is my cousin Lindsey McNeely. She is my best friend because she is super nice, kind, helpful, and funny. Lindsey always helps me if I need it. She is also very helpful when we play volleyball. Because we are both on “A” team and we both play the same position. So she helps me if I am confused about where I am supposed to be or what I am supposed to do. When I am with Lindsey we like to play “Super Mario Bros”. We also like to ride Lindsey’s golf cart when we are at Lindsey’s house. Lindsey

The History of Video Game Music In America, video game music is seen as one of the lowest forms of entertainment and its composers are obscure and unknown to most of those who play the games, while in Japan, it is a major component of their popular culture, and composers such as Koji Kondo are treated like famed celebrities. Game music is still not widely considered an art form, and yet the compositions have become as complex and sophisticated as arrangements for film and television

boys and girls playing, having fun, and having conversations. I began getting anxious and nervous seeing all of them there. The Camp Director told us, “today we will perform many activities such as: play with puzzles, video games, for example, Super Mario Bros. in the WII console, and finally at the end of the day we would be doing an all around the cruise scavenger hunt.” I wondered what the scavenger hunt was going to be. Dad finished signing the check-in papers. Before he left, he told