Video Games and Violent Children Brittany Hern 02/02/2011 Critical Thinking and Composition Home video games‚ an industry worth $11 billion domestically that is now 30 years old‚ continues to be thrown into legal and moral debates regarding what age is deemed appropriate to participate. Video games‚ especially those deemed to be violent or rated “mature‚” are at the center of the controversy. There are two sides to this debate. Video game companies and their supporters
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History of Video Game Development Presented by: Caleb Arbaugh The First Video Game • Creator: William Higinbotham • Year: 1958 • Where: Brookhaven National Laboratory en o f s i n o w rT The First Video Game Console • Creator: Ralph H. Baer • Year: 1967 All six games released‚ resembled Tennis for Two in some way. w o Br x o B n First Licensed Home Game Console • • • Company: Magnavox Year Licensed: 1972 Modified Version of The Brown Box (1967) y d O y e ss Who Played Video Games? • •
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world. As we enter the 21st Century‚ video games are becoming more popular each and every day. People of all ages can and do enjoy video games as a way to spend their free-time. The issue with video games in the market is that they are becoming too violent in some people’s minds. The thing that makes these video games violent is the graphical scenes‚ gameplay‚ and strong language. There are many types of games that affect the brain in different ways. 3D games are generally more popular‚ more addicting
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they have become more and more aggressive. Many studies have been done over this topic and it’s shown that the violence in video games do affect children of younger ages. Even though studies have been shown to increase violent behaviour in children‚ positive impacts can also be seen. When your child plays video games‚ it gives his brain a real workout. In many video games‚ the skills required to win involve abstract and high level thinking. Some of the major noticeable impacts would be the ability
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their kids touch video games because they think they are a waste of time and they rather let their children to spend more time on reading books‚ revising for exams or doing more exercises. Some people even think that they are as scary as drugs –－- unhealthy‚ costly and above all‚ addictive. Some people who think they are not good also think that the games include too many actions and bring bad behavior to the children. However‚ many scientists and psychologists find that video games can actually have
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that creates video games and game consoles. Nintendo is the creator of the Game Boy‚ Super Nintendo‚ Nintendo DS‚ Nintendo 64‚ Nintendo GameCube and of course the Wii. Nintendo is only one of the few companies that create gaming systems‚ and is in constant competition with Sony (PlayStation) and Microsoft (Xbox). Nintendo’s revenues in 2009 were $19‚308.1 million‚ with a net income of $2‚930.8 million. 1. What are the defining business and economic characteristics of the video game console industry
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article “Do Video Games Kill?” author‚ Karen Sternheimer‚ brings up an interesting and controversial subject about video games. “If we want to understand why young people‚ particularly middle class or other stable environments‚ become homicidal‚ we need to look beyond the games they play.” Sternheimer starts her article by giving an example of the video game “Doom” that became a target for critics. Shooting at the schools in Kentucky‚ Oregon‚ and Colorado were most probably caused by video games. The author
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Video Games and Education Jeremy Cotto Arroyo S01007090 Prof. Figueroa Video games and education‚ too very different topics to talk about‚ video games being a topic mostly talked about by teens and children and education by adults‚ video games also being a topic talked down by adults because they see it as a waste of time‚ and really who could blame them? It is a waste of time‚ but for teens and children at the end of the day is more than just that‚ but‚ will get more into video games
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The Negative Effects of Video Games The origin of video games can be traced all the way back to 1940. Since then video games have continued being advanced with the improvement of technology. They have changed from what was once arcade to handheld video games. The main purpose for introduction of video games was to bring new forms of entertainment in the limelight. That the reason behind their improvement with the advancement of technology. The popularity of this technology has been there for the
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this paper that I’m writing would have to be handwritten‚ but through evolution of the computer it has made it possible for me to give you this paper in legible handwriting. What I’m getting to is evolution of technology is quite impressive‚ in the field that I am intrigued the most in is the one of the video games. Video games have always interested me‚ ever since I was a young lad. I began playing video games when I was at the age of 4; it began with the Nintendo Entertainment System‚ one of my
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