Soloway UNV-104 Expository Essay Final Draft 8/17/13 Nikki Squire Video Games and Violence Playing video games is an ubiquitous pastime among youth today. Popular genres of video games are about conflict and resolution‚ much like real life. When people hear the words violent or violence‚ they automatically associate these words with negativity. However‚ studies have shown (Ferguson & Rueda‚ 2010) that in the world of video games‚ those that are considered violent can actually be of benefit to
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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION After playing video games for 50 hours‚ a man died in an Internet cafe in South Korea (Khazan). China has set up a system in order to control the online video gaming hours. This is the vital step the country has taken to prevent the online gamers from getting addicted by limiting the hours of online video gaming (Koo). Thailand‚ on the other hand‚ has banned a very popular game called Grand Theft Auto 4 after a crime was committed in a similar fashion as shown in the game
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Video game censorship is growing in the spotlight as technology grows. Parents are more concerned these days about the games their children are playing then ever before. There are many kinds of censorship out there and available for the consumers use. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)‚ self censorship‚ and video company censorship are just a couple of examples. In some cases video game censorship is being taken to court. This is where a fine line is drawn because it could infringe on
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Advancement of Video Game Consoles In this paper I will show and explain how the advancement of video games consoles has changed Humanity in more ways than one. I will show how the inventors started their Empires by selling plain‚ simple playing cards all the way to online gaming linked all around the world. How Nintendo and Atari started as two of the giants in the gaming world and then how Nintendo almost died out when Sega came out with their console. I will also explain how the video game mindset
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Why video games really are linked to violence. By Amanda Schaffer|Posted Friday‚ April 27‚ 2007‚ at 4:10 PM Master Chief in the video game Halo On The Daily Show on Thursday‚ April 26‚ Jon Stewart made short work of the suggestion that the Virginia Tech shooter‚ Cho Seung-Hui‚ might have been influenced by violent video games. (Cho may or may not have played the popular first-person-shooter gameCounter-Strike in high school.) A potential video-game connection has also been dangled after past
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defense contractor‚ Sanders Associates‚ developed the first video game. It was created by Ralph Baer who was the manager of equipment design at Sanders Associates. In August 1966 when he came up with the idea of making a game for a television set. In 1967 employee Bill Rusch‚ assigned to the project‚ proposed a new game in which the hardwired logic circuit projected a spot flying across the screen. Originally the object of the game was for players to catch the spot with manually controlled dots
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Women and Video Games The way women are sexually portrayed in video games is pathetic. The lack of effort to change this is disappointing‚ and sadly women’s portrayal in video games is an accurate representation of how this country view women. By portraying women negatively in video games‚ designers are adding to the normalization of certain gender roles. From early on in video games women have been over sexualized‚ current games have not changed the view of women‚ and kids are being misinformed
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Video Game Violence and Its Effects on Children As we enter the 21st Century‚ video games are becoming more popular each and everyday. People of all ages can and do enjoy video games as a way to spend there free-time. These games allow the player to live in the game whether it’s about sports or a role playing game. The problem with the video games in the market is that they are becoming too violent in some people’s minds. Also‚ many of these violent video games are being advertised and directed
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sources of ‘happiness’ that can help them ‘escape’ life temporarily. video games just happen to be one of the effective stress reliving methods; that can attract just anyone due to the variety of its genres (Gallagher‚2013). Video games has proven to be a source of entertainment for millions of people around the world. Unlike the common negative approach of videogames influence on people. This essay will argue that playing video games is good for you. Research has proven that
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Violent Video Games Influence Violent Behavior in Children Many people still do not believe that violent video games could influence violent behavior in children. They think that video games are just for entertainment and nothing more than that. Even though there are several cases where video games have been blamed or held responsible for violent actions‚ some people fail to consider the fact that violent video games do influence violent actions. One perfect example where violent video (Doom)
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