Video Games Affect the Brain—for Better and Worse | We hear conflicting reports about how video games affect our brains. One study will suggest that video games help us learn; another might imply that they make young people more aggressive. Douglas A. Gentile argues that how games influence our brains is not an either-or proposition; games can have both positive and negative consequences‚ and which of these researchers find depends on what they are testing. Gentile proposes that researchers focus
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Global Toys & Games Industry The global toys and games industry is expected to hit the $100 billion mark by 2015‚ according to research from Global Industry Analysts. In recent years the market has been influenced by changing consumer tastes‚ with children opting for more sophisticated video games and electronic toys. Children are also becoming increasingly accustomed to changing toys more frequently. This means toy and game manufacturers are obliged to introduce new products on a regular
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their lives at risk. In movie industry‚ special effects created to simulate real situations have achieved amazed the audience with legendary films like Titanic (James Cameron‚ 1997) or Avatar (James Cameron‚ 2009)‚ movies in which the 90% of its scenes were created by a computer program. Unsurprisingly‚ videogames programmers took advantage of this “boom” of recent times to start a millionaire industry. According to ESA magazine 2007‚ the annual sales of video games and their accessories in the U
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desire of entertainment and with video games this particular desire could be explored in whole new way. That is the main question‚ why video games are popular and continue to get more broadly used and highly enjoyed by millions. However‚ well grown popularity of video and computer games turned out to be harmful for original human development and damaging and poisoning psyche of human. In media‚ lots of episodes of violence cultivated by coercion in ‘war-blood’ games - Call of Duty‚ Counter Strike‚
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fellow man‚ it does not take long for several unintended consequences to transpire. Physicist William Higinbotham allegedly created the first video game in October of 1958. The purpose of the game’s exordium was to draw interest in technology and instrumentation. Even though Higinbotham did not have any major expectations or future plans for his invention‚ video games managed to exceed their original intention‚ which caused consternation within the accomplished physicist. Once major companies
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The Negative Influence of Video Games Video games are a relatively new medium of entertainment‚ which gives us control over the story to play it out‚ act it out‚ making it engaging. This leads to games being extremely fun‚ challenging‚ appealing and addictive. With time‚ games with improved mechanics‚ visuals and complexity are released making it even more appealing for the player making it difficult for people not to like video games. Nevertheless‚ video games tend to have certain effects on people
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In the 1970s‚ video games were introduced into all our lives. At first‚ people saw them as a game to spend an entertaining time with but throughout the decades‚ scientists are becoming interested in the negative and unfavorable effects it is providing to the young. Video games are a unique form of entertainment because they encourage players to become a part of the game´s script. In violent video games‚ the player is often required to take the point of view of the shooter or perpetrator. Players
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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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Artificial Intelligence and Its Use in Games Robert Beaird 10/10/08 As long as computer games have been made‚ there has been a desire and demand for smarter‚ faster‚ and better artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence‚ which is often referred to as “AI‚” is “[…] the mimicking of human thought and cognitive processes to solve complex problems.” [1] In the case of games‚ this would mean various tasks involving problem solving and reacting
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Effects of Violent Video Games Video games are getting advanced to the point where it has become graphic and where it looks all too real‚ revealing way too much for a child between the ages of 8-14. Some say that violent video games have little impact on young teenagers that most video game players live normal lives. The weakness in the argument is obvious because “some” not “most” not even “all” act out and run around taking people out with automatic rifles like they do in video games. As the years
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