Video Games: The New Literary Genre The relationship between video games and literature has always been a difficult argument to settle. Video games‚ in general‚ offer depth and development into the story‚ characters‚ and complex themes or ideas of the particular game. However‚ can a video game offer the same depth into these subjects as a novel or even possess greater depth and understanding between the player and the game? The answer depends entirely on the video game itself. Like
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& Distribution has made the decision to provide a monthly video game rental programme as a result of extensive market research. The new programme will be web-based and will provide customers with the ability to rent video games using an online service. Customers will pay a monthly subscription for the service which will allow them to order and pay for video games online then receives them via express post. They can keep the games for as long as they wish then simply return them using the paid
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Video Game Creating‚ a technical job that specializes in creating video games‚ is a career I wish to pursue for animating‚ illustrating‚ and gaming. I have wanted to be in this career since I was around 9 or 10 years old. What interested me was when I was used to playing games with a set-map. A set-map is a map where the character can only go two ways‚ forward or backwards. I played a free-map game‚ a game where the player chooses the quest and/or path/place they want to go‚ and I was curious as
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Effects of Violent Video Games on Children The impact of violent video games in the minds of young kids is becoming an issue. Although it is not being stated that kids playing violent video games is the leading cause of violence and aggression in society. Nowadays‚ it is part of a daily routine for a majority of kids to sit in front of the TV to play video games for many hours. Parents may not be aware of what kind of video games their kids play or which ones they buy them. Behavioral‚ social‚ emotional
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Violent Video Games Over the past five decades there has been a discussion over violent media. This has included movies‚ music‚ music videos and television. Since 1990‚ there has been another venue on the chopping block‚ video games. Although video games have been around since the 70’s‚ the ones mainly considered in this argument have only been around for the last ten years. Some of the titles of these games are Doom‚ Grand Theft Auto‚ Warcraft and Manhunt. These are some of the games that have
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September 26‚ 2012 Thesis statement : Today most children are more into video technology and violence than they are into normal outside physical activity which is the biggest problem of child obesity. Video technology has decreased the amount of physical activity in children. Because of my nephew’s interest in video games‚ he played less outdoors than most children his age. The only physical activity he was really getting was from his gym class
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Reading: Playing with fire? Lecture 7 Week 3 References: Ames‚ Iowa. 2014. Life lessons: Children learn aggressive ways of thinking and behaving from violent video games. 24 March. Accessed July 12‚ 2014. http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2014/03/24/violentgamesbehavior. Bushman‚ Brad J‚ and Craig A Anderson. 2001. “EFFECTS OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAME SON AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR‚ AGGRESSIVE COGNITION‚ AGGRESSIVE AFFECT‚ PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL‚ AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR: A Meta - Analytic Review of the Scientific
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Danger of Violent Video Games in Children The links between increased aggressive and violent behaviour and the content of video games is a controversial subject. Increased scientific evidence demonstrates that violent video games are linked to increases in aggressive cognitions‚ feelings and behaviours (e.g.‚ Anderson and Bushman‚ 2001; Anderson‚ 2004; Anderson‚ Gentile & Buckley‚ 2007) However‚ there is still much resistance to the evidence among the public and by the video game industry (e.g.‚ Entertainment
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Violent Video Games Violate Vibes? Video games have recently become a controversial topic‚ in regards to understanding if violent video games can cause aggression and violent behavior. Hundreds of studies‚ as to violent video games‚ have been tested on children‚ bullies and even criminals to find out if there is a connection between violent video games and bad behavior. Although most people believe that violent video games do cause aggression in behavior‚ because of such events like murders‚ criminal
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Should Video Games be Banned? An ongoing argument where people think that video games should be banned. Should video games be banned? All of the arguments are repetitive and based on false belief‚ with very little real evidence. Some people think‚ ‘Violent video games should be banned because they influence the young minds of our generation and that they will bring cruelty and death among thee by doing indescribable acts of scandalous crime‚ thieving from innocent people and slaughtering their
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