Controversies over video games center on debates around video game content and the potential for it to negatively impact player attitude and behavior. Since the early 1980s‚ video games have become part of the political discourse with advocates emphasizing their nature as an expressive medium (protected under the freedom of speech laws of many countries)‚ and detractors promoting various theories that video games are harmful for society and thus subject to legislative oversight and restrictions.
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Expository Essay: Final Draft Video Game Violence and Its Effect on the Youth Audience By: Jodi Fram UNV-104 Tamla Johnson The topic regarding violent media resulting in subsequent user violence in the youth audience has long been a controversial and heated debate. In the time of Plato‚ it was argued that Greek plays attributed to violence. In the nineties‚ people argued that violent movies and television resulted in violent behavior. Now‚ the debate focuses on video game violence and subsequent
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Music In Video Games Throughout the history of the video game industry‚ there has been many changes concerning music in video games. Music in video games progressed greatly within the life of the industry from 1972 to the present. These progressions can be seen as improvements in quality which includes an increase in the number of output channels‚ an increase in song length‚ a great improvement in the quality of timbres‚ and also a general shift from non- programmatic music to programmatic music
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The question of the century‚ are video games truly to blame for violence? School shootings‚ psychological harm leading to violence and everything in between; were these reinforced by virtual reality? There are endless points of view on this topic‚ whether it’s something in the brain that triggers the youth or just plain out based on their upbringing. When it comes down to the facts‚ video games are potentially the reasons for young adults bloodlust in fantasy to transfer over to reality without even
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or not games increase aggression. A video game is any console or PC based interactive game‚ aggression is any thoughts or behaviors related with the intention to cause harm. Contrary to popular belief‚ there is no reliable correlation between videogames and aggression. Claims are the backbone to a study; they are both the starting point and the goal. Cooper and Mackie (1986) sought to discover if a highly violent game would affect 4th and 5th grade kids differently than a nonviolent game or a paper-and-pencil
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Video games today are most commonly viewed as a way for students of high schools and colleges to slack off and procrastinate on homework and studies. What most people are not aware of though‚ is the social benefits that video gaming has on individuals. Video games can have positive effects on a gamers social life when it comes to teamwork‚ helping people‚ multitasking‚ and communicating efficiently. Educational Benefits for Students A recent study from the Education Development Center and the
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2. What is competition like in the video game console industry? Do a five-force analysis to support your answer. Which of the five competitive forces is strongest? Which is weakest? Would you characterize the overall strength of competition in video game consoles as fierce‚ strong‚ moderate to normal or weak? Why? What forces are driving changes in the video game console industry? Are these driving forces acting to make the industry more or less competitively intense? Are the driving forces acting
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competitors and substitutes‚ what should Nintendo do? (last Student ID digits = 0 – 3) Nowadays‚ electronic game industry has three dimensions: traditional video game console sector‚ PC and online game sector‚ and new emerged smartphone game sector. Historically‚ Nintendo was the leader in traditional video game console sector with highest profit margin than its competitive peers‚ Sony and Microsoft. As the technology developing‚ however‚ the whole electronic game industry is at a turning point. The difference
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The Positive and Negative effects of Video Games I. Video games have both positive and negative effect on the human brain. a. Positive Influence b. Negative Influence. c. Recommended for Video Games II. Positive Influence. "Video games change your brain‚" according to University of Wisconsin psychologist C. Shawn Green. a. It can increase problem solving and logic. 1. Accuracy- Action games‚ according to a study by the University of Rochester‚ train the brains of players to make
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Yacoub ALjaffery IENG 031/08 Spring 2013 Types of Video Games People think that video games are all the same‚ but in reality video games world is very huge and has many types and varieties of games. Same as movies‚ video games are developing to match people’s need and desire to be part of another experience to try out. As a result‚ video gaming companies are delivering a variety of video games types. Among all the types of video games‚ three are dominating‚ which are Role-play‚ Adventure‚ and
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