http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/ Legal and Ethical Issues in the Online World Nov 1st‚ 2007 by Bryan. This year‚ a slightly revised version of an earlier article I wrote was printed in Keeping Free Presses Free‚ a publication of the Student Press Law Center and CMA. Even though the printed publication is distributed at conventions‚ I think the information is worthwhile for a general audience who might not be able to attend‚ so I’m including what I wrote in this blog post. Look below
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has turned for the worst. Specifically speaking‚ video games. Video games in its early years were meant for a positive use‚ much like any other type of game; to simply act as a fun activity to pass time. That is not the case anymore because of how dangerously advanced and addicting video games can be. In fact it’s so dangerous nowadays that countries like South Korea are contemplating whether or not to ban video games. Why is it dangerous? Video games influence a type of negative social behavior‚ has
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Bernard Do English 101 11/03/12 Rated M: for Misunderstanding Do video games really need to be censored by the United States’ Government? Over the past several years there has been a controversial court case under discussion to censor video games. This case is trying to get the United States’ Government to prohibit the selling of all video games that may include graphic violence‚ virtual sex‚ violent and gory scenes‚ partial or full nudity‚ and portrayal of criminal behavior or other provocative
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Nintendo? I got my first video game console in the summer of 1991. My parents purchased it from SEARS for my birthday and at which point I had no idea what it was. A couple of the kids and their parents knew that it was and were shocked that my parents spend $100 dollars on something like that. It was still in the box until one afternoon I came home from school. I set it up in the living room‚ only room with a television. Popped in Super Mario Bros‚ this simple 8-bit game would change the entertainment
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Video Games and Their Effect on Teenage Minds Your heart’s pounding‚ as you jump out of the shower of AK-47 ammunition and into cover. You peek around the corner and realize the soldier previously aiming at your heart is no longer there. Panic starts to fill your heart as you turn around and ... the screen goes black. Your mom is standing behind you‚ the remote at her side. You check the time. . . your screen time’s over. The previous example is a common occurance. Parents just don’t get it‚ and
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many video games promote aggression and violence‚ how far do you agree? The future of entertainment resolves around technology. Video games become more and more realistic. Moreover‚ the main consumers for violent video games are teens‚ which the games encourage killing and fighting enemies. However‚ some of us who play this video game may ask the same question in their mind including myself: “Do violent video games influence youth to act aggressively and violence?” Overplaying video games can
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LIVES: WHY VIDEO GAMES MATTER comes from an author passionate about video games‚ who has spent hours enjoying his passion He argues that while this is a ’golden age’ for gaming - they could be even better. His critique discusses how video games dazzle and frustrate - and how they could be further revamped. This memoir offers a fine‚ lively discussion for any video game fan. this book is about a writer who plays lots of console video games. He’s not here to talk about how crisp games look in 1080p
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Video games‚ games a lot of kids play for fun and to escape from there world which might involve bullying. Lots of really good and bright kids have no intention of really hurting anyone. Take me for example‚ I play lots of video games black ops‚ modern warfare‚ call of duty and lots of other violent games‚ but me myself as a whole am not violent. A lot of people say that I am really nice. Of course while playing video games your adrenaline is rushing and you are excited and more alert but does that
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Video Games Have Negative Effects on Children Rating: 5.0 Introduction Playing video games is perceived as an exciting aspect of the media landscape and has experienced a lot of expansion in recent years. There has been a rise in the number of children who use video games in many parts of the world‚ particularly in the United States (Hagan‚et al. 2002). Among children in the United States‚ playing hours for video games have increased from 4 hours every week in the 1980’s‚ to about 13
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Video games According to Matthew Gallant‚ a game designer and software engineer‚ video game is software which displays images on a video screen‚ interacts with a player or players and is intended to provide challenge and/or produce an aesthetic response in the viewer. http://gangles.ca/2009/01/03/defining-video-games/ A study conducted by Chen and Yang (2011) shows that some video games such as “The Sims” can be useful for language learning. The result of their study shows that students considered
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