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
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Dr. Mehnaaz Momen Political Class and Gender Roles 27 March 2011 Gender Roles in the Video Game Industry We often reflect on our lives and realize that not everything in our worlds outlines life as fair game. I see many facets of life that benefit one gender role better than the other. I also see parts of our lives where one gender role isn’t treated as equally as others. Me being part of the video game community for so long never opened my eyes to these realizations. I never wanted to believe
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Video Game Addiction New research identifies some video game users‚ particularly online users‚ who became hooked on interactive games and then see their lives become increasingly unmanageable. Many articles are available that look at the addictive qualities of the games and who is susceptible to becoming addicted. Other research looks at how this addiction compares to addictions such as drug and alcohol abuse and pathological gambling. Since computer game addiction is relatively new‚ there are
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Robert de la Rosa COSC 1301.W01 September 24‚ 2008 Video Game Technology Humanity has a driving need for entertainment. Writers are constantly coming up with new movies‚ designers and engineers are always on the hunt for the next big idea for roller coasters and theme parks‚ and programmers are always designing and improving the most widely available entertainment software‚ video games. The video game industry generates 6 billion dollars a year‚ and in a field as large as this‚ there is a
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Positive Effects of Video Games * When your child plays video games‚ it gives his brain a real workout. In many video games‚ the skills required to win involve abstract and high level thinking. These skills are not even taught at school. Some of the mental skills enhanced by video games include: o Following instructions o Problem solving and logic - When kids play games such as The Incredible Machine‚ Angry Birds or Cut The Rope‚ they train their brain
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Video game use has been studied in the development in young adults for many years. It is implied that young people tend to use the games as a distraction from pain in their lives‚ thus making it an inequity to many “gamers” to put a limit on video game use. Using video games to relieve pain is often seen in children with infirmities and receiving medical treatments. The games allow the children to focus on something other than pain for long periods of time. But other than a distraction‚ how are these
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Video Games are beneficial Video Games have come a long way since their first introduction into the main stream. With video games becoming more sophisticated and using advanced technology‚ it seems as if video games are closing in on the gap between games and reality. However‚ as video games become ever so life-like it brings up the question of if the violence associated with video games is having a negative consequence. There have been many accusations over the years over the harm video
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Music Video Proposal The track I’m going to use to make a music video has a genre of a mix between indie and very chill out music this has made me think about what video will suit the music. My idea for the music video will be a narrative based ‚ and the story will between a girl and boy in a relationship and they have split up and they cant see the love they have for each other anymore based on this the story will also involve them getting back together. Reason I have chosen this is because
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Florence + The Machine’s music video Never Let Me Go is a story of death and leaving love behind. This is represented countless times throughout the video in various ways‚ both visually and lyrically. The theme of having to let go and leave someone/something you love behind runs continually throughout the video‚ clearly evident with the subject’s reluctance to let the darkness consume her. However‚ the shadow of death hangs over her during the film‚ threatening to take her at any given moment. The
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Video Concepts Inc. Written Analysis and Communication - I Instructor Nitin Parmar Submitted by Manisha Kabra GMCS - Batch No. 25 Date January 20‚ 2011 Date: January 20‚ 2011 To: Chad Rowan‚ Owner‚ Video Concepts‚ Inc.‚ Lexington‚ North Carolina‚ United States. From: Manisha Kabra‚ Consultant Subject: Advice on alternative to select on account of no bright future growth in video rental business. This report is a summary and analysis of current situation on Video
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