Video Games are one of the main sources of entertainment throughout the entire world. With today’s technology‚ video games are becoming more advance with their graphics and the way they are played. Many people have argued whether or not video games can be considered as an actual sport‚ but there is no way video games can fall under the category of being an actual sporting event. However‚ with the technology we are making‚ video games may one day become a sport. First‚ the word "sport" is defined
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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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Women and Video Games The way women are sexually portrayed in video games is pathetic. The lack of effort to change this is disappointing‚ and sadly women’s portrayal in video games is an accurate representation of how this country view women. By portraying women negatively in video games‚ designers are adding to the normalization of certain gender roles. From early on in video games women have been over sexualized‚ current games have not changed the view of women‚ and kids are being misinformed
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Globalization: Video Games The global software market for video games was approximately $52 billion in 2012. In just the last 8 years‚ the emerging markets have gone from 12% to 47% of the market size and are growing at a compounded annual rate of nearly 30%. All of this growth in the international video game market offers a unique experience and cultural impact on many countries that previously would not have had exposure to these types of games. This exposure demonstrates the globalizing power
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I believe that video games are bad for the human brain and body. There are many problems that come from violent video games. “Children who play more violent video games are more likely to have increased aggressive thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviors‚ and decreased prosocial helping‚ according to a scientific study” (Anderson & Bushman‚ 2001). In this study‚ they compared children who play violent video games with children that play none with a cat scan and the violent video game child had more
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you ever chosen to play your new video game over studying for your big upcoming test? That extra ten minutes of study time can go a long way. Research shows that excessive use of violent video games can not only decrease academic performance‚ but increase aggressive behavior‚ and desensitizes the player towards intense violence and gore. One of the many negative effects of excessive use of violent video games is increased aggression. Excessive use of these games could really change how fast you
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Violent video games infiltrate our society to create more violent people and less desirable person to person contact. Video games promote violence in teenagers. With video games becoming more realistic‚ people are better able to project the violence towards society. This in turn causes societal norms to become accustom towards violent tendencies. Just because a person does not immediately imitate specific violent acts found in video games‚ does not mean the games will have no long-term negative impact
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History of Video Games and their impact on the economy King Wells COM/150 05/06/2012 Katie Surber The History of Video Games and their impact on the economy For many years people have been enjoying many forms of entertainment. These forms include listening to music‚ watching their favorite shows on TV‚ and other forms of direct entertainment. There are also other forms of entertainment not only set to entertain but to also cause the person to interact both socially and physically. Video games
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Violent Video Games It seems like everywhere we as a society look today‚ violence rears its disgusting head. We see violence in the streets‚ back alleys‚ and even our schools. Violence can now be seen in many people’s living rooms while they are sitting down playing video games. Children and teenagers seem to be the most effected by violence on video games. Many things should be done to change children’s view on video games and how much violence should be on the video games. Kids today act
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Why video games really are linked to violence. By Amanda Schaffer|Posted Friday‚ April 27‚ 2007‚ at 4:10 PM Master Chief in the video game Halo On The Daily Show on Thursday‚ April 26‚ Jon Stewart made short work of the suggestion that the Virginia Tech shooter‚ Cho Seung-Hui‚ might have been influenced by violent video games. (Cho may or may not have played the popular first-person-shooter gameCounter-Strike in high school.) A potential video-game connection has also been dangled after past
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