Since the early days of the video game industry‚ there have been many controversies related to violence‚ addiction‚ explicit graphics‚ and sexual themes. The misrepresentation of women being one of the many. The Damsel in Distress has become one of the most widely used gender clichés and misrepresentations of women in the history of gaming. As a trope the Damsel in Distress is a plot device in which a female character is placed in a perilous situation from which she cannot escape on her own and
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John Madden and his Video Game John Madden once said‚ “Discipline is knowing what you’re supposed to do and doing it as best you can... On third down and short yardage‚ the Raiders don’t jump offside. That’s discipline - not a coat and tie‚ not a clean shave.” John Madden was a football player in the NFL. He was drafted in 1958‚ by the Philadelphia Eagles‚ but an injury in his first season ended his career. Later he became the Oakland Raiders Linebackers Coach. After two seasons‚ he was selected
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Artificial Intelligence and Its Use in Games Robert Beaird 10/10/08 As long as computer games have been made‚ there has been a desire and demand for smarter‚ faster‚ and better artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence‚ which is often referred to as “AI‚” is “[…] the mimicking of human thought and cognitive processes to solve complex problems.” [1] In the case of games‚ this would mean various tasks involving problem solving and reacting
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that we can learn from playing video games. Video games have always been infamous for their anti-social aspect and the violence that is shown in them. They have been seen as negatively affecting the players in terms of lack of social skills‚ inefficiency‚ obesity and laziness. We lack the unbiased view thus miss on the positive effects of video games. The negativities brought in by video games are due to the unrestricted duration for which they are played. Video games are popular among the children
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Professor James English Comp II 8 March 2014 Video Games Changes Lives There are upsides and downsides to letting video games shape your life as a child‚ and even up to your adulthood. Even in my own life‚ I have experienced games shaping me‚ and giving me the skills I would not have gotten if I did not grow up playing video games. As an “adult” now‚ I have noticed different aspects of my life that have been altered dramatically by gaming. Playing video games throughout your life may have positive and
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Johnson Professor Harrison Composition II 2 October 2012 Effect of Video Games on Kids Growing up‚ playing outside was what I did for fun. Whether it was riding my bike‚ playing with friends‚ or swimming‚ I was outside for hours at a time every day. Today‚ kids have access to things like Xboxes‚ Playstations‚ and Nintendo DS. In a study conducted by Gentile‚ Lynch‚ Linder & Walsh (2004) "adolescent girls played video games for an average of 5 hours a week‚ whereas boys averaged 13 hours a week
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Nesbit English 101 March 1‚ 2013 Argumentative Essay In today’s economy‚ I believe that violent video games do promote violent and more aggressive behavior amongst our children. Parents need to step up and monitor what type of video games their kids are playing. You never know what type of effect the games can have on our children. All kid isn’t typically influenced by violent video games but we don’t know how our kids’ minds are. I read an article on The Shooting at Columbine High School
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In today’s society video games can cause many behavior problems. The violence in video games can affect children in many ways. Violent video games affect a person’s brain and health. At last‚ violent video games also affect the player’s personality in various ways. Acting violently and having nightmares are two ways of how violent video games affect children. Some games contain some graphic content‚ and may give children ideas that they do not understand. These games also make children believe
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of Americans play video games. With one of the most popular video games of 2012 being Call of Duty‚ it can be argued that it is more than a coincidence that the level of violence in society today has risen at a similar rate to the popularity of these types of video games. Statistics like this may not be proven but cannot be ignored in any studies conducted in behaviour traits‚ however‚ the connection between aggression in modern society and the increasing popularity of video games must be deemed more
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The Effect of Video Games on People Video games are frowned upon by parents and seen as time-wasters‚ and worse‚ some education experts think that these games corrupt the brain. “ Violent video games are easily blamed by the media and some experts as the reason why some young people become violent or display extreme anti-social behavior. But many scientists and psychologists find that video games can actually have many benefits – the main one is making kids smart‚” stated by Rase Smart Kid website
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