The Desensitized Youth With the advent of video games‚ the world’s thirst for reality in the violent gaming realm has increased. In the alter-reality children have become desensitized and obsessed with violence. As each game becomes more bona fide and tolerable children cannot disconnect fact from fiction. Today’s video games have become an ever-rushing stream of death and gore; they have become a part of our culture‚ and have caused the modern young person to become more aggressive and
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Professor Colbert English 128-03 7 April 2010 Violent Video Games and Their Effect on Children Ever since the creation of the first video game‚ they have had a certain effect on the individuals who play them. As video games have become more advanced and elaborate‚ children’s interest is at an all time high. With the degree of violence that has been a part of video games since the early 1990’s‚ parents and activists have claimed that these games are affecting children negatively. This claim only seems
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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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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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The Political Implications of Video Games Video Games are one of the largest franchises on earth today‚ while technology progresses‚ so do these games‚ but when did these games become so violent? It all started with the first video game‚ and the foundation of the franchise we know today. Pong‚ the very first commercial video game released in 1972‚ a virtual game in which a player would hit a ball back and forth with either a friend or an AI (artificial intelligence) until the ball was dropped. But
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Persuasive Speech Outline Matt King CMST 220 Video Game Speech 6-12-13 * Attention grabber/introduction - Slaying dragons‚ defending your planet from alien invasion‚ or bouncing on the heads of koopas and saving the same princess who gets caught every time? Sound Familiar? If you’re anything like me you have tried all of these. Of course not literally but I’m sure you have all played a video game that has let you do something crazy and exciting you couldn’t normally do. * Can I get
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Video gaming is the largest entertainment industry‚ with an estimated 1.2 billion people engaged worldwide. Whilst women represent 46% of gamers and female game creators are increasing‚ games are still predominately made by and for men. As a result‚ misogynistic and sexist representations of women are created in the interest of male fantasy that is reflected in both game context and game play. Throughout many video games a patriarchal culture of sexism is maintained‚ reinforced and normalised through
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World Apocalypse In today’s world‚ almost 50 hours a week are spent on video games by children of all ages (Oskin‚ LiveScience). Video gaming is so popular today‚ that im almost completely sure that every kid in America knows what a video game is. Video gaming is a multibillion-dollar industry bringing in more money than movies and DVD’s (aacap.org‚2011). While some games have educational content‚ many of the popular games emphasize negative themes and promote the killing of people or animals‚ the
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Danger of Violent Video Games in Children The links between increased aggressive and violent behaviour and the content of video games is a controversial subject. Increased scientific evidence demonstrates that violent video games are linked to increases in aggressive cognitions‚ feelings and behaviours (e.g.‚ Anderson and Bushman‚ 2001; Anderson‚ 2004; Anderson‚ Gentile & Buckley‚ 2007) However‚ there is still much resistance to the evidence among the public and by the video game industry (e.g.‚ Entertainment
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History of Video Game Development Presented by: Caleb Arbaugh The First Video Game • Creator: William Higinbotham • Year: 1958 • Where: Brookhaven National Laboratory en o f s i n o w rT The First Video Game Console • Creator: Ralph H. Baer • Year: 1967 All six games released‚ resembled Tennis for Two in some way. w o Br x o B n First Licensed Home Game Console • • • Company: Magnavox Year Licensed: 1972 Modified Version of The Brown Box (1967) y d O y e ss Who Played Video Games? • •
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