IT in the Video Game Industry Emanuel Ultreras BUS 381 Instructor: P. Witman October 20 2011 Fall 2011 Video Games were once a simple simulation of pong using two lines and a dot for imaging. They were played and mastered by a minority group of individuals most commonly referred to as “nerds”. Since those days in 1975 the video game industry market has gone through an exponential growth. With the revolutionary changes in technology and the social changes in product demand the
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Does Violent Video Games Cause Violent Behavior? Over the course of the years the question as to whether or not video games cause violent behavior has become very prominent. Video games that have been released during this new era are very explicit and aggressive. I do think video can have a certain hold over children’s minds‚ especially if they spend more than three to five hours playing video games. The younger the children are introduced to combative entertainment the more their minds will be
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Cause and effect essay Photography is an admirable hobby 2012/10/14 What hobby can record and influence one’s entire life? Photography can. In fact‚ photography is interesting enough to attract hobbyist across the ages. The reason for photography is an admirable hobby thanks to at least three dimensions‚ which are: it keeps memories in mind‚ changes the way how people observe world‚ and trains one’s patience. First of all‚ photography could help keep important memories in mind especially those
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creators make violent video games (McGrath 3). If the violence is justified in some way then it could be considered as morally acceptable (McGrath 4). Most violent video games are made so that the player for no particular reason murders and tortures innocent people (McGrath 4). This could be enhanced by making it morally correct like self defense (McGrath 4). There also should be a lesson learned at the same time showing how killing another human being is wrong (McGrath 4). The video game “Dishonored” is
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Video Game Addiction Nowadays video game addiction has become one of the most popular problems especially among small children and teenagers. This addiction strongly affects ones health‚ in particular‚ eyesight‚ ones back and spine. Addiction makes one to be quite aggressive‚ it is hard to concentrate and one does not even have time to eat or sleep‚ because the only concern are video games. This addiction has been noticed even between adults and that might be quite dangerous‚ one could lose job
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the Supreme Court rightfully ruled against a law that wanted to make it illegal for minors to purchase violent video games on the claims that these types of game cause violent behavior. • The court over ruled it stating that it was unconstitutional violating both the 1st and the 14th amendments. My opponent wants to take this law even further by banning the use of these games to any minor under the age of 18‚ however I believe that this will decline youth there constitutional rights as
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the pros and cons of violent video games‚ some cons could actually be avoided by parents looking at game ratings that are provided by a system called ESRB. According to the Best Buy Geek Squad‚ ESRB is a non-profit‚ self-regulatory organization established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). ESRB rates games so that they go to the person of a certain maturity as well as age. Sadly‚ some parents do not care of what games they buy for their children. On the first survey made by
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The Disadvantages of Playing Video Games In the last several years the interactive games have had an amazing development in terms of image quality and variety of games. This has led to children and adults spend more time gaming and less time sharing with their families and friends. There are many significant disadvantages of playing video games. First‚ electronic games might have a negative impact over personal physical health. Gamers become lazy because they do not exercise every
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The Video Game Narrative The first argument that arose out of the video game world was the debate of video game violence. Still unresolved‚ this debate has actually allowed for the video game industry to come fully into the main stream. As the din over violence quieted the fans of the game society began to focus on issues more akin to their own style. So then began the debate of game play vs. the video game narrative. The question arose; can a game also be a story? While the semantics would suggest
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Cause and Effect Essay Most relationships start out the same‚ a couple deeply in love and they decide to get married‚ but the spark dies and they end up getting a divorce because of a reason or another. Divorce is something that no parent wants their child to go through‚ yet sometimes it’s inevitable‚ but are the causes really worth the effects it has on the child of the parents getting the divorce? Divorce can be caused by many things and will be discussed throughout this paper and the effects
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