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    Violent Video Games

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    Over the past few years‚ video games have become increasingly popular in our culture. During this time video games have experienced leaps in technology‚ such as improved graphics and the ability to play with others either in person or worldwide via internet . As video game popularity has grown and the technology has become more advanced‚ concern has also grown regarding the effects of violent video game play on children. Video games are unique‚ as compared to other games children and adolescents

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    The Effects of Video Games

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    The effects of video games Kathy Michelle Watson University Composition and Communication II February 10‚ 2013 Jacqueline Smith Lance The effects of video games It is time for adults to come out of the closet. When talking about video games most people will picture in their minds an adolescent glued to a screen; while it is true that 92% of American children play video games (Gentile‚ 2011‚75)‚ the average gamer is 35 years old (ESA‚ 2008). Playing games is an investment of time. The majority

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    http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles?topics=development Mobile‚ Web and Online Games Market in China Game Industry in China NEW YORK‚ April 9‚ 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Mobile‚ Web and Onilne Games Market in China http://www.reportlinker.com/p01158256/Mobile-Web-and-Onilne-Games-Market-in-China.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Toy_and_Game Pearl Research is pleased to present

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    1982-85 collapse? How did Nintendo rebuild the industry? What was its strategy? After Bushnell settled on Atari‚ his first built was the simplest game‚ which people knew the rules immediately‚ and this game could be played with only one hand. Then‚ Bushnell talked his way into a $ 50000 line of credit from a local bank to start his business. By 1974‚ 100‚000 Pong-like games were sold worldwide‚ and although Atari manufactured only 10 percent of the game‚ the company still made $3.2 million that year

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    Video Games and Obesity

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    October 22‚ 2007 Video Games and Obesity In just two decades‚ the prevalence of obesity doubled for U.S. children ages 6 to 11‚ and tripled for American teenagers (Childhood Obesity). Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat causing a person to become overweight. It is a serious and growing health problem‚ especially for kids. One major factor to the problem of children becoming obese is‚ video games. Video games have advanced dramatically over the years. From hitting a ball back

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    Violent Video Games

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    Violent Video Games Video violence is a major problem in our society. When people are exposed to the violent world of video games‚ their perceptions of reality are changed from a world with consequence‚ to a world where consequence does not matter. USA Today Magazine states‚ that video violence is a major component in the desensitization of mankind (Video violence desensitizes the brain‚ 2006). Exposing children to the repetitive violence in video games serves as a conditioning for violent behavior

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    Violence in Video Games

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    Violence in Video Games Kadie Lawrence The controversy concerning violence in video games dates back to the release of Death Race in 1976[i]‚ a game in which the player runs over “gremlins” loosely depicting human stick figures with a car. Since its uproarious rejection by parents and educators‚ production of the game was ceased‚ however not before protestors forcibly removed the game from arcades and burned them in parking lots. It had been reported that the original working title of the game was Pedestrian

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    Regulating Video Games

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    Violent Video Games 1. Introduction 2. It is the responsibility of the parent to regulate their children’s exposure to violent video games. a. Parents are to ensure children understand that games aren’t real b. Violence is taught. 3. The government shouldn’t regulate violent video games a. The government should have no control over what games are released. 4. My personal experience as a single parent a. How much exposure my child gets to video games

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    References: Bushman‚ B. & Anderson‚ C. (2002). Violent Video Games and Hostile Expectations: A Test of the General Aggression Model. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin‚ 28‚ 1679-1686. Gentile‚ D. A. & Anderson‚ C. A. (2003). Violent video games: The newest media violence hazard. In D. A. Gentile (Ed.)‚ Media violence and children. Westport‚ CT: Praeger Publishing. Gentile‚ D. A.‚ Lynch‚ P.‚ Linder‚ J. & Walsh‚ D. (2004). The effects of violent video game habits on adolescent hostility‚ aggressive behaviors

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    Gender Stereotypes in Video games Characters with disproportionate bodies. Characters submissive characteristics and storylines. Video games have come under criticism for the recent use of female characters. Whether it be how the characters look‚ or even behave within the story compared to their male counterparts. Yet‚ these criticisms and possible sexism have gone somewhat unnoticed by the community. It is important to understand how these sorts of stereotypes have any impacts on the consumer and

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