Video Games and the Benefits They Bring Since the mid 1980’s the popularity of video games has spread like wildfire. With updates to current technology we have gone from the very basic games such as Pong‚ Mario‚ and Tetris to the vast lifelike expansive worlds of games like Mass Effect‚ Skyrim and Diablo. As our technology grows‚ so does the realism in our video games. We have gone from a ball and a stick moving back and forth to a vast list of choices that a player can make while exploring
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Psychological Effects of Video Game Violence On Children Video games will turn 34 years old in 2006. The industry that started with Pong is now a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry. Over the last decade‚ video games have become an integral part of American culture where violence is a common factor in many of these games. An increasing number of people are becoming concerned with this violence‚ and its possible effects and influences among gamers. As we enter an age made of computers and filled
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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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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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2014 Video Games Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about video games. Thesis: Video games have changed throughout the years and now has become a major part in our society. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Video games are used by everyone scientist‚ military‚ and of course the casual players. B. Credibility Statement: 1. Video games play a major role in my life‚ I don’t remember a day without playing at least one hour a day. 2. I spend at least a third of my day playing video games
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Children and adults alike flock by the thousands to pick up and take home the latest video games. These days there are hundreds of video game titles to choose from on many different platforms so one is sure to find one that suits them. This trend has spawned an enormous economic force both in the United States and worldwide. According to 1up.com‚ video game sales were actually down in 2004 to $9.9 billion from $10 billion in 2003 in the United States alone (Lee). Perhaps more importantly is that
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Video Games 1 Sean Preci 1/17/13 9:25 AM Comment [1]: the words Running Head need to appear in the header Video Game Persuasive Cecilia Ramirez COMM/215 Jan 11‚ 2013 Sean Preci Video Games Video Games Effects 2 In 1972‚ the Surgeon General issued the following warning on violent TV programs: "It is clear to me that the causal relationship between televised violence and antisocial behavior is sufficient to warrant appropriate and immediate remedial action…there comes a time when
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April 4‚ 2014 PLAYING VIDEO GAMES & ITS PERKS Please Use Responsibly Technology is all around us in the year 2014‚ electronic media is part of everyday life from infancy to adulthood‚ is this a good or a bad thing‚ it is all a matter of getting the facts straight then putting it into perspective. Media tools available for productivity and entertainment purposes are common culprits of publicly known negative outcomes of video game enthusiasts as well as obesity in recent headlines concerning the
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Violent Video Games and Their Effects on Youth and Adolescents Stephanie Keith Research Writing / Com 220 July 18‚ 2010 Maisah Robinson Violent Video Games and Their Effects on Children and Adolescents Why all the violence? Are we endorsing violence through media? With the violence of video games and other media‚ are children more prone to violent behavior? While some psychologists and researchers argue that it has not been proven that violent behavior in children and
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Video Games Affect the Brain—for Better and Worse | We hear conflicting reports about how video games affect our brains. One study will suggest that video games help us learn; another might imply that they make young people more aggressive. Douglas A. Gentile argues that how games influence our brains is not an either-or proposition; games can have both positive and negative consequences‚ and which of these researchers find depends on what they are testing. Gentile proposes that researchers focus
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