Video Games as Art Dylan Armitage December 10th‚ 2012 100883983 Video Games Are Art Are video games art? Up until the early 21st century‚ the dominant ideology surrounding this topic is resounding “No”. Art critics‚ such as Roger Ebert that state “video games cannot be art.” (Roger Ebert’s Journal)‚ and philosophers continually dismiss the idea. This ideology is no longer an accepted truth. I will argue that video games are a form of art. Video Games have gone from simple games and concepts
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reality? It is no longer a delusion clouded in science fiction. It is what is taking place currently in today’s generation through the virtual platform of video games. Video games have opened up a whole new venue for knowledge‚ literacy of problem solving and of course-entertainment. There is still debate on the negative effects concerning video game exposure‚ but a new light has been shed in the more positive direction within the last couple years. Gamers‚ as many of the general public and even themselves
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Game development or game design/business of game development What is game development? Game development is the usually concerned and extended process of creating a video game. Ordinary games are usually fund by a publisher. It takes more than a few years to develop. Indie games can obtain less time. It can be produced cheaply by persons and small developers. Game development Game development is the software improvement method by which a video game is created. Game development is
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Why you’re addicted to video games Yes‚ one can ask oneself‚ especially the older generation‚ being improperly curious about the affairs of others‚ wondering how people manage to sit up late night‚ several hours‚ and even days‚ playing video games. There are experts out there who claim video game addiction is a thing‚ and god damn they are right. There must be some kind of explanation‚ an explanation to why people just sit there compulsively playing video games all day. Even when you’re admittedly
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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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Cameras in video games: comparing play in CounterStrike and the Doctor Who Adventures. Eric Laurier (Edinburgh University) & Stuart Reeves (University of Nottingham) Abstract Players of both first- and third- person perspective video games deploy a repertoire of analyses of the courses of actions of others with and through the game’s optics (be they other players or computer-generated actors). Visual activities of ‘looking around’‚ ‘scrutinising’ and ‘inspecting’ and so on‚ are achieved via
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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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Video games are generally considered to be a pastime‚ as in to pass the time and have fun. The concept that they can be an educational tool is perceived by many as just an excuse to extend their playing time with more games. Students are sometimes punished by their parents by deploying the confiscation method to cease their activities with a gaming device. The simplest way to teach using video games is to have students play games that contain similarities with an existing school curriculum. This
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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION After playing video games for 50 hours‚ a man died in an Internet cafe in South Korea (Khazan). China has set up a system in order to control the online video gaming hours. This is the vital step the country has taken to prevent the online gamers from getting addicted by limiting the hours of online video gaming (Koo). Thailand‚ on the other hand‚ has banned a very popular game called Grand Theft Auto 4 after a crime was committed in a similar fashion as shown in the game
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sources of ‘happiness’ that can help them ‘escape’ life temporarily. video games just happen to be one of the effective stress reliving methods; that can attract just anyone due to the variety of its genres (Gallagher‚2013). Video games has proven to be a source of entertainment for millions of people around the world. Unlike the common negative approach of videogames influence on people. This essay will argue that playing video games is good for you. Research has proven that
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