Video games in pop-culture. Video games and computer games (from here on both categories will be simply referred to as video games for simplicity) have entered the domain of pop culture fairly recently. Although the first video game was developed in 1958 by William Higginbotham‚ their popularity didn’t occur until the seventies with the appearance of Pac-man and Frogger in the arcades (Computer and Video Games). If the younger generation of video game consumers would take a look at what was out
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VIOLENCE IN TELEVISION‚ MOVIES‚ AND VIDEO GAMES SHOULD NOT BE CENSORED Television‚ movies‚ and video games have a great influence on the minds of today’s youth. But‚ what exactly are the effects of such an influence? Certain people have exaggerated the effects that these media have on today’s youth. Many people‚ including government officials‚ have singled out these three media sources as the cause of some types of violence simply because it is an easy target for laying the blame. The truth is
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Control Your Kids‚ not Video Game Violence Mike Howe Video game violence should not be lessened in any way. MAVAV (Mothers against Video Game Addiction and Violence) and other parents feel as though there is now too much violence in video games. They state‚ "video game companies continue to market violence aimed at vulnerable children and young teens" (MAVAV.ORG). Their children should be controlled‚ not the games. The games themselves are not alive‚ but only the people who buy them. There was
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“Do Video Games Kill?” Since the released of a video game called Doom in 1993‚ certainly one of the most popular first-games shooters games. It is like a double-edged sword‚ because it does not help video gaming grow into a multibillion dollar industry‚ but is would teach kids how to kill. In “Do Video Games Kill?” sociology professor Karen Sternheimer talked about that the “video game explanation” for kids violence has become more pervasive. In this article‚ the author talked about politicians
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A video game is an interactive computer that displays a video signal‚ allowing you to play thousands of games on your television or handheld video game device. (Wikipedia‚ Video Game) We have came a very long way since the very first type of video game console was invented by Ralph Baer in 1967. From the very first console‚ the "Brown Box" to the more interactive video game consoles such as the Wii‚ Playstation‚ XBOX or the handheld Nintendo DS. Regardless of which video game is being used‚ it has
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Do Video Games Lead To Violence? Video games have different purpose for kids to enjoy and to learn from. Most video games are very violent can lead to being aggressive and violent to others. Although reading both sides of the dissuccsuion researches didn’t use just video games to prove there point? Therefore‚ they can’t say that just video games made the kids more aggressive. Researcher used games‚ movies and television to support their data and to get there conclusion. “Yes‚ Video Games Lead
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addictions; more specifically‚ video game addiction. This addiction is one of the growing worries among children and adults. There is now a new method of treatment called video game detox. There is one treatment centre in Amsterdam which employs this method to their subjects. They are forced to quit gaming cold turkey. They start on this treatment by admitting that they are incapable over their addiction. Keith Bakker from Smith & Jones Addiction Consultants said that video games are now conquering lives
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Video games are being played everywhere‚ but do they hold value? People use video games for entertainment‚ however that might not be the only benefit gamers receive. Most people will look at games as a reason children act out‚ in a small manner or in some cases‚ horrendous acts. There are plenty of studies on the negative effects of video games‚ not as many to why these games should matter‚ but playing these games may give many positive effects. Although more research would paint a clearer picture
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argued that video games should be a sport for the past couple years. Their arguments are that people need to be moving for an activity to be a sport. Those people then point out all of the sports that do include physical movement. What they fail to do is list those sports that do not have movement. There are many sports that do not require the player to move‚ one of those sports being chess. Video games have been slowly trying to make its way onto that list as well. Video games have moved to
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In our time period‚ video games have been become a crucial part of children’s lives entering almost every household in the United States. Parents should wonder‚ truly what they want their children to gain from video games. Now is the time to take control of what children are introduced to‚ through true understanding of the nature of video games and addiction. One of the biggest limitations to video games is the overwhelming cost. Simply to get started a family will have to pay at least three hundred
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