The Relation of Narratives and Video Games Video games are a relatively new form of entertainment; the first video game is considered to be Tennis for Two (1958)‚ around fifty years ago‚ while film has been around for over one-hundred years‚ the printing press for over five-hundred‚ and storytelling for thousands of years before that. Because of its newness‚ video games are a developing medium‚ their conventions and potential have not been explored as fully in comparison with film and literature
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research has shown that video games are the fastest growing form of entertainment in the world‚ and almost young people age 8-18 play video games an average of 13.2 hours every week (Price-Mitchel‚ 2013). It seems that the young people who are influenced utmost by these games. Many people believe that some games may have positive impact‚ but other people consider that some games are probably in reverse. Consequently‚ people may destroy themselves if they continue to play games without knowing about
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The effects of video games on children: what parents need to know Technology had evolved very fast from generation to generation. Young and adults are both into what we call video games and techie gadgets. Nowadays‚ we can normally see computers‚ gaming consoles and etc. at home and in schools. Video games are entertaining and effective motivation for children. They engage them to skillful play depending on the game design. There have even been studies with adults showing that experience
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Causes of video game to be popular People around the world spend a massive hours weekly playing video games. But the question is what has made video games very appealing to audience? Why are they so popular? First of all‚ what makes capitalism so appealing to people is very similar to the success of video games. Capitalism and video games have attracted most primitive of human desires such as greed and murder. In addition‚ capitalism attracts people interest and need to build any kind of success
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VIDEO GAMES IN EDUCATION Are Video Games the Future of Education? YOUR NAME HERE University of South Dakota Are Video Games the Future of Education? Synopsis Old school methods of teaching have become known as “chalk and talk” where a teacher stands in front of the chalkboard and lectures the whole period with limited time at the end of class to discuss what the students have learned. Some of these methods have become obsolete with new computer-based technology changing the educational
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article “Do Video Games Kill?” author‚ Karen Sternheimer‚ brings up an interesting and controversial subject about video games. “If we want to understand why young people‚ particularly middle class or other stable environments‚ become homicidal‚ we need to look beyond the games they play.” Sternheimer starts her article by giving an example of the video game “Doom” that became a target for critics. Shooting at the schools in Kentucky‚ Oregon‚ and Colorado were most probably caused by video games. The author
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Introduction The global video game market‚ or the so called interactive entertainment industry‚ is the economic sector which focuses on the development‚ marketing and sales of video games. The worldwide video game sector includes video game console hardware and software‚ online‚ mobile and PC games and has reached $ 93 billion in 2013‚ up from $ 79 billion in 2012. Currently‚ the video game industry is a massive source of development; profit still stimulates technological advancement
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Industry background The video game industry (formally referred to as interactive entertainment) is the economic sector involved with the development‚ marketing and sale of video and computer games. It includes video game consoles‚ game software‚ handheld devices‚ mobile games and online games. The video gaming industry has been growing exponentially in recent years. The growth is expected to leap-frog in the future. Following chart shows the projected market share by 2010 of different segment
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intrigued the most in is the one of the video games. Video games have always interested me‚ ever since I was a young lad. I began playing video games when I was at the age of 4; it began with the Nintendo Entertainment System‚ one of my personal favorites. Next after a span of a few years my family purchased me and my brother the PlayStation One‚ which was an innovation of its time. The PlayStation Two came a few years later with better selection of games and improved graphics‚ very very fun in my
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BODY Games in the past were viewed in the light of fun and leisure‚ but now it is slowly being recognized as a tool for learning where students are being engaged and immersed on the subject being learned (Annetta‚ 2008‚ p 229). This explains the steady application of video games in aiding different teaching approaches and experimenting with its use. According to Garris et. al (2002‚ p 441) there are several reasons for the popularity of video games as an educational tool; first‚ is that its use
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