Mecca 1 The American educational system has been hindered by video games. If you look around you‚ you will realize that video games are everywhere. From Ipods‚ to smart phones‚ televisions‚ to even some of our printers now have games. Our generation is called the “Joystick Generation”‚ and for good reason too. Everyone is plugged in and no one more so than America’s youth. To put the impact of the “Joystick Generation” into perspective‚ take into account that software sales spiked twenty-eight
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Video Games: A History of Violence? HAHA! I KILLED YOU! I’M NOW LEVEL 30! How and why does mass media influence aggressive behavior? More specifically‚ does playing video games cause aggressive behavior? Because children and teenagers spend an increased amount of time each day viewing/playing video games‚ they are shaping their values‚ attitudes‚ and behaviors. For people who do act out aggressively‚ the results can be deadly. Monthly‚ the news is filled with blood-chilling accounts of crimes committed
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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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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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Video games are bad for Children Stop the debate as to whether children who love playing video games should be encouraged to continue or should they be stopped. Several people think children need to play video games because they make them active‚ but still‚ numerous other people also believe video games are not good for children. Despite the fact that other people think video games are healthy for children‚ I strongly believe they are bad for them. There are several reasons why video games are
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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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Positive Effects of Violent Video Games Contrary to popular belief‚ violent video game actually has a lot of positive effects. According to studies done about the relationship of violent of video games and violent crime‚ this form of popular media has reduced the amount of violent crime. As stated in the journal written by Benjamin Engelslatter‚ “... video game play is generally associated with reductions in the violent nature of the crimes commited.” (Engelslatter). Also‚ based on information
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Video games According to Matthew Gallant‚ a game designer and software engineer‚ video game is software which displays images on a video screen‚ interacts with a player or players and is intended to provide challenge and/or produce an aesthetic response in the viewer. http://gangles.ca/2009/01/03/defining-video-games/ A study conducted by Chen and Yang (2011) shows that some video games such as “The Sims” can be useful for language learning. The result of their study shows that students considered
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The Video Game Narrative The first argument that arose out of the video game world was the debate of video game violence. Still unresolved‚ this debate has actually allowed for the video game industry to come fully into the main stream. As the din over violence quieted the fans of the game society began to focus on issues more akin to their own style. So then began the debate of game play vs. the video game narrative. The question arose; can a game also be a story? While the semantics would suggest
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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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