between 70% and 90% of teens in the United States play video games and it is said that 5% to 10% of those kids are addicted to gaming‚ but what about the other 80%? Although people may argue that the internet or video games cause adolescents to have antisocial personalities that isn’t necessarily true for every person. The internet and videogames can have positive impacts on both the world and people’s lives. The internet and both online and video games aren’t detrimental to adolescents’ intellectual and
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Video Games are beneficial Video Games have come a long way since their first introduction into the main stream. With video games becoming more sophisticated and using advanced technology‚ it seems as if video games are closing in on the gap between games and reality. However‚ as video games become ever so life-like it brings up the question of if the violence associated with video games is having a negative consequence. There have been many accusations over the years over the harm video
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1359-1789/99/$–see front matter PII S1359-1789(97)00055-4 VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AND AGGRESSION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Mark Griffiths Nottingham Trent University ABSTRACT. One of the main concerns that has constantly been raised against video games is that most of the games feature aggressive elements. This has led many people to assert that this may have a detrimental effect on individuals who play such games. Despite continuing controversy for over 15 years‚ there has been little
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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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Gender Stereotypes in Video games Characters with disproportionate bodies. Characters submissive characteristics and storylines. Video games have come under criticism for the recent use of female characters. Whether it be how the characters look‚ or even behave within the story compared to their male counterparts. Yet‚ these criticisms and possible sexism have gone somewhat unnoticed by the community. It is important to understand how these sorts of stereotypes have any impacts on the consumer and
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Violent Video Games and Reality Children and adolescents are the actual victims of violent video games‚ not their characters. With the improvement of computer technology‚ the video game market has grown significantly in the past decade. Over time‚ video games have become increasingly realistic and more graphically violent‚ and its undesirable negative effects have been harmful not only to the players‚ but also to the society. So the issue of whether playing violent video games
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Running head: Video Video games: Where is the Harm? English COM 121-136 March 12‚ 2005 Abstract Many people do not believe there are benefits to playing video games. However there are many benefits to exposing and letting children interact with video games. Some benefits include opportunity to immerse ourselves in character‚ development of hand-eye coordination‚ cognitive thinking skills‚ cooperative playing skills‚ fine motor skills‚ and real-time decision making abilities. Banning
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Video game censorship is growing in the spotlight as technology grows. Parents are more concerned these days about the games their children are playing then ever before. There are many kinds of censorship out there and available for the consumers use. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)‚ self censorship‚ and video company censorship are just a couple of examples. In some cases video game censorship is being taken to court. This is where a fine line is drawn because it could infringe on
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in the US played video games in 2008‚ thus fueling an $11.7 billion domestic video game industry. In 2008‚ 10 of the top 20 best-selling video games in the US contained violence. Violent video games have been blamed for school shootings‚ increases in bullying‚ and violence towards women. Critics argue that these games desensitize players to violence‚ reward players for simulating violence‚ and teach children that violence is an acceptable way to resolve conflicts. Video game advocates contend
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and Projects Student Works 4-1-2012 Computer Game Addiction and Emotional Dependence Amy W. Poon Trinity College‚ amypoonthesis@gmail.com Recommended Citation Poon‚ Amy W.‚ "Computer Game Addiction and Emotional Dependence". Senior Theses‚ Trinity College‚ Hartford‚ CT 2012. Trinity College Digital Repository‚ http://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses/253 Running Head: COMPUTER GAME ADDICTION Poon 1 Computer Game Addiction and Emotional Dependence Amy Poon Trinity College
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