Video Games are one of the main sources of entertainment throughout the entire world. With today’s technology‚ video games are becoming more advance with their graphics and the way they are played. Many people have argued whether or not video games can be considered as an actual sport‚ but there is no way video games can fall under the category of being an actual sporting event. However‚ with the technology we are making‚ video games may one day become a sport. First‚ the word "sport" is defined
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Women and Video Games The way women are sexually portrayed in video games is pathetic. The lack of effort to change this is disappointing‚ and sadly women’s portrayal in video games is an accurate representation of how this country view women. By portraying women negatively in video games‚ designers are adding to the normalization of certain gender roles. From early on in video games women have been over sexualized‚ current games have not changed the view of women‚ and kids are being misinformed
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Globalization: Video Games The global software market for video games was approximately $52 billion in 2012. In just the last 8 years‚ the emerging markets have gone from 12% to 47% of the market size and are growing at a compounded annual rate of nearly 30%. All of this growth in the international video game market offers a unique experience and cultural impact on many countries that previously would not have had exposure to these types of games. This exposure demonstrates the globalizing power
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Can video games make kids more violent? A new study employing state-of-the-art brain-scanning technology says that the answer may be yes. Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine say that brain scans of kids who played a violent video game showed an increase in emotional arousal – and a corresponding decrease of activity in brain areas involved in self-control‚ inhibition and attention. Does this mean that your teenager will feel an uncontrollable urge to go on a shooting rampage
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History of Video Games and their impact on the economy King Wells COM/150 05/06/2012 Katie Surber The History of Video Games and their impact on the economy For many years people have been enjoying many forms of entertainment. These forms include listening to music‚ watching their favorite shows on TV‚ and other forms of direct entertainment. There are also other forms of entertainment not only set to entertain but to also cause the person to interact both socially and physically. Video games
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Violent Video Games It seems like everywhere we as a society look today‚ violence rears its disgusting head. We see violence in the streets‚ back alleys‚ and even our schools. Violence can now be seen in many people’s living rooms while they are sitting down playing video games. Children and teenagers seem to be the most effected by violence on video games. Many things should be done to change children’s view on video games and how much violence should be on the video games. Kids today act
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Are video games a value to people and even societies? This is one controversial questions that’s been argued and pondered on for years and years on end and I believe that video games have many many great qualities and have very much value to not only the U.S. but the world in general. The values also spread across many categories from improvement in skills and other things that make us grow as humans‚ to connecting people‚ and even stuff like jobs. One of the biggest reasons video games are a value
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industry? What was its strategy? After Bushnell settled on Atari‚ his first built was the simplest game‚ which people knew the rules immediately‚ and this game could be played with only one hand. Then‚ Bushnell talked his way into a $ 50000 line of credit from a local bank to start his business. By 1974‚ 100‚000 Pong-like games were sold worldwide‚ and although Atari manufactured only 10 percent of the game‚ the company still made $3.2 million that year. Atari had a rapid growth because it is a new industry
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Matthew Cotanny Ms.Tompson English12 January 11‚ 2013 Kids and There Video Games Why do kids like to play violent games? Kids like to play violent video games because‚ Their parents like to fight a lot sometimes. What kids do is when they hear their parents fighting is go to their room and just isolate themselves from their parents and just play with their friends all night long until
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Video Games and Violence Violent video games have had an effect on children and teens for many years now. Children and teens who play video games most of the time play for fun or entertainment purposes. However‚ what the parents do not understand about this era’s violent video games is that the violence in today’s video games is worst then what they think it is. Some people believe that violent video games are influencing the children and teens to commit violent crimes and are the
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