It is known that we are living in technological era. Video games have become one of the favorite time-spending of young people all ages‚ and even some adults. Moreover‚ video games are unbelievably complicated and that shows just how deep the connection between people and technology. (Cooper‚ 2010) However‚ addiction to video games‚ one of the main problems has been brought by modern technology. According to Byron Review (2008)‚ a government-commissioned study‚ it is clear that even in the lack of
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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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Cameras in video games: comparing play in CounterStrike and the Doctor Who Adventures. Eric Laurier (Edinburgh University) & Stuart Reeves (University of Nottingham) Abstract Players of both first- and third- person perspective video games deploy a repertoire of analyses of the courses of actions of others with and through the game’s optics (be they other players or computer-generated actors). Visual activities of ‘looking around’‚ ‘scrutinising’ and ‘inspecting’ and so on‚ are achieved via
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Video Games: Good or Bad? Spending hours upon hours playing video games‚ one would think that they would start to influence the day to day life. This controversy is brought up in the article “Defending Video Games: Breeding Evil?” written by the editor of Ecomunist.com. The article argues that violent video games do not necessarily make viewers violent‚ but may in fact be beneficial to the user’s health. The main topic is proving games do not influence their audience to the extent of behavioral
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The Bad Side of Video Games Whether its hours a day or a few hours a week‚ a lot of people take time out of their day and dedicate themselves to video games. However‚ many popular games encourage violence and violent behavior. The bad side of video games is that the violence in many popular games can have an impact both physically and mentally on the kids who play them. The fact that the games kids and teens might be playing a lot encourage violent behavior can be a serious problem‚ and the nonstop
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Children turn into teenagers‚ and teenagers turn into criminals. Violent video games and movies turn into violent weapons. But the feeling of playing the violent game‚ or watching the violent movie‚ stays the same. It stays the same until the teenager no longer gets the rush of energy from the game‚ but they want that feeling for real.That same teenager is bullied at school and one day‚ he has had enough. The teen takes a weapon to school and a school shooting occurs. Who is to blame? The parents
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Harmful effects of video games Video game addiction In his moving biography‚ Unplugged: My Journey into the Dark World of Video Game Addiction‚ Ryan Van Cleave describes the way that a violent online game‚ World of Warcraft‚ dominated his life to such an extent that he was unable to function normally and was driven to the verge of suicide. Video game addiction is now taken so seriously by psychologists and psychiatrists that it was recently considered for inclusion in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic
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Video games are generally considered to be a pastime‚ as in to pass the time and have fun. The concept that they can be an educational tool is perceived by many as just an excuse to extend their playing time with more games. Students are sometimes punished by their parents by deploying the confiscation method to cease their activities with a gaming device. The simplest way to teach using video games is to have students play games that contain similarities with an existing school curriculum. This
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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION After playing video games for 50 hours‚ a man died in an Internet cafe in South Korea (Khazan). China has set up a system in order to control the online video gaming hours. This is the vital step the country has taken to prevent the online gamers from getting addicted by limiting the hours of online video gaming (Koo). Thailand‚ on the other hand‚ has banned a very popular game called Grand Theft Auto 4 after a crime was committed in a similar fashion as shown in the game
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Video games have been in our lives for a very long time. Even before the personal computer usage became this common‚ owning an “Atari”‚ a legacy game console‚ at home was very popular. However‚ the rapid change in technology has brought a new dimension to the world of video games as well. Game platforms have stunningly developed and changed‚ while video games have kept their popularity. Today‚ popular use of personal computers and hand-held smart devices allows gaming to take place everywhere. It
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