Video games can vary in type and objective‚ from first-person shooters‚ to sports games or fantasy games. There are games with deep background stories and there are games that have no true plot such as Madden football games. However‚ one thing that isn’t a big theme but can be included in video games is sexuality and relationships. Sexuality has only recently been included in games for various reasons. The first being that dealing with more deep emotional subjects and romantic situations wouldn’t
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Johnson Professor Harrison Composition II 2 October 2012 Effect of Video Games on Kids Growing up‚ playing outside was what I did for fun. Whether it was riding my bike‚ playing with friends‚ or swimming‚ I was outside for hours at a time every day. Today‚ kids have access to things like Xboxes‚ Playstations‚ and Nintendo DS. In a study conducted by Gentile‚ Lynch‚ Linder & Walsh (2004) "adolescent girls played video games for an average of 5 hours a week‚ whereas boys averaged 13 hours a week
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The Negative Influence of Video Games Video games are a relatively new medium of entertainment‚ which gives us control over the story to play it out‚ act it out‚ making it engaging. This leads to games being extremely fun‚ challenging‚ appealing and addictive. With time‚ games with improved mechanics‚ visuals and complexity are released making it even more appealing for the player making it difficult for people not to like video games. Nevertheless‚ video games tend to have certain effects on people
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Persuasive Speech Outline Matt King CMST 220 Video Game Speech 6-12-13 * Attention grabber/introduction - Slaying dragons‚ defending your planet from alien invasion‚ or bouncing on the heads of koopas and saving the same princess who gets caught every time? Sound Familiar? If you’re anything like me you have tried all of these. Of course not literally but I’m sure you have all played a video game that has let you do something crazy and exciting you couldn’t normally do. * Can I get
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World Apocalypse In today’s world‚ almost 50 hours a week are spent on video games by children of all ages (Oskin‚ LiveScience). Video gaming is so popular today‚ that im almost completely sure that every kid in America knows what a video game is. Video gaming is a multibillion-dollar industry bringing in more money than movies and DVD’s (aacap.org‚2011). While some games have educational content‚ many of the popular games emphasize negative themes and promote the killing of people or animals‚ the
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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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Introduction The video game industry is very broad in scope and continuously growing at a rapid pace (Exhibit 1) with billions of dollars to be made. Although the large potential for growth cushions rivalry amongst the existing competitors in this industry‚ video game companies constantly focus on differentiating their products and seize new opportunities to gain and secure their customers loyalty in order to continue in the business. Most of these new opportunities are created through advancements
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Not many know that over half of the top fifty video games have violence involved. Imagine what it would be like if video games were real-life. How terrible would that make the world? Simulated violence in video games has an extremely negative impact on gamers. Games with simulated violence should not be played because they have dangerous health effects‚ causes aggression‚ and leads to inappropriate behavior. Simulated violence is common in video games making it easy to make a connection when people
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Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that video game violence is okay to have. Central Idea: Video game violence is not the cause of overall violence in our country. Introduction I. Attention Getter: Do you play violent video games? If the answer is yes‚ then you must be a mass murderer. II. Central Idea: According to the survey you all filled out‚ a few people are of the opinion that video games can cause violence in those who play them‚ which is why I’m here to
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In the 1970s‚ video games were introduced into all our lives. At first‚ people saw them as a game to spend an entertaining time with but throughout the decades‚ scientists are becoming interested in the negative and unfavorable effects it is providing to the young. Video games are a unique form of entertainment because they encourage players to become a part of the game´s script. In violent video games‚ the player is often required to take the point of view of the shooter or perpetrator. Players
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