defense contractor‚ Sanders Associates‚ developed the first video game. It was created by Ralph Baer who was the manager of equipment design at Sanders Associates. In August 1966 when he came up with the idea of making a game for a television set. In 1967 employee Bill Rusch‚ assigned to the project‚ proposed a new game in which the hardwired logic circuit projected a spot flying across the screen. Originally the object of the game was for players to catch the spot with manually controlled dots
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The Ethics of Video Games Miguel Sicart’s articles “Ethics: A Virtue Ethics Approach to Computer Games” and “The Ethics of Computer Game Design” are based off his book “The Ethics of Computer Games‚” in which he states that the playing and designing of computer games can be ethical and moral decisions. He declares that video games are ethical “objects” and that the players are ethical “agents.” Sicart also argues that video game designers have a responsibility for how ethically wrong or right
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could learn through experiences in another reality? It is no longer a delusion clouded in science fiction. It is what is taking place currently in today’s generation through the virtual platform of video games. Video games have opened up a whole new venue for knowledge‚ literacy of problem solving and of course-entertainment. There is still debate on the negative effects concerning video game exposure‚ but a new light has been shed in the more positive direction within the last couple years. Gamers
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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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Soloway UNV-104 Expository Essay Final Draft 8/17/13 Nikki Squire Video Games and Violence Playing video games is an ubiquitous pastime among youth today. Popular genres of video games are about conflict and resolution‚ much like real life. When people hear the words violent or violence‚ they automatically associate these words with negativity. However‚ studies have shown (Ferguson & Rueda‚ 2010) that in the world of video games‚ those that are considered violent can actually be of benefit to
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October 22‚ 2007 Video Games and Obesity In just two decades‚ the prevalence of obesity doubled for U.S. children ages 6 to 11‚ and tripled for American teenagers (Childhood Obesity). Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat causing a person to become overweight. It is a serious and growing health problem‚ especially for kids. One major factor to the problem of children becoming obese is‚ video games. Video games have advanced dramatically over the years. From hitting a ball back
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Video Games and Violence Whatever happened to Candy Land and Monopoly? Today’s youth are being molded into the future working adults improving skills‚ at the same time‚ showing aggressive behaviors playing video games. Today’s Video games can be very misleading when it comes to discerning the fantasy of the game. This brings forth serious behavioral issues. According to Curt (1990)‚ “What worries many experts is that video-game violence is abnormally stimulating‚ arrives with
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Video Games as a Study of Male Entitlement and Rape Culture Its easy to label video games as mindless pastimes for children‚ and just as easy to dismiss the imaginative culture its bred. The world has entered a digital age‚ and for better or for worse‚ technology has become an integrated part of everyday life. Life online makes it easy to create ties with people across the globe‚ and communicate with friends‚ family‚ co workers; practically anyone. That’s not to say the digital world isn’t as
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The effects of video games Kathy Michelle Watson University Composition and Communication II February 10‚ 2013 Jacqueline Smith Lance The effects of video games It is time for adults to come out of the closet. When talking about video games most people will picture in their minds an adolescent glued to a screen; while it is true that 92% of American children play video games (Gentile‚ 2011‚75)‚ the average gamer is 35 years old (ESA‚ 2008). Playing games is an investment of time. The majority
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Final Project Documentation for Video Game Delivery Project Prepared by: Video Game Delivery Project Team Date: 6/21/04 I. Project description The Video Game Delivery Project is a case study our group chose‚ that attempts to establish a website in which customers can pay a monthly membership fee. Included in that fee‚ would be an unlimited ability to rent video games through our website. Also included‚ will be dependable shipping service‚ both to and from the customer. We have done
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