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    the first ever video game and sparked a revolution in new media. Since then, the popularity of video games has risen at an extraordinary rate, with over 1.2 billion people reported to be playing games as of 2013 (CITATION: venturebeat). Even more extraordinary is that, according to a report by the Entertainment Software Association, consumers spent a total of $21.53 billion on the games industry in 2013 (CITATION: esa). With so many people spending so much money on the games industry, it is…

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    Lara Croft Gender

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    Video game heroine Lara Croft is an adrenaline junkie unafraid of getting bloody. But in Germany, the buxom starlet of the “Tomb Raider” series doesn’t bleed—even if she’s being mauled by a tiger. Although the $25 billion video game industry is global, the games themselves aren’t. They reflect the distinct cultures and traditions of different markets, and game publishers carefully tweak their titles and other details to tone down offensive materials. And “offensive” varies from country to…

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    Schwarzenegger signed a bill into law that placed restrictions on the sale and rental of certain video games. This bill, known as Assembly Bill 1179, restricted individuals under the age of 18 from purchasing or renting video games that contained violence in the forms of “killing, maiming, dismembering, or sexually assaulting an image of a human being”. This law also required that all video games “distributed in California. . . shall be labeled with a solid white ‘18’” and carried a penalty of…

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    How to Beat Different Types of COD Players Throughout history, humans have created and destroyed an endless amount of games for the entertainment. Recently, a new era of entertainment has rose from the ground and is becoming one of the most profitable businesses, which is videogames and especially Call of Duty. Call of Duty of one of the most played First Person Shooters in the gaming industry. The most impressive, being the growth of the new community. Along with Call of Duty, a new…

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    years, transitioning from computer games to actual gaming consoles. As time passes the nature of those games has evolved. There are many types of video games these days. Some of the games that are most popular are Call of Duty, NBA 2k and Saints Row. There are some similarities between these three video games. Even though they are very different somehow they continue to catch the attention of millions of people each day. First there is Call of Duty. This game depicts the life of those that…

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    Video games and education are connected in more ways than ever before. This current generation is the most technologically influenced generation to date and the way these children receive information best has changed. A study by Iowa State University shows that 64 million kids between the ages of 2 and 17 play videogames (Reisinger ST.). In school, children no longer can relate to examples about farmer life or playing outside with their friends. With the changing times, teaching styles and…

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    Pokemon Game: 5 Things You Need to Know Wait, are you telling me that there is another Pokemon game happening? Although the announcement came a couple of months back, recently something incredible happened. If there is one thing that Nintendo can't do wrong it is Pokemon, and here are five things you need to know about the game. 1. IT IS CALLED POKEMON GO This secret Nintendo Pokemon game is happening, we just don't know the exact date yet. It is set to be an augmented-reality video game for…

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    Video games have evolved throughout the decades. When first introduced to society in the mid-20th century, they transformed from simple games like pong to complex strategy games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto. As the games have changed, so have their reputation. Video games are now associated with violence, sexual themes, and R-rated content. However, what’s often not mentioned are the advantages of playing video games. According to Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad is Good for…

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    When video games and computers are mentioned, what often comes to mind are consoles that microchips are inserted into and controls that are used to change what is happening on a screen. However, in the future, this technology that is used for entertainment could become a simulation that people have their consciousness downloaded into so that they can experience what is happening inside the video game themselves. Virtnet, a place in The Game of Lives by James Dashner, is a virtual world created…

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    Video Games In Schools

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    Video games, first introduced to the world in the 1950s very quickly spread throughout the United States and the world as a hobby, pastime, and career for many people. People of all different walks of life fell in love with the escape presented by video games and sparked the creation of a new industry with the sole purpose of entertaining anybody with the money to afford the systems that could play games. Since the humble beginnings of video games with 8-bit graphics and sounds on small…

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