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1970 Sports The first video game ever created was called Pong and created by Nolan Bushnell in 1972. The greatest game Pong was played exactly like tennis, but instead of having to play against a person you can play against the CPU if you wanted(Oxford). Many fantastic inventions were made in the 1970s but by far one of the greats is cellphone which were ivented in 1973 which helped people all around the country or the world contact each other with a push of a button and revolutionized the…

The international video gaming industry generated an estimated $52.5 Billion (US Dollars) in 2009 according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) (Jenkins, 2010). PWC has estimated that this booming industry would have increased by a whopping 10.6 percent in four years and this would set the estimated generated revenue of this industry at $86.8 Billion. From the above statistics it is evident that the video game industry is an industry that is growing exponentially. Clearly this is a vast industry, I…

In 1958, two men created an invention that would change the world as we know it. This invention, called “Tennis for Two” was 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…

The video gaming industry has grown exponentially since the days it first began. Better graphics, processing power and gameplay due to evolving technology has helped turn it into one of the world’s favorite forms of entertainment especially for kids. However, some of the games that developers release contain violence and sexual themes which raises the question, “Should kids really be playing this?” How is the government regulating the content in video games? The government is trying to put laws…

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…

One of the most alarming problems perplexing a number of people when talk about it. As the world continues to advance in every aspect of life and especially technology, a majority of the younger generation has been exposed to video games since they were a kid. There are still different views about video games. Some people believe video games in general are made to entertain people, help people enjoy their free time after school or work. However, some people think with the advancement of…

Arved Garcia English 1101 October 4, 2016 Violent Videogames linked with Child Aggression Videogames have been around for exactly 54 years and have had an immense impact on society. From the first game ever created, “Spacewar”, to the more complex videogames that involve the concept of virtual reality; videogames consume a large amount of time. Some researchers’ belief that the content in the videogame affects and shapes how we behave and act around people. An initial attempt at proving that…

Video games have been becoming bigger and bigger throughout the years. With this increasing popularity, budgets for video games are being raised higher and higher to meet the demands of an amazing game. Now only the top dogs of the business, like Rockstar, Naughty Dog, or Kojima Productions can even afford to make a successful video game. It is a hard and long journey, but someone can get there through perseverance. In this essay i will talk about my way of getting to the point where i can make…

In today’s world millions of people across the globe have at one point or another indulged themselves in video games; whether it be mobile, console, or PC games. However; recently a new controversy has arisen to the forefront of the gaming world involving microtransactions incorporated into full priced console games. This controversy has been around for a couple of years know, but has just exploded in popularity with the release of battlefront II in November (Faulkner). The topic is so popular…

Whenever the first video games popped up they captivated what little audience they could access. Even though the first video games were vastly inferior to ones today among them were already differences forming from what you are doing in the game to the controls of it. With video games becoming more popular over time they would involve more people to create them and to enjoy them, soon being a gamer went from being a minority of people to being a majority. Two games that have defined the gamer…