Casual gamer

“Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, recently issued students at two of its campuses new badges with an embedded RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip in order to track their locations.” The schools have turned to radio frequency identification technology to help administrators keep count and track the whereabouts of students on campus. If a student is not in his seat during school time the district doesn’t receive daily funding for that student, because the school…

addressed as gamers, devote a significant amount of time to playing video games and many like to play alone or with others online in gaming sessions or a parties. The gaming community is very intriguing to me because I consider myself an avid gamer. This assignment will allow me to take a deeper look into this particular discourse community and its language practices as well as their distinct jargon. For this paper, I will use my observations on another fellow gamer, Delanders2k, as well…

directs their attention to engaging stories or action that involves no bodily harm, which helps them to forget about the trauma that they have been through (How video games assist war veterans and active duty soldiers). Veterans (and other disabled gamers) can sometimes have difficulties playing video games because of their limitations. These limitations can vary widely from person to person, but some general limitations people have when playing video games are vision impairments, minor…

percentages indicated that gamers are far from a minority of those in society, but gamer subculture does not necessarily encompass everyone who plays videogames. With the rise of mobile gaming and the dominance of casual games, those who are part of the gaming subculture are a much more niche selection of the broad scope of gamers. The individuals who participate in LAN parties and play games competitively are part of the gamer subculture proper. Seeing as many casual gamers and people who play…

suggested that “They offer very little in terms of depth, however. Once the novelty of score chasing and trophies has worn off there’s little else to keep you playing.” (Fruit Ninja VR Review) Playing the game is still enjoyable by most gamers. The main reason gamers play interactive video games is to have fun and be entertained. Fruit Ninja’s popularity should tell everyone that it is worthy of this award. Fruit Ninja’s worthiness of this induction is shown in its popularity and worldwide…

Jeremy and I spent time together after my basketball game on January 21, which was a Saturday. After the game I went over to his house and played some video games with him. Next, we went out to eat, and then I took him home. We went to eat at McDonald’s because it was really late, and almost every other restaurant was closed. While we were eating I asked him questions that will help me to get to know him better. These activities that I did with Jeremy will help me achieve my goal because I…

marketing tactics. These tactics are naturally rejected by the community, but they still buy the product, because they are willing to look past the marketing. This means that the corporation tries to apply the tactic to another game, and over time gamers get used to it. This is happening with DRM, a tactic used to stop piracy that always never works. Games are starting to require a permanent Internet connection, which many people object to, but they tolerate games which use it, so the tactic…

videogames have an influence on gamers is presented by the mass media, there is still another side of the story. The gaming community is considered to be very welcoming, diverse, and inclusive, having people of different backgrounds enjoying the medium. While…

have that increase simply because of the aging of gamers. The evolution of gaming has taken the industry to a whole new level. From shapes floating back and fourth on seemingly blank…

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…