FIFA video game series

It started when I got my first video game console and that's what got me a spark in computers and tech. I wasn't enjoying my console so I was watching people who play video games on there computer and I was like I need one of those because it looked cool. I remember in 7th grade going to the career center and looking at the computer class they had at one…

broad description. Miriam-Webster’s full definition is: “Habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routine” I see it as whenever someone escapes their reality in any form, be it Video games, Novels, Movies, Writing etc. Pretty much anyway you escape your troubled reality and delve into something better, to be someone else.. But why? Some people probably question why this is even necessary. I know that no one has a perfect life…

Have you ever wondered how people are able to communicate to others from across the world? Satellites are also the reason we are able to watch tv and find out what road to go on when your husband doesn't ask for directions. Most people use GPS in their everyday life, but do they know how it works? A satellite is an object that moves around a bigger object. The earth and the moon are satellites because the earth moves around the sun, and because the moon also moves around the earth. Many…

December 1, 2014 Can Video Games Change the Way People Behave? 1.2 billion people play video games because they’re addictive, entertaining, and fun. (Venturebeat, “More than 1.2 Billion People Are Playing Video Games,” page 2). Many people play video games for different reasons, such as to relieve stress, avoid schoolwork, chores, which could get out of hand. Brian Knight, one of the authors from the book, The Ultimate History of Video Games, remarked, “Before video games were introduced,…

Video games are including female characters at an unprecedented rate, and this is reflective of the popular culture’s evolving depiction of gender equality. One of the very first video games ever created was Pong in the early 1970’s. The goal was to use the paddle to hit the ball past the opponent and score. When evaluating these early games like Pong the gender equality portrayed in it is clearly not evident. That mythology…

Sherry Turkle and Jane McGonigal once stated that we as humans thrive on nothing more than the physical aspect behind social media and video games. We as humans want to be a part of something bigger and better and we want to leave a mark on this world. We are the generation that is attached and connected to our technology and without out technology, we would be nothing. We need the reassurance that we are liked in this community. People are constantly needing to check their phones to see…

How did you connect with your friends, did you have fun filled game nights or would you play with some toys? In his essay “Why Video Games Should be Played with Friends, Not Online Strangers”, Bo Moore, a culture and entertainer writer, claims that gaming is a way for people to connect and have fun no matter what the game is. Whereas in the essay “Toys”, Roland Barthes, a literary theorist from france, state 's that toys are simply for users and owners and that people are never creators.…

I wasn’t much of an outdoorsy type of person, I would rather be watching television or playing a video game in my house. Growing up my older brother and sister seemed to always be outside playing basketball or football or swimming in the pool. My sister was involved in basketball with school for a lot of time, but then took up tennis and became very skilled at it. My brother would always be outside playing sport with friends and would do recreation leagues for sports like basketball and flag…

most of the big releases, they are easier to use, and then there's the all important console exclusives. Consoles are more intuitive and most don't require internet to play games on them. However PCs are easily modified and upgraded, they also have far more precise controls for most games and there is a staggering amount of games that come out on a regular basis. This can make it very difficult to chose if you want to put in the time to research PC and what hardware you want. Or if you want to…

Video Games and the role they play in our Psychosocial and Physical Health Video games and other electronic devices are increasingly becoming the leading forms of entertainment among children and teenagers. Research conducted by the NPD Group (2011) people spend billions renting and downloading games. Video games once had a bad reputation among adults. Adults don’t see the point or understand the fun of an activity that requires someone to stare at a television or computer monitor for hours.…