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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.…

Studio action-adventure stealth video game "Dishonored 2" was released earlier this month to positive reviews by critics and gamers. Unlike its 2012 predecessor, "Dishonored 2" lets gamers play as either Corvo Attano or his daughter, Emily. This is the first indication that the game features women in power. It also features social divisions and intricate environments for gamers to explore. According to Polygon, the newly released Arkane Game features women in power. From the beginning of…

Furthermore, in the movie Second Skin I saw how the gamers were solely focused on playing their games just to be able to reach a higher level. They would to this so gamers wouldn't have to deal with their everyday issues. To the support this, the second example is how a gamer played the online game for months with little sleep which caused him to lose his job and made him move back in with his mother. This is not a good thing because of his addiction the gamer won’t be able to further in life,…

addiction causing possible problems such as truancy from classes, behavioural problems or poor grades. First and foremost, video games serve to promote the social skills of gamers and encourage social interactions between them. “Over time, video games have become an intensely social activity as over 70% of gamers…

that gamers face. In older games characters were block digital figures. With new technology the character’s sexual appearance and behavior, in videogames, gives off a negative appeal. The female and male characters…

soaring, people start to think things about those who play games. Their first thought may be that gamers just sit in a dark room all day, playing games with no regard to personal health, hygiene, or social interactions. Their second thought may be one of fear, thinking that the violent video games that have been growing in popularity may have had an effect. Finally, a non-gamer may think that a gamer is just a criminal in the making, learning what not to do from the more “crime-oriented” games.…

have been grown with the advance of updates on variable consoles due to the fact that gamers around the world demanded features such as better graphics and more reality. According to the article “Violence and Video Games”, researchers believe that violent videogames make gamers do violent acts instead of watching violence in television (“Violence and Video Games”). This means that due to improved technology, gamers may sense that they could possibly commit the atrocities that violent videogames…

by Microsoft. The company promised a great start to the new generation of gaming consoles. However, after two years, many gamers believe that the previous Microsoft console, the Xbox 360, is still better. According to Diffen.com, the Xbox 360 has sold 80 million units, while the Xbox One has only sold four million (“Xbox 360 vs”). This research clearly indicates that most gamers prefer the Xbox 360 console over the newer Xbox One console. When I first heard of the Xbox One’s release, I was…

discussing the phenomenon of Gamergate, its inception and the impact that it had on women, gamers, and surrounding social groups. While the Gamergate hashtag is used by many different people (i.e. Gamers, Coders, Bloggers) as a title for the argument they are attempting to make at the time, all of the arguments tend to be different. However, the harassment towards women that is described in this paper is done by gamers and trolls online. While others my use the tag for a separate purpose this is…

problems facing the game industry today. But after nearly two decades of gaming, this issue has become startling apparent to me. As a female gamer, I feel completely isolated in a market that I’ve been supporting for the majority…