Laws of the Game

see a controversy about violent video games recently. In the article, “The Government Should Stop kids From Buying Violent Video Games,” the author Timothy F. Winter supports the government should prohibit the sale of ultraviolent video games. In addition, what we are talking about the ultraviolent video games where underage children are able to shoot a policeman, related to sexual assault and brutally beat. For him, the main problem is ultraviolent video game are harmful…

virtual theft. Playing virtual reality games requires investing time and occasionally money to achieve a goal. With the loss of a shield and amulet, it was enough for the boy to seek legal action. When taking into account the time the 13-year-old spent to get the items, the court's decision to rule in his favor was not completely unjustified. Within Runescape, there was a theft of a shield and an amulet. Runescape is a massively multiplayer online game or MMO. The Supreme Court ruled in…

Kids should not be playing violent video games because of links to bad behavior. As many as 97% of US kids age 12-17 play video games, contributing to the $21.53 billion domestic video game industry. More than half of the top 50 selling video games contain violence. US psychologist Christopher Ferguson says an increase of violent films in the latter half of the 20th century coincided with decreased societal violence, while rising popularity of violent video games also came together with less…

In societies with corrupt laws and leaders, there are people who are willing to stand up for their moral convictions regardless of the potential consequences. In the 2012 movie The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross and in the ancient Greek play "Antigone, ,written by Sophocles, a strong female main character is present. Katniss Everdeen volunteers in the 73rd hunger games to save her sister while Antigone buries her brother Polynices against the laws of the king, her uncle, Creon and is…

California law was brought before the Supreme Court, a law that would have banned the sale of “violent” video games to minors. The former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, had originally supported this law, having signed it in 2005. “We have a responsibility to our kids and our communities,” stated Schwarzenegger, “to protect (them) against the effects of games that depict ultraviolent actions, just as we already do with movies.” Despite the ex-governor’s sentiments, the law was…

Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Civil Disobedience” discusses why man should resist the oppressive government and the evil inflicted upon him in the form of law. He illustrates that this evil will never cease to exist as long as man lets it, so the only way to stop the it is to disobey, resist, and rebel in order to bring a change to the government. Thoreau advocates for the idea of rebellion by saying, “They think that, if they should resist, the remedy would be worse than the evil. But it is the…

The antitrust exemption has been around for decades and keeping it only allows for the further evolution of the game, using fans, agents, and certain laws to further how the game will be played in the future. First off, agents are being very influential in the decisions each player makes. They help make financial decisions for players to ensure their success in the league to stay preserved. They allow them to stay with the team the player may like for a little pay cut, to help fans keep the love…

Video games are a safe haven for people and gamers alike. They provide refuge from the burdens of everyday life — a virtual simulation where everything can be molded and be manipulated to the desires of its wielder’s hands; freedom on their own terms, all within the bounds of the virtual context. However, when real-life laws and its permissible consequences extend beyond reality and into realms whose entirety is made up of intangible pixels, things can become quite problematic. In his text,…

Hunger Games as Dystopian Fiction Fahrenheit 451 and Hunger Games are both dystopian fiction books. Dystopian fiction is based on dystopia. Dystopia is a fictional, futuristic universe where there is a sense of control and perfect society. Some characteristics of dystopian society are propaganda, people under constant surveillance, people under total control or in a dehumanized state, the society being an illusion of a perfect utopian society, etc. First, Fahrenheit 451 and Hunger…

The Dodd-Frank act has defined the American financial system since 2010. The law was passed by Congress in order to increase accountability and regulation for banks, financial intermediaries, and market exchanges. The bill has been highly disputed across the United States, with critics saying the law either goes too far or doesn’t go far enough. Many deadlines for implementation of additional parts of the law have been missed (Liu) and as of recently a repeal bill has been passed through…