Massively multiplayer online game

people play certain kinds of video games; some are console games, some are arcade games, and some are computer games. As the time progress with modern technology, online video games are becoming to take a huge hit whether they are console games, arcade games, or computer games. The reason for that is because players are able to challenge and develop their skills by using them against other players with unknown skills. As video developers realized that online video games became huge worldwide,…

In the 2000s, online games became increasingly popular, while studies of Internet gaming addiction emerged, outlining the negative consequences of excessive gaming, its prevalence, and associated risk factors. “The establishment of specialized treatment centers in South-East Asia, the US, and Europe reflects the growing need for professional help” (Internet and Computer Addiction 2015). Internet Gaming Addiction is a modern-day psychological disorder that experts say is becoming more and more…

just so I can play competitively. The game, RuneScape, is a fantasy-themed Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) released in 2001 by Jagex. This game took me away from friends and family and I often chose to play RuneScape rather than spend time outside of my room. Feel free to add me! I’m lonely because my friends in real life ain’t down. But it’s all right; I am down to play any MMORPG with you. Now that you got a snippet of my online gaming life, here’s how I want my mom…

Video Games: The Positive Outlook Everywhere you look today, you see a child or teenager playing a video game. They can play games on their cell phone, their hand-held video gaming system, a tablet/laptop, home computer, or home video game device such as Xbox or PlayStation. An astounding 91% of all children play video games (Granic, Lobel, & Engels, 2014, p. 66). Video games have become a huge part of children’s lives with 97% playing for at least an hour a day. Although most research shows…

experience. A gaming community called Twitch is where gamers can stream their gameplay to an audience. They can talk to their audience about the game and even stream for charities or their own personal donations. Since Twitch and video game streaming started gaining popularity, it has changed how gamers share their experiences. Twitch wasn’t always a video game streaming website. It originally started as a video streaming website known as Justin.TV. Justin was founded in 2005 by Yale student…

With over 27 million daily players and 67 million monthly players as of 2014, the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game, League of Legends, is a growing influence on many gamers around the world (Riot Games). Despite the huge number of player diversity, this popular computer game has earned a reputation for a “toxic” community; that is, its players are known for their negative comments that can induce a feeling of anger, tension, and/or annoyance in other players. That being said, why are…

play video games. But one of the popular PC games right now is agar.io, which is a very addicting game. Here are some of my experiences with agar.io. Of course the first time I played agar.io, it was difficult to play because I didn’t know what to do. I kept playing until I got used just to it and that’s when I noticed that I was really into this game. I got home and I went straight to my computer and started playing agar.io, at that time I was pretty good at the game because this game…

world where technology is making ungodly leaps and bounds beyond what our ancestors believed possible, a new technology was introduced that some say may be the cause for a change in our behavior. This new technology is video games, more precisely Massive Multiplayer Role Playing Games or MMORPGs. There has been some…

As a child I can remember sitting on the floor in my living room playing video games with my three best friends. Regardless of the game none of us cared whether we were “button smashing,” by pressing random buttons on the controller in hopes of getting a kill, or playing seriously. To us we were just having a good time. However, as we made the gradual shift towards online gaming, we became exposed to the toxicity that thrived there. The level of which the environment is unwelcoming, harmful, or…

information available. Through internet, information can be accessible by everyone all over the world. As a result, People spend too much time in front of computers, cellphones, tablets, laptops, and other devices. Internet can be used for education, online shopping, paying bills, and many more things. Consequently, people are becoming addicted to the internet, which can have a serious impact on a person mentality and physically if used in excess. Internet addiction is very common among…