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Welcome to “Smite”. My community revolves around online gaming. In my spare time, when I am not doing homework or drawing, I meet up with my friends and participate in…

but arduous effects on society as a whole and for each individual. While these technologies are relatively new compared to humankind’s grand history, each year, more research is being conducted and released on the impacts that social media, video games, and virtual simulations have on the youth. All this research seems to have one main thing in common which is that even though technology does have obvious benefits, no one can deny the fact that there are some serious repercussions arising…

by people who were seen as geeks has had a radical popularity. In 2016, the games industry has managed to become worth billions of dollars, the games themselves have become more mature and have appealed to wider audiences and communities of millions of people have formed around specific games. My personal experience with gaming comes from my time playing World of Warcraft, a massively multiplayer online role playing game where anyone can create a character and work alongside others to achieve…

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…

that video games influence people, in a negative way. In contrast to the belief, video games are beneficial for you. Video games improve skills, such as enhanced desire to learn and better develop skills, already acquired. Also, video games improve a player’s ability to become social. Additionally, video games have the potential to encourage players to learn more about the always advancing technology. In opposition to the accepted beliefs, video games are good for you. First, video games make…

Video Games As A Complementary Therapy Tool In Social Phobias And Anxiety The failures and weaknesses associated with cognitive behavioral therapy and the Monoamine-oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressants form the basis for the consideration of other methods for the treatment of social phobias and anxiety. This applies particularly to children and teens who are likely to be more affected by social phobias and anxiety in the process of normal development. This consideration led to the discovery…

It Does It All: The Power of Video Games Imagine being in a world where dragons are soaring through the skies, spitting flaming fiery volatiles. Now, imagine being able to transform into that majestic soaring fire breathing dragon, flying throughout eternity. With the addition of video games, the being of a fire breathing dragon is no longer a dream, but a reality. The digital world of video games has existed since the early 1970s, providing humanity entertainment throughout the century.…

profit from this is because the companies can target all age groups. Video games can range from games for toddlers to adults 18 or older, the reason this is a bad addiction is because it causes people to become anti-social because the person would prefer to stay in their house and play video games than interact with people in life. The people who advertise these games can make any game look like the most action-packed game that…

others can see to tell if an individual has a gaming addiction. There are features of video game addiction that can be in the criteria for diagnosing the addiction. Principles of Addiction and King, Delfabbro, and Griffiths (2013) states that there are 6 features that are criteria include: Salience, Mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, relapse, and harm. Salience comes around when playing video games is all the person can think about, it starts to dominate thoughts, emotions, and behavior.…

People search for a new types of games that intrigue them. The gaming series, Halo is one of those types of games. It brings a unique concept into First person shooters. Instead of the game being a modern-day type game, it brings a space concept into the gaming community. Another unique concept that comes into play is that it is an Xbox exclusive which means it can only be purchased for an Xbox only (Halo). There are also many exclusives on other gaming consoles that people argue that were…