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Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and many others are pushing the boundaries of how we interact with virtual space and how consumers immerse themselves in this space. Microsoft has developed a high definition motion tracking camera called the Kinect with depth perception, heat tracking…

and the first home console was developed and distributed in 1972 by Ralph Baer (Dillon, 2011.) This was the start of a new era in entertainment and game development. Companies and developers were consciously aware of the gaming success and by 1986 Nintendo developed Super Mario Bros (Dillon, 2011.) Gaming Industries started to push boundaries, providing the gamer with interactive worlds, visual graphics, addictive stories and player rewards, developers knew how to grasp an audience. Video game…

Stating that the games were too easily accessible for young children. The representatives of the video game cooperations Nintendo and Sega were present but not entirely responsive. They felt that the idea that their video games could cause such a controversy and possible violent tendacies in people was obsurd. Within three days of the hearing, a conclusion was met and the ESRB…

Computers didn’t play much of a role at first in the gaming culture. At first the gaming industry was dominated by gaming consoles such as the Xbox, PlayStations, and the many Nintendo consoles. The popularity however, did not last long as companies began developing games for the Personal Computer (PC). The creation of games for the computers allowed for innovations that console gaming couldn’t provide. The main innovation being…

“3...2...1...ACTION!,” the camera began to roll. My friends rushed the “stage”, as I meanwhile tried my best to blend in with the shadows of the abandoned attic. I despised acting, because of my shyness. My friends and I would surpass ordinary levels of imagination movies we would create in our attic. Normally, I would be successful in hiding. However, this time proved otherwise. Right in the middle of my rejoicing over my success, my friend, the director, spotted me. “Oh shoot..”, I murmured.…

Starting Video games have been around for quite a while. Video games have been around since the early 1970s. According to the article, How video game systems work, the first commercial arcade video game, Computer Space by Nutting Associates, was introduced in 1971. Although video games date way back, the Atari introduced Pong to the arcades. Nolan Bushnell founded Atari Inc. Nolan is described as the father of the videogame industry. The game pong first introduced by Nolan’s company Atari,…

My Wii U has saved me from boredom everywhere I turn. With it, I can get through a long night of boredom without having to take a break from studying though the system itself is rated badly in reality I think it is actually a great system that Nintendo has been using correctly. The idea of having two screens, one being the TV and the other the Wii U gamepad is a great idea that works especially if you don’t have access to the TV then you can just plug headphones into the gamepad and play using…

Despite her progress and contributions to the community, she has been surprised by the sexism that she has experienced in her field. Even recounting a time, where she organized a gaming event only to be ask if she played the game by a fellow player. When ask how she handles such negative presumptions she stats “its does get tiresome at times” but she gracefully handles these conflicts head on. Despite her setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom, Orlando does see Diversity improving as many…

Recently, the world has seen an increase in uprisings against what many westerners view as “wrong.” While the concept of “wrong” is subjunctive and dependent upon which culture one was raised, there is no denying that the western influences have had a hand in several of these protests. For example, in the past month, we have seen Hong Kong students rise against, what they call, the unfairness of the Chinese government. China’s refusal to allow Hong Kong to be autonomous in deciding its leaders…

turning millennial brains into mush, it actually has a number of qualities that make it more than "just another video game". Pokémon Go takes a beloved video game from the ‘90’s and puts a modern twist on it. Instead of carrying around a Gameboy or Nintendo DSi with game cartridges that could be lost or damaged, the app is downloaded directly to a smartphone. The game itself uses location services and pedometers to track how far a user walks and determines how close Pokémon are and how much…