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How did you connect with your friends, did you have fun filled game nights or would you play with some toys? In his essay “Why Video Games Should be Played with Friends, Not Online Strangers”, Bo Moore, a culture and entertainer writer, claims that gaming is a way for people to connect and have fun no matter what the game is. Whereas in the essay “Toys”, Roland Barthes, a literary theorist from france, state 's that toys are simply for users and owners and that people are never creators.…

Technology began growing at an exponential rate during the 1900s. Mankind was being revolutionized and would be changed forever due to the technological advances being made. The 1950's was the start of the extreme change and growth with the creation of the computer. The computer accelerated the growth of almost all technology being created. The 1960s and 1970s would have the start of many businesses and technologies. The 1980s and 1990s would progress technology even further and advance upon…

One person can do something so small for someone and make their whole life change. No one realizes how much one little thing can do to change someone’s mood. You don’t have to have a lot of influence. You really just need to have faith in your power to change things. Always be kind, because you never know what some people are going through or what they have been through in the past. Making one single person smile can change their world. One person can truly make a difference. There are a lot of…

Anime possess soft power because Americans are attracted to the content of Japanese consumer products. For example, many Americans use a PlayStation or Nintendo which many of their games are based off of popular amines like Pokémon, Final Fantasy, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja, and many more. This allows Japanese culture and anime to influence Americans. Some can argue that soft power is diminished by the American…

The Social Media Effect By Gursimrat Tiwana FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram; these are all universal social media sites that everyone knows about now. Before 2000, there was little to no knowledge about the internet and what we could learn from it. In 2015, we can message, tweet, or blog to people from all around the world within minutes. What once took months to hit the national newspapers is now easily shared with the click of a button via social media sites. We all hear about the dangers of…

something that could destroy someone or help build and shape them. Growing up seemed pretty normal, until looking back and thinking about everything that has happened in the past as an adult. Childhood consisted of eating cereal and playing Mario on my Nintendo 64. Mom and Dad got hitched, due to my arrival, when they were only seventeen. All seemed well. I saw a lot of fighting and bickering, but was pretty absorbed with playing video games or watching Adult Swim. My dad left a few years later…

Benefits of Video Games in Education Video games have been around for decades now, and there has been a ton of research done on how they affect the users playing them and what kind of impact they have on people of all ages; developmentally and psychologically. Learning through video games is something that could be very beneficial to students, because they are exciting and challenging, and would bring a new and fresh approach to learning in the classroom. Video games are made to be fun and…

It is often speculated that video gaming seems to be a solitary activity due to misdirected criticism at the industry itself. In reality however, a large part of what makes playing video games enjoyable is being able to communicate your individual gaming experiences to those around you partaking in similar activities. Many developers in the industry today have taken advantage of this breakthrough in communication technology and use it to influence the social aspect of today’s culture. Not only…

My best friend was a girl who never shut her mouth. Ironically I was a selective mute and didn’t speak to her until a long six months of her talking to me about nothing went by. I remember mostly being able to drown her out with the silent tapping of my fingers against my thumb, but for some reason, when she said “Y’know?” with her mouth full of ham I snapped. It sounded so clear and rang in my head for a while, causing me to slam my hand down on the desk as I stood up. I’m sure my name was…

Lauren Eckhardt Professor Anne Winchell Storytelling in Video Games October 11, 2015 Character Paper Midna [a non-playable, sidekick, ally character in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess,] is a descendent from the Twili, a race from the Realm of Twilight in the Sacred Realm/Golden Land. She has a total of three forms: her true form [6 foot tall, goddess like build, with red eyes, pale blue skin and fiery hair], her imp-like form [similar to her true form but is two feet tall with a pudgy…