MATTEL, INC., incorporated was born on March 6, 1968, designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of toy products around the world, which are sold to its customers and directly to consumers. The company operates through three segments: North America, which consists of the United States and Canada, International, and American Girl. The North America and International segments sells products in the Mattel Girls & Boys Brands, Fisher-Price Brands, and Construction and Arts & Crafts Brands…
Some people who play violent video games display criminal behavior. Playing violent video games may make some people do things like breaking the law, killing, and stealing. Violent video games can affect people 's emotional state of mind.The emotional state of mind is the consciousness being affected by the violent video game and changing the way people think and act. “ Violent video game are linked to aggression. Aggression is angry feelings or violent behavior which has shown are link to…
You've probably heard the story. I mean, who hasn't right? It was in the newspaper for weeks. Obviously our town's journalist were running out of things to write about. Luckily for them they got just the scoop they needed. I guess I can't really blame them, they're just doing their job. Nothing interesting ever happens in Onett. Heck, I think it was even on TV at one point. I wouldn't be surprised if it was. One of the biggest things to happen in Onett happened almost seven months ago, - the…
Parents want to know if video games are bad for their kids, but the evidence just makes them confused. Psychologist Jay Hull from Dartmouth College says, “Most of popular media puts the most emphasis of concern on aggression, but aggression is just the tip of the iceberg.” Hull says that other negative behaviors could include binge drinking, smoking cigarettes, and unprotected sex. His study, published Monday in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, shows that teens that regularly…
A gaming computer is better than console gaming down to the level of components it contains. If people like to debate, ask a PC gamer and console gamer to explain why one type of gaming is better than the other. Both consoles and PC enhance the gaming experience in their own way, allowing gamer to feel connected and integrated with better graphics, fluid movements and crisp, clear audio. This whole argument has found that PC gaming is better than console gaming. Enhanced graphics is a major…
PC Gaming Technological advancements in this day and age are endless. Constant upgrades are being made to all aspects of the video game world. Switching from console gaming to PC gaming is something that just keeps getting bigger by the day. The gaming industry constantly evolving has caused the technology of the film industry as well as the platform that games are being played to be propelled by gaming technology, this paper will examine, content distribution, how video games changed the film…
Game , online and offline, has become a national pastime and hobby for many. With the adoption of console gaming, the trend has gone from the desktop computer, to the big screen television in your living room. With the introduction of console gaming, the age group of gamers has gone from adulthood to elementary aged kids. Several effects have come about since the dawn of gaming and have gone even further, since console gaming began its trend. Some effects are good, but with every good effect,…
There 's a certain industry that is arguably one of the fastest growing industries at this time, and it 's one that not too many have heard of. It 's also probably one of the most controversial industries, depending on your demographic. The older generation tend to disagree with the growth of this industry because it 's something that was completely unheard of when they were younger. Whereas, the millennials took this once, casual hobby, and are turning it into a career for themselves and are…
remakes, as well as a whole new fan demographic. In an industry that often overly romanticizes 80s nostalgia (see, the Star Wars reboot and way too much Full House), Stranger Things manages to capture the hokiness of cul-de-sacs, board games, and Nintendo, without being gratuitous about it. Stranger Things is set in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, and it follows the story of Will Byers’ disappearance. Will’s family and friends soon discover that the twelve-year-old was not just kidnapped,…
In Yeon Sang-ho’s Train to Busan is the most purely entertaining zombie film, finding echoes of George Romero’s and Danny Boyle’s work, but delivering something unique for an era in which kindness to others seems more essential than ever. The titular mass transport vehicle serves as an apt and very literary setting for an exhilarating morality tale that pits humanity’s fragile virtues and delicate principles with a ferocious catastrophe. For decades, movies about the undead have essentially been…