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    The rise of technology has been a great resource for the growing world, from radio, to Television, to cars. Although sometimes these are not the most groundbreaking of them all. From 1958 to present day, video games have ruled the technology industry. People are willing to pay forth thousands of dollars for just a couple hours of pleasure. Video games have affected everyone worldwide, from families, to companies, to even schools and younger children. They affect these people by the way they act…

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    Evolution Of Video Games

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    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, revolutionized the way videogames were played. Hi Dating back to the 1940s for the Westinghouse display at the…

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    1. Where did the idea for your grant program come from? I understand that getting a business idea off the ground is difficult for young students or entrepreneurs. Some young minds have amazing ideas, but the state of the economy would not allow them to save enough money to get started. Even the $500 that I give to some grantees have went a long way. I take in business ideas through my official website and I cherry pick the most interesting Ideas that I see. The future of the technology…

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    Video Games Misconceptions

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    Technology constantly changes itself and the way we interact with the world and our own selves. One achievement of technology that has always had an impact on people is video games. Video games can provide entertainment, education, and can bring people together. Some critics of games claim that they are violent and meaningless, but in fact, games are a benefit to society. A common misconception is that video games are a recent invention, but the truth is they have been around for almost seventy…

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    four sports games. Eventually, Sega and Taito were the first companies to create the worlds first public arcade gaming games when they released games like Periscope and Crown Special Soccer in 1966 and 1967. Those were just the beginning, in 1972 Nolan Bushnell released Atari. In a sense Atari is what began the creation of everything because a few years after it was released 15 more companies began to develop video games in a now. Video games just did not change the world in a technology sense,…

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    “For me marketing is about values, the world is a very noisy world and it is very difficult for people to remember us, so, we need to be very clear about what we want our customers to remember about us” Said Steve Jobs, at the beginning of the documentary. Steve is the American businessman who is best known as Apple Inc co-founder. This essay will answer your questions about whom he really was and why does he have so much impact on society. First of all, Steve worked with Steve Wozniak…

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    The Pros And Cons Of Pong

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    In 1971 an engineer at Nutting Associates by the name of Nolan Bushnell created Computer Space, the first ever commercial video game. One year later he created Pong, the first commercial video game to be widely successful. Since then, video games have erupted in popularity and evolved from incredibly simple gameplay and graphics to complex systems running near-realistic graphics. Many of these changes only became possible as the hardware they ran on became more powerful. As time progressed,…

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    The positive effect of video games It seem that every time mankind face problem, we naturally pass it off as it as someone else fault. It is either music, internet, video game or any other form of media that are usually the first to blame for society’s issue. The most common today, are video game. Virginia attack, bombing in Moscow, Newtown massacre, it seem like it is getting easier and easier for people to blame on video games. well it is the video game fault? let find out. but first let start…

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    Winston Wu Mr. Axtell English Essay 9 December 2014 A Bite of the Apple “If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today?” Those are the words of Steve Jobs; a mastermind, believer, billionaire, and one who shaped one of the greatest company of all-time, Apple. With over four hundred stores open worldwide, Apple Computer Incorporated, currently dominates the technological industry with Mac, iPhones, and iPad sales. The brilliant minds of Steve Jobs…

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    A video game is considered an electronic game that is played by children, youth and adults. This game has spread dramatically worldwide and became famous all over the people from different ages. Such topic became the subject of controversy nowadays, because there are some children addicted to it significantly. Some people think that it is a useful innovation because their children stay home near them playing it, while others believe that this gadget seems a risk for their children’s life. Video…

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