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Violent video games have been blamed for increases in bullying, aggression, and even school shootings. Many believe that these games desensitize players to violence, reward players for simulating violence, and teach them that violence is an acceptable way to resolve conflicts. On the other hand, video game supporters argue that a vast majority of the research on the topic is deeply flawed and that no fundamental relationships have been found between video games and social violence. They see…

do these names all have in common? They are all forms of art. Like art, video games have many artistic qualities. For many years we have seen art as nothing but mere paintings, carvings, and ink work, but as technology advanced so did people’s understanding of art. People then opened up and began to accept other works such as writing, poetry, songs, graffiti, film, and architecture. Now some begin to wonder: Can video games be a work of art? Many architects, artists, journalists, poets and…

surrounded by video games is almost inevitable, even more so with video game popularity continuing to increase. Video games are readily available on a variety of different devices including mobile ones, which allows one to be able to play video games at any time of the day, anywhere. Because of its time consuming role in a child’s life, the question of whether video games are affecting a child’s academic performance is often argued. Although parents and teachers conclude that video games are…

Animals: Video Games vs Reality Animals have had a vital role in video games from being the main hero/villain to being a food source for others. The animal characters can come from a range of animals. Whether based on fictional or actual animals, the characters usually retain some of its “original” abilities. In this essay, I will be looking at animal characters that are based on real animals and how they compare to each other. The animal characters are usually similar to real-life…

Video game have become increasingly popular ever since 1977 when home entertainment systems where introduced to japan and later to the rest of the world. Since then they have been a device that keeps kids and even adults entertained. Because video games are fairly new and so popular that most people can remember playing them with either there kids or as a kid, games like Mario, Pac-man, Asteroids, Super pit fall, and many more. Ever since video games were created people have used them to blame…

Video games are a very popular form of entertainment in our society. Nearly everyone has been exposed, or has played a video game at least once in their life. Video games are everywhere today. Most if not all kids today play some form of video game. Why have video games become such a popular outlet, what makes a video game popular, and how has the popularity of video games affected our culture? Video games have become very popular in the last few decades. Their mainstream popularity began…

Video games have recently been linked to school shootings, violent outbursts, and increased irritability levels in children and young adults. In Time’s online article “Little By Little, Violent Video Games Make Us More Aggressive”, Alice Park writes about the ongoing debate regarding violence in video games. She writes “Worries about how violence in virtual reality might play out in real life have led legislators to propose everything from taxing violent video games to proposing age restrictions…

Video gaming is some of the most fun people experience in their day-to-day lives. Video games can serve as a stress reliever after a long day at work, a form of competition among friends, and offers the ability to be someone or something one truly desires to be. The video game community is constantly expanding. However, in what appears to be such an expansive universe it seems that women are consistently left out of the loop. Women in video games are most often portrayed in one of two ways:…

Goes Wrong”. Games and Culture 2011, published online 15 July 2011. As the social web has matured, gamers congregate publicly on gaming blogs to discuss their experiences and identities, exposing their ideological, cultural, and practical beliefs about gaming. this article presents an alternative analytical method for video research by combining a culturally oriented analysis of a video- game and associating that analysis with the publically articulated beliefs of gamers about that game. André…

Video Games constitute a new phenomenon in modern society. With the advance of technology and graphic display, the content of video games has become more aggressive and disturbing. For the past few decades, since video games were first created, the gaming industry has been developing games that would surpass other games before it. Video games have incredibly changed over time. Before, graphic systems limited many features. Violence was not realistic and blood was not red. Nowadays with the…