The Game

video games have made the transition from hobby to way of life in a fashion few other things have. A decade ago, it was almost frowned upon to spend more than a few hours a day playing a game. Today, there are a dozen different careers an enterprising player can make out of those hours, from instructional or entertaining videos to playing on a professional level, and almost all of it is being pioneered by people under the age of twenty-five. Children aren't the only ones playing video games, but…

began with me getting all my gear together. I called Brandyn, my friend, to come pick me up at 8:30. He showed up at 9:00 because he thought that we would be rally early, he was right, we got there at around 9:30. THe first game was at 10:00 but Gamepod did not start the game till 10:45. We showed up at nine thirty and Brandyn's friend was there waiting for us to show up before going inside. We walked into the huge warehouse to the front counter where we paid to get in. We took all our gear into…

Do you ever think about what games they played in the medieval ages? What did the king and queens and other Medieval people play for fun? This report will explore these types of Medieval games, such as nine men's morris, fox and geese, ball games, alquerques, hammer throw, archery, hazard, stoolball, and the philosopher's game. Most of these are still played today. Nine men’s morris is a game dating back to 1400 B.C.E . It was played in Europe it was played by royalty and servants. To get…

For the Multimedia Project, I chose to do a board game based on the theme of Happiness. I chose to a board game because I enjoy playing board games myself. Also, drawing has always been my extracurricular passion. Last but not the least, I feel I have learned a lot about happiness this term and I hope I can share what I have learned in a fun, accessible way. The message that I am trying to get across lies in the rules of the game, where people need to have to take the right actions and improve…

The game of golf is almost more mental than it is physical. Having the ability to control one’s thoughts and emotions can turn good players into great ones. Many players learn how to play the game physically, but cannot ever make a leap towards better golf due to their actions and thoughts on the course. When playing bad, all it may take is a change in mindset or attitude to get one back on track. Sometimes it’s a little change in swing thought that will turn one’s round around. Maybe a new…

When I found out that the Mustangs were in the playoffs , my family and I was definitely Wgoing to the game versus katy . The game was on Saturday and it was at noon at NRG stadium where the Texans play. When my family got to the stadium it was so huge I could not believe the Mustangs were playing there. As we got out of the car we saw hundreds of katy fans wearing red walking towards the stadium . It was very scary,where were all the mustang fans ? My family and I got into the field we…

there is no storyline involved. During the experiment, participants played 4 total games, two that included a storyline (Outlaws and Half-Life) and then two that did not include or have minimal storylines (Doom 2 and Quake 2). After finishing eight minutes of each game, the participants answered specific questions and completed a nonverbal assessment related to the completed game before continuing to the next specified game. This experiment was conducted through observations and participant…

and a bunch of boys and I were discussing playing a game of road hockey after school. We were all sitting around in our 6th-grade science class talking about who should we invite to this big extravagant hockey game. We talked about all the details; such as when the game is, who’s invited and where would we be playing. We all decided on a 3:30 at Davids house and that we would have 9 of us play. By now we were all excited about playing the game and we all just had to survive the school day. The…

Teaching games for understanding model (TGFU) is a great way for students to play games and activities in a learning matter. There are many factors that TGFU shows students when playing sports, such as good sportsmanship and encouraging athletes to enjoy their sport. When an athlete is enjoying the sport or activity they are involved in they are more likely to do well and inspire others to play as well too. Created by Bunker and Thorpe at Louborough University in Europe, these two professionals…

How Players Experience Flow in Video Games Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi flow is explained as the satisfaction the person gets when they concentrate on performing a task. However these activities must not be part of the person 's daily routine. Also ever person will experience flow depending on their preferences in activities (Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Smith, & Tosca, 2008, p. 3757). There are seven elements that characterizes flow, which are: a challenging activity, merging of action and awareness, clear…