Video game content rating system

educational math or reading games. That scenario sounds great, but is not something you hear of a child doing on a regular basis which is why that will never happen. Some may argue that the parents should monitor if the child is actually using it for learning purposes, while others may say the child should be able to play whatever games they want since the schools make them use the computers for educational purposes only. Honestly, no matter how many learning programs and games are made children…

Back in the, day technology was not about the new systems, games, phones, anything new related to technology. People would rather have a great imagination, play outside; they would go to the extra mile to have fun. Nowadays, people see kids having fun by reaching into their mom’s purse and get their phones or iPads and to play games on it. The older generation didn’t have such inventions such as game consoles, phones, laptops, social media or television; now they think that the new generation…

read it but this genre is mostly followed by teens and young kids. There are a few books that stand out between the readers of this genre because of the way it is written or the way they are organized. Some of this books that stand out are the Hunger Games and the Divergent series. These books are mostly focused on the young adult readers. These books have gotten so popular that movies where made with their themes.…

Cell phones are used for many things all across the world, however they are very mind controlling and people don't realize how detrimental they can really be. Think back 20 years ago, when kids played outside until the street lights would come on and people actually took their time to engage in good conversations to form some type of human connection. We as people thrive on human connection and friendships. Sherry Turkle mentions in her article that “conversation is the most human and humanizing…

View-Causal Revolution Jesper is a game scholar in game studies. He is a renowned author of the books Half-Real, Casual Revolution and The Art of Failure (Jones, 2008). We will slightly discuss the book casual Revolution which explains the various evolution in the video games by focusing on both hardcore players and casual players. Hardcore players refer to individuals engage in a game for long hours to create experience while casual players refer to those who engage in a game for a short time…

Video gaming, what was once a niche hobby generally only enjoyed and played by people who were seen as geeks has had a radical popularity. In 2016, the games industry has managed to become worth billions of dollars, the games themselves have become more mature and have appealed to wider audiences and communities of millions of people have formed around specific games. My personal experience with gaming comes from my time playing World of Warcraft, a massively multiplayer online role playing game…

Often times, when people think of mediums to convey a certain message, the first things that come to mind are speeches, books, and opinion pieces; however, there are many other mediums that perform the same task just as effectively, like videos, songs, and picture books. For instance, Sebastian’s Epiphany, a picture book that I illustrated, describes an everyday life of a Sebastian, an anthropomorphized mouse attending high school, and demonstrates how his dependency on his smartphone affect his…

Ender’s Game Theme Analysis Essay For as long as America has existed, children have been treated as unintelligent and ignorant until adulthood. Adults think that their little minds can be easily manipulated and controlled. This is not the case. Kids have intelligent, beautiful, and compassionate thoughts and ideas. Still, adults have seemingly unchangeable needs to rule over children as their superiors, even though many kids are smarter and more logical than their elders. In Orson Scott Card’s…

HUMAN BRAIN: HOW SMART CAN WE GET? Watch the movie in class and, as you watch, answer the following questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE53EkxKWpw 1. What happened to Einstein’s brain? The doctor who did the autopsy on Einstein’s brain found unusual folds in the brain. Dr. Thomas Stoltz Harvey took numerous pictures of Einstein’s brain; therefore, he proceeded to cut the brain into cubes. 2. What did the Canadian neurologist Sandra Witelson find about Einstein’s brain? Which part…

Saying Goodbye to E.L. Wright I remember being in a nightmare for almost three years. For me, at least, it was called middle school. Attending E.L. Wright was without the worst three years of my life. Most of the students and even one of the teachers were so mean to me. Everywhere I went, I was watched with hateful eyes. I would go to the bus stop and no one would talk to me, unless they wanted to start a fight. That’s why I was so glad to graduate from E.L. Wright. The only good thing that…