Ever since Edward Muybridge discovered the technique of high-speed photography, an invention which led to the birth of cinema, artists have attempted to stretch the capabilities of the medium to extreme degrees. 360-video, or arguably simply virtual reality, has started to take content-sharing websites by storm and a few storytellers that are ahead of the curve have already started adapting their stories into the virtual reality realm in order to take full advantage of this new technology. Virtual reality seems destined to be the next big evolution in video games, however with film there are many problems that are ultimate detrimental to the possibilities of immersive filmmaking. Humans are natural storytellers and a key part of the appeal…
Video game popularity is rising each year. But with all the popularity people are noticing how few of games portray a leading female role. Even if a female character has a leading role, almost all of the females are portrayed with fantasy body types to draw in a crowd. These women characters deserve to have a chance to entertain gamers just like any other male character, but it doesn’t have to be where their body is drastically overhauled to look fake. These things degrade females not only in…
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and others immediately resume where they left off last night with their favorite game. Even though all of these people are doing different things, they all share one thing in common: they are only able to do what they are doing because of software developers. Software developers are people who design and program software that makes our applications and bundles of hardware function. I’m interested in researching this occupation because, as a child of the information era, I was exposed to several…
Anime and video games are two subjects that play an important role in both eastern and western popular culture. The ascension of both anime and video games into popular culture originated first in Japan, and eventually their influence spread across the globe. I’ve been engrossed in both subjects since I was young, and I believe my appreciation for both was no coincidence. Anime and video games, after all, have always felt similar to me, but why is that? To answer that question, I will consider…
Violence in violent video games had remained to be a major concern in society. In addition to the controversy of VVGs, a new subject emerged when gender activists began to enter the discussion and industry. While studies of videogames using sociological and gender theories had existed before, these issues had been highlighted by many organizations in most recent years. One of the more prominent activists is Anita Sarkeesian. She is a Canadian-American feminist (owner of the YouTube channel…
Is The Gaming World Sexist? The Video Gaming Industry is a male driven industry and is sexist. The statistics show that 97% of game developers are male and 3% are female. That is crazy, but yet not at the same time. That is just mind blowing crazy when thinking about the percentage. Smith (talking about myself in the third person is a bit weird) plays online video games quite a lot, and online hears a lot of people being very sexist on online games. For one example a “girl gamer” as the Xbox…
form of gaming (Brand & Todhunter 2015). Evidently a large majority of Australians are playing games and almost half of Australia is suffering from a mental illness, however there has not been much research into the correlation of moderate game consumption and mental illness, rather most research has been focused on addiction. This study will investigate if there is any link between video games and mental illness, and help determine any positive or negative effects in regards to mental…
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,…
variety of interests including: art, movies, music, video, literature, Iron Man, guitars, dogs, and most importantly baseball. On top of that Eric is a space fanatic and loves many aspects of space. He also has a wife and a son. In addition he has a love for videogames which led him to his successful career in the field. II. Education i. Eric has been to a few different universities in his educational background. He went to Fordham University for education, there was a experiential teaching…