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in video games. Many concerned parents believe this to be dangerous to their children 's health. Contrary to popular belief, “video games are actually good for children both mentally and physically,” as stated by “the British Medical Journal.” Video games, as of late, have been increasing in violent content involving large amounts of killing in brutal ways. Many people jump to the conclusion that this causes violence amongst the gamers themselves. This is not as true as people believe. Video…

that said, video games have always been a tricky topic when concerning freedom of expression, as they not only show violence and racism, but actively ask players to engage in these actions. In many nations around the world, unlike in the United States, video games are censored for many different reasons such as violence, racism, and representation of known figures. This has lead many pundits and critics of video games to call for stricter laws in what is can be depicted in games. Video games…

Video Game Violence and its Affect on a Child’s Behaviour Battlefield: Hardline, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Plain, and Mortal Kombat X, what do these game titles have in common? They were all listed as some of the most violent video games on the market for 2015 (Hayes). Though there are age restrictions set by Entertainment Software Rating Board children still have access to these “restricted” games from their parents or peers. There has been controversy over violent video games and if…

helps me a lot when I have questions. I would be lost if I did not have coworkers like him who are willing to help me out. I run into walls where I have no idea what to do all of the time. I ask for help and that is how I learn and become a better developer. Also, it has been extremely difficult working full time and going to school full time simultaneously. I would never have been able to accomplish this without a lot of help from my family, friends and teachers. I was able to do something most…

Video games can lead to addiction, depression, aggression, and many health issues. In fact, research has been conducted for decades on the negative effects of video game play. So why then have video games become over a $16 billion industry? Well, video games have immense positive potential. In addition to their entertainment value, video games can offer considerable success when they are designed to address a specific problem or teach a specific skill. Video games can be a particularly valuable…

Video games have been very controversial when it comes to human behavior and mental stability. Video games have evolved tremendously since they were first introduced. There are several questions that arise when focusing on human behavior when it comes to video games. Two questions in particular are, “Do video games impact behavior is negative ways? and “Do video games effect human behavior. Several different theories were explored in the journal article “Brains on video games”. Six experts…

increasingly consumer-focused society (Mickle). In 1962, America saw the invention of the first video game, known as Spacewar, thrusting video games into the limelight, which would have a rippling effect as seen by the popularity of video games today. It was the inspiration for many other video games over the next decade. This warranted its position on a list that honored the top 10 most influential video games (Oxford). Another highly influential development in 1962 was the creation of red…

Pros and Cons of Video Games Video games have been around for more than 40 years and have kept advancing with each decade. According to Stastica.com1, as of 2013, the time spent playing a video game is 23.2 minutes per day. That adds up to over 150 hours a week. The video game industry is projected to grow to more than 101.6 billion in revenue in 2014 according to Gartner, Inc.’s (American information technology research and advisory) projections. Have you ever wondered how this could affect…

Growing in popularity over the last few years it is now the most widely played online video game, surpassing such names as World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2. In fact, the world championship game just played over the weekend with the winning 5 man team being awarded one million dollars. Inside of just playing the game there is a large online community based primarily through a thread on the website Reddit. The posting board is made up of information…

damaging activities one does to themselves, that negatively impacts their individual life and the lives of those around them (NIDA 2012). Addiction can be further classified as the repeated action or ingestion of something that alerts one’s mood. Video game addiction is described as an impulse control disorder, similar to pathological gambling (UPH 2016). The concept of Internet addiction as a disorder was initially proposed by Ivan Goldberg, in 1995. However, while Internet Gaming Disorder is…