The video game industry is an industry that strives in producing creative, and fun games for people of all ages. Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, whether it be jumping on mushroom monsters, or beating the life out of demons from the Underworld, there’s a good chance one of these companies has made a game out of it. But as the already vast game library grows, many parents are left pondering what games their children should play, and if simulated violence is healthy for the growing minds of their…
Controversial Topic Relating to Videogames Video games have been around for many of years. With the first videogame console dating all the way back to the 1970s. However, the first commercial arcade video game, “Computer Space” by Nutting Associates, was introduced in 1971. The videogames that we know now are nothing like they use to be back in the 70s. With 155 million videogame players worldwide and about 80% in which have a gaming console in their household (North). With the gaming industry…
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…
The first-person shooter has been one of the most popular video game genres of the decade. First person shooter video gaming was first introduced in the 1970's with titles such as Maze War and Spasim. First person shooter video gaming started to rise in popularity in the 1990's. id software released its first successful title Wolfenstein 3D in 1992. First person shooter video games allow players to experience the game in a first person perspective. First-person shooters played on computers are…
Although gaming with friends and going to conventions can be fun, staying at home and playing games with family brings enjoyment too. Seeing mother and father’s reactions to a game can cause children to laugh and have fun. Now that board games and puzzles have been made obsolete, video games were bound to target family fun. Many games have been created specifically for families to enjoy. One way to tell if a game is appropriate for family fun would involve looking at the game’s rating. The…
science fiction genre in one of its video slot production, Alien Hunter. This is one of the most entertaining video slot productions to have come out of Playtech production line. Although the graphics used in the game will not beat the 3D graphics found in other premium video slot games, the same graphics help create a sense of fun and adventure only Alien Hunter can deliver. There are a number of alien-themed slots available online, but Alien Hunter from Playtech takes the genre to another…
The genre of horror is a fascinating subject, not merely because it scares people, but because it triggers and emotional state from the players. Why play a game that makes you scared instead of playing a game that makes you feel happy? This emotional state is a state of feeling alive and is triggered by the adrenaline hormone, which is the result of a process when a person is in danger or feels endangered. The horror genre is however a fairly difficult subject and consists of multiple subfields…
Most fighting games are rated T for teen, but children usually will play teen rated game which is fine. Some even play M rated game which are also fine, but they must be ready. Take one of the most popular game series: Call of Duty. For one game in the series: Call of Duty Black Ops. According to Parenting the game description, “Set during the Cold War in the late 1960s, Call of Duty: Black Ops has players engaging in extraordinarily realistic military operations in countries including Vietnam,…
many kinds of video games, but how many of you have played shooting video games. For today, I will introduce two shooting video games for this comparison, Rainbow Six: Siege and Ghost Recon: Wildlands. In this speaking, I will compare these games in three topics. First, I will talk about similarities. Next, I will tell what differences are. Lastly, I will show you the video game sales from the same publisher. So, let us begin in the first topic, similarities. In similarities, these games were…
Video Games Video games have two sides that can have a large effect on society. My 10 year old step brother plays video games, the choices of video games are both positive and negative. He can be okay while playing Football, Minecraft, and Animal Jam, but when he chooses to play killing games he tends to become disrespectful to everyone in the household. Although the media often associates video games with violence, this common stereotype is often defunct by the countless amount of…