Video game genres

the American nuclear physicist William Higinbotham introduced the first two-person electronic game Tennis for Two during a Brookhaven National Laboratory open house demonstration (BNL.org). Tennis for Two consisted of a two-dimensional side view of a tennis court that was projected onto an oscilloscope screen which was similar to a black and white television. Participants of this revolutionary electronic game served and volleyed an electronic tennis ball utilizing controllers with buttons and…

argued that violent video games promote antisocial behavior.A major point of his was that the game 's environment affects the player 's attitude. He referenced an experiment to prove this; a group of players played a relaxing game and another played a tense game like resident evil. “Those who played high-stakes gaming like Resident Evil were more competitive than those that played less intense games like fishing”(Flanagan, 2015). The experiment suggested that “the link between game and gamer is…

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…

for personality development as all the information teenagers gain during that time have a strong influence on their future behavior. Today teenagers spend almost all of their time surfing the web, watching movies, listening to music, and playing video games. However the media content has changed extensively, and the amount of violent elements is rising year by year. Psychologists all over the world explore the influence of violent media on teenagers’ behavior admitting the possible serious…

Are Video Games are Bad? In Jane Mcgonigal's “Be A Gamer Save The World.” See expresses her opinion that video games are beneficial to any and all who play them. Her opinion contradicts that say video games are a waste of time. They also say that video games cause kids to become violent when they become adults: and not only have limited social lives but they claim that they even make them less intelligent compared to someone that doesn't play video games. Mcgonigal goes into detail and uses data…

We all have seen violent television shows, movies, video games, comic books, etc., but what we are not seeing are the effects they have on the viewers. A young child watching Power Rangers imitates the behavior he has seen by kicking his brother. Is that the result of observing the violent behavior? Is aggression a learned behavior or something that is inherited? In this paper, I will be discussing the research concluded on the hypothesis of violent media causing aggression in people of various…

Introduction Video Games in the genre of violence has been in question since they came around in the late 1970’s. Violent video games are seen as low culture due to the fact that they go against typical morals especially since a large number of the players are children. There is a strong stigma about violent video games that say they transfer aggression and violence to children and adults who play them. I have play the violent video game Halo with three different individuals while also asking…

It is often speculated that video gaming seems to be a solitary activity due to misdirected criticism at the industry itself. In reality however, a large part of what makes playing video games enjoyable is being able to communicate your individual gaming experiences to those around you partaking in similar activities. Many developers in the industry today have taken advantage of this breakthrough in communication technology and use it to influence the social aspect of today’s culture. Not only…

The absence of women characters in video games might have many different reasons. The creators of these games are mostly males; there are not many women in the video game industry. There was even a joke about Ubisoft, one of the well-known producers in video gaming, that they do not have female characters in their games in important roles because they do not see a lot of female around –since nearly all of their workers are males. Also still today, the games are focused on the male majority…

Johnnie Brown Video Games Playing games on your mind..? Part 1: Many parents don’t like that there kid plays video games. Have you ever wondered why they don’t like them? I have always wondered why my parents never liked me playing them. What is it about video game that make parents hate it so much? Research Question: Why are video games bad for young children? Knowledge on the topic: I know a lot about video games. There are a lot of games out there that I love to play such as Madden, NBA 2k…