Video game industry

supervision over the games their children are playing. In a study performed by Woodard and Gridina, they stated that, “While most parents (88%) report regularly supervising their children’s use of television, only about half (48%) report regularly supervising their children’s use of video games” (Woodard & Gridina). Why are parents worried about the programs that are on television more than the content in video games? Have parents become desensitized to the content of the video games which…

them. Why are women, for the most part, being ignored and excluded by mainstream game developers? How did gaming culture come to be what it is today? A culture containing sexism and negative as well as stereotypical representations of women. What is a gamer? What is gaming culture? These questions can be answered in the context of game design studies. Gaming culture itself can be seen as a game. In this context, Game Design Schemas can be applied to gaming culture (Tekinbaş). There are “rules”…

is a game? “A physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other,” is the definition of a game by Merriam-Webster. (Game) Games have been around since humans have walked this earth. Violent games have been played for a very long time too. Romans had gladiatorial games. The most popular game in the world today is soccer. In America, American football is the best-known game that most Americans watch. Like football, Video games have…

A new game is coming out in a week. The game was announced over a year ago with trailers to build excitement for the game. As the launch approaches, more information is released and hype for the game grows. The game comes out and it’s an immediate hit. The only problem is it’s only available on one console, a console they don’t own. Anyone who doesn’t have this console either has to buy the console to play the game or just not buy the game. But what if there was a way that they could buy the…

playing a video game. At the top of the graphic it states “Mediaviolence.org, The Top Games of 2011 Include”, suggesting the idea of this illustration is pertaining to connecting violence to video games. The picture also has in the top left hand corner “according to CNBC, the top games of 2011 include: Rage, Bulletstorm, Max Payne, Twisted Metal, and Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution.” By adding the list of the top 2011 games it makes the audience think and make connections toward the image and what…

Do you ever play video games and wish you could be in it? There is a way to being a game designer. When you are a game designer you can create your characters. That’s not all you have to do. You need also need to create a storyline, methods to win or lose the game, maps, and audio for the characters. This is an awesome career that requires education, skills, and duties and allows a person to become independent. Having an education is the main part of becoming a video gaming designer. You need…

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…

available starting June 29 on Xbox One. Developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios, Halo 5: Guardians is a first-person shooter video game for the Microsoft Xbox One home video game console. The game features a game engine that dynamically scales its resolution in order to maintain a frame rate of 60 frames per second. The game was released in October 2015 for Microsoft Xbox One Yibada reported earlier that 343 Industries revealed a lot about "Halo 5's" multiplayer mode on…

There are real effects of long-term video game playing. This statement by itself is true, just like the statement that people are affected by food. It’s not so much of that someone is affected by video game playing, but more so what other factors contribute to combined effects. This essay in look into the effects of long video game play and how other factors may work along with video game playing to create long lasting effects (Bavelier et al., 2011). There is a large body of research for…

her couch without any motivation. It can dull the creativity of children, allowing them to follow the plot instead of making their own opinion. Video games advocate violence, with all of its digital blood and dark, antagonistic themes, and contribute to the obesity issue. Addiction is a very possible issue relative to video games (Emmons 3). The movie industry, full of violence and sexual content, corrupts many while glorifying the action of the “protagonist.” The Internet, while very helpful,…