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Childhood Friendship In Margaret Atwood’s book, Oryx and Crake, the main character Jimmy had a troubled home life. Jimmy met a boy named Crake when they were assigned as lab partners in school. They began hanging out at lunch and then after school. Crake’s home life was hard as well. This new found relationship became an escape from both of the boys’ difficult lives at home. The simple start of their relationship led to a long and complex friendship between Jimmy and Crake. They had many…

Most of my family plays video games [ my brothers ] and some watch T.V.[ me, my parents ] but occasionally we usually do a lot of things together. In my dad’s house I have five family members, three boys, Ethan, Luka, and me, one dad, and one step - mother, and at my mom’s house I have my mom me and Luka. First, I’m going to talk about me, Ryder. Four things you need to know about me is that I like fishing, pellet guns, biking, and history. I play soccer for fun, and play video games in my…

Over the years, there have been constant debates referring to concerns about the evolution of media. These intense concerns continue to climax as technology and its usage further develop. It would be wrong of me to state that, through all the technological progression, I was not affected. In truth, my generation is one of the most tech savvy generations to help influence this empire’s expansion. Now before we get off topic, let me refocus back to how the new media impacted my life. I remember…

It started when I got my first video game console and that's what got me a spark in computers and tech. I wasn't enjoying my console so I was watching people who play video games on there computer and I was like I need one of those because it looked cool. I remember in 7th grade going to the career center and looking at the computer class they had at…

“Game Day” isn’t a regular day at Xavier University of Louisiana; it’s a day for Xavier’s Golden Nugget’s to defend their pride, while we cast our wide angel lens towards the basketball court, capturing the engulfing reflection pool in all of its pride. Athletics are a big part to most universities and students’ life. Either they love to participate or some love to go and cheer their peers and colleagues on. I learned this while working at a Xavier’s Women basketball game. I wanted to see my…

pretty broad description. Miriam-Webster’s full definition is: “Habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routine” I see it as whenever someone escapes their reality in any form, be it Video games, Novels, Movies, Writing etc. Pretty much anyway you escape your troubled reality and delve into something better, to be someone else.. But why? Some people probably question why this is even necessary. I know that no one has a perfect…

Have you ever wondered how people are able to communicate to others from across the world? Satellites are also the reason we are able to watch tv and find out what road to go on when your husband doesn't ask for directions. Most people use GPS in their everyday life, but do they know how it works? A satellite is an object that moves around a bigger object. The earth and the moon are satellites because the earth moves around the sun, and because the moon also moves around the earth. Many…

Values Across Pop Culture Have you ever watched a movie or an episode of TV? Have you seen how society values other people and their objects? It is just straight up trash how we treat people nowadays. What about music? Have you actually listened to what the singer is saying? It is all putting negative images in the listeners head. Possibly one of the most negative affects of social networking or media is that it causes the users to get addicted. A value is a general idea that certain types of…

December 1, 2014 Can Video Games Change the Way People Behave? 1.2 billion people play video games because they’re addictive, entertaining, and fun. (Venturebeat, “More than 1.2 Billion People Are Playing Video Games,” page 2). Many people play video games for different reasons, such as to relieve stress, avoid schoolwork, chores, which could get out of hand. Brian Knight, one of the authors from the book, The Ultimate History of Video Games, remarked, “Before video games were introduced,…

Analysing characteristics of existing interactive videos in media In this essay I will attempt to understand the principals of video technology of two different types of interactive media, such as viral marketing videos and generated videos, I will be explaining the difference between the two while giving examples. With the knowledge that I will have after doing this essay, I will be able to create my own piece of work which will be a video. The term interactive media comes from the use of…