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I was almost alarmed when I began noticing the other activities that other children found their happiness through sports, video games, gossip, things that just didn’t apply to me. I couldn’t quite grasp what these other children were so fascinated in but I started to judge myself because all I really did was play legos I mean, how odd is that? Of course this is was my mindset…

patterns. Nowadays, video games are a very debatable topic, due to it’s stereotypical gore and violence. Some people criticize gaming, for its appearance, saying gaming is sexist, and is a negative influence on children. Others defend video games, saying that it can help people relieve stress and become critical thinkers. We chose this topic because both of us enjoy gaming, but not to the extent that we will fail for it. Our goal was to see if video games actually had an…

What is a sport? Well a sport is an activity that involves physical exertion OR skill in which an individual or team compete against another or others for entertainment purposes. So many people say that there is a definitive line between sports and competitive gaming, but is their really? Videogames should be considered an actual sport because of team play, the tournaments, and the fact that just like sports such as football and baseball you need to practice, practice, practice. Videogames…

Card games were played a lot during the Renaissance. Games like Frussi, which is also known as primiera. Primiera was highly popular during the Renaissance period. In order to play you had to give every player four cards. The one who gets four cards of the same kind is the winner. About every person played, from royalty to peasants played. Another popular game was Basetta. When the dealer lays down three cards then every players has to draw a card from the pack. Chess was another popular game…

Have you ever wanted to escape reality? Most people do this via hobbies: being taken away by a good fiction book, video games: creating your own avatar or acting as another character and recreational activities: sinking your head into a sport, or running of to Europe on a spontaneous vacation. Unfortunately 7% of the population unwillingly escape their own reality and suffer from a dissociative disorder at some time in their life. “Dissociative disorders are characterized by an involuntary…

I will be describing video games. I am using the descriptive informational text in order to explain video games. This topic is significant to me because, videogames are a major part of my life and I enjoy videogames. Video games are a game played by manipulating images, from a computer program, in which the game is displayed on a screen. Much coding goes into making video games. Video games can be used for a leisurely or competitive activity. I preferably use it to pass time or just have fun…

With the popularity of The Force awakens period, it is good to see that not forgetting the original Lego Star Wars Trilogy, which gives us some great new sets to recreate classic scenes. Case in point, the freezing carbon Bedroom set, which is one of the most iconic moments of The Empire Strikes Back. This set includes a relatively small room, three men - Han Solo, Boba Fett and Ugnaught - and Han Solo in Carbonite pieces. Complexity: This is a relatively small series of 231 pieces, but many…

“Serious games have become increasingly popular as an educational tool in schools, as a training device for professionals and as a means which may add entertainment to teaching and training, making the learning experience fun” (Katsaliaki and Mustafee, 2012). In other words, Katsilk and Mustafee assert that serious games are going behind the spectrum. Where games were just limited to fun and as a way for entertainment; however, that's no longer the case. Many institutions are now using serious…

“Come on dude we gotta go to the arcade. Willie and his friend hopped in the car and his mom drove them to the arcade. On their way, his mom noticed that the car was on low fuel and they didn’t want to stop to get gas so they kept on going so we decided to take it slow and keep on driving. They really wanted to win that Xbox and hopefully today was the day, because they have nothing to do at their house and hopefully they can change that. They arrived at the arcade and immediately they signed…

Talking to oneself needs not be seen as a sign of lunacy or bizarre behavior anymore. Third-person monologue could become a useful strategy for emotional management according to a team of researchers in Michigan, USA. Apparently, people do a better job of controlling their emotions when they talk to themselves in the third person than talking in the first person. This was the first study to document this phenomenon. The research had financial support from the John Temple Foundation and the…