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Initial reading Kluwe’s article it is apparent that the public that he is creating or attracting is this new post modern gamer society whom are fed up with the vulgar environment that #Gamergaters have created. Kluge mentions the phenomena of “Gamers are dead” referring to the stereotypes of an avid gamers and that its actually a good thing for the gamer community. However, he feels those whom feel as if their identity is being taken aways are crazy. So I post the question what if he's…

The Multiverse and the Ethics of Video Games One friday afternoon after school, I sat down at my computer and began to play a game. As I played, the same question kept popping up in my head over and over again,”why does this matter?, Why should I care what is happening on screen?”. As I continued to play, an idea struck me, what if I was seeing the characters, events, and lives of an alternate world? What if every death in a game was a real death somewhere. What if my choices mattered? As it…

Why are Videogame Players Perceived Negatively? Videogames are a great way to entertain ourselves when we need something visual, interactive and fun. Those who play videogames understand this and have pt many hours into this form of electronic entertainment. We know that there are benefits to playing videogames even if there are others out there who do not understand this or do not wish to understand this. We have been playing them as children and we still enjoy playing them today.…

Clumsy Ninja Screen capture of Clumsy Ninja. (Source: Lyra Kua) If you love to play casual games on your smartphone, you've probably encountered many games having goals as an integral part of leveling up. Games such as Zombie Tsunami, Temple Run, or Clumsy Ninja have goals laid out for the players to attain. Once you complete the goals, you collect extra rewards, making it faster for you to level up on the game. Those goals are what makes playing games so addicting and less dull. Yet, in real…

Sorry for the way I am Well I’m going to start by talking about what happens in the music video and then I’m going to show the evidence thought what I seen in the video. First thing I see is the guy is finished writing the song then his girlfriend comes in as they start the song then she walks toward him then he turns his back on her and at that point he sings I’m sorry for the way I am. So then she walks to the bed room takes off her sweater and falls on the bed she fells something see…

simultaneous. EA has capitalized on this, and are ahead of the curve with respect to development of sports franchises. The NHL franchise now has “real puck physics”, near photo realistic player models, authentic equipment, and more. (“NHL 15 | NHL Hockey Video Game Features | EA SPORTS.”,…

Can Videogames be considered art? "No Gods or Kings, only Man." This is a quote from Bioshock a first person shooter about a underwater city, but besides the fact that it’s a first person shooters it also features certain elements that make it art and videogames in general include these elements as well so shouldn’t they be considered art? Videogames should be considered art because they include traditional forms of artistic expression, can make of an experience personal or meaningful, and are a…

you ever paid attention to the details of a music video when you are watching it? There are times when a music video goes very well with the lyrics of the song, and the there are times when you’re wondering how does that video have anything to do with that song. Being able to visualize what is being voiced can bring different perspectives to a song. Adding a video to a song can help take the audience to another level. Paying attention to the video of “When I Was Your Man” gave a bettering…

Video gaming is some of the most fun people experience in their day-to-day lives. Video games can serve as a stress reliever after a long day at work, a form of competition among friends, and offers the ability to be someone or something one truly desires to be. The video game community is constantly expanding. However, in what appears to be such an expansive universe it seems that women are consistently left out of the loop. Women in video games are most often portrayed in one of two ways:…

audience that was growing increasingly alienated by the difficult game play and complexity of many of newer breed of video and computer games. More and more often, new games have turned into film like sequences where player's can only follow fixed paths and perform limited tasks. Although often beautiful looking, these video…