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With the growing popularity of social media and its increasing involvement with matters both domestic and worldwide, individuals have begun to gravitate toward being “techno-optimists” or “techno-pessimists”, with many left somewhere in between. We are surrounded by TV programs telling us how to look, videogames telling us what races are “good” or “bad”, and the whitewashing of nerd culture it’s not difficult to see why some are pessimistic about social media, especially with its role in…

subtle, but arduous effects on society as a whole and for each individual. While these technologies are relatively new compared to humankind’s grand history, each year, more research is being conducted and released on the impacts that social media, video games, and virtual simulations have on the youth. All this research seems to have one main thing in common which is that even though technology does have obvious benefits, no one can deny the fact that there are some serious repercussions…

Video Games: The Positive Outlook Everywhere you look today, you see a child or teenager playing a video game. They can play games on their cell phone, their hand-held video gaming system, a tablet/laptop, home computer, or home video game device such as Xbox or PlayStation. An astounding 91% of all children play video games (Granic, Lobel, & Engels, 2014, p. 66). Video games have become a huge part of children’s lives with 97% playing for at least an hour a day. Although most research shows…

Video games causing children to be violent has been a controversial topic for many years. Many people have questioned if video games are the reason why children are so aggressive. “The psychological group reports that more than 90% of children in the united states play video games. Among kids between the ages 12 and 17, the number rises to 97%. More important, 85% or more of video games on the market contain some form of violence.” Stated CNN. Even the games that you think are benign have some…

Why have video games become a big success? Back in the early 1900s, people didn’t have video games, they had simple games such as checker and chess. These two games are still widely played, but when computers and televisions started becoming a normal necessity, virtual games became more apparent. The concept of video games started with the first computer game. This game was a version of tic-tac-toe, created in 1952 by A.S. Douglas, a Cambridge university doctoral student (Hile) This simple, but…

Video game are very popular all around the world. It have become a daily activities of many teenager and adult all over the world. “Today 97% of teens in the U.S. play video games, and sales of games are growing. The domestic video game industry brings in nearly $12 billion a year” (The Impact of Video Games 2). Video games are great way for entertainment. It have been around us for many years. Not only kids are playing video game but also adult too. Video games can be very addicted. As a gamer…

Mobile Video Trends In 2016 You Need to Know A recent report published by comScore highlights important trends in how audiences consume videos on their mobile devices. Specifically, YouTube’s video app has earned the second most unique visitors year over year with only Facebook ranking higher. With YouTube acting as the undisputed king of online video and Facebook beefing up its own video platform, 2016 is poised for brands ready to commit to mobile video marketing. << Insert Image One…

According to Brad Bushman video games have become more violent since the 1970’s. Studies have shown that children are starting to act more aggressive. Children have also committed more acts of violence. The game “Death Race” has encouraged any one who is playing it to run over the “gremlins” that actually look like humans. Even the arcade video game “Pac-Man” has faced criticism for the excessive amount of cartoon violence that is in that game. In the 1990’s violence in video games have become…

Alike the representation of the LGBT community, the representation of femininity in video games can also picture individuals and/or groups in a negative way which influences the way of which members in society view them. Femininity in video games has been more apparent due to the rise of the feminist ideology and the third wave movement. Furthermore, feminine characters are usually portrayed in weaker roles and are more often than not sexualised and objectified. Therefore, this representation…

Video games have been controversial since their inception. Many American youth have found enjoyment in the playing of video games. Whether it is the interesting challenge video games possess or the flashy graphics, video games seem to offer something for everyone. These video games are varied in their function, but for the most part similar in the way a player interacts with the virtual world. This new and still developing technology that is video games has been called harmful by some…