Virtual Console

only logical conclusion. Cartman’s fanaticism with the Wii is what the creators are making fun of. His obsession with the Wii becomes so ridiculous that he is willing to freeze himself, an act that would end with his death, in order to acquire the console sooner. After Cartman’s body gets lost in an avalanche, he wakes up five hundred years in the future. Despite this new piece of information, Cartman is still fixated on obtaining a Wii and he does not even bat an eye when he finds out that…

Every child dreads this moment. As kids and teenagers, most people beg their parents for a gaming console. When you are allowed to get one, though, a problem arises. Which console is the best to get? In the eighth generation of home video game consoles, there are three main “players” out in the market: Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. However, there are only two truly “successful” consoles here in the U.S., the Xbox One (Microsoft) and the PlayStation 4 (Sony). Although these systems are very…

Study suggests an hour of video games a day makes kids better adjusted. A popular media report in Time Free Press newspaper written by Casey Phillips. Discussed the topic of video games. Phillips referred back to an article written by Dr. Andrew Przybylski, published in Pediatrics. This article goes to discuss how there were 4,900 British adolescents that were asked, “how often they played video games” (Phillips reported). This study was based on self-reports from the 4,900 participants. The…

Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed and it is also the intelligent use of the imagination. The imagination can be considered as a very powerful faculty of a person’s mind and it can be so strong in some people to the point that these people live in an “imaginary world”. The imaginary world refers to the world of ideas and perceptions of a person and they can get those ideas in the said video game. Clarkson (2005) has mentioned that there are many…

“The Mighty Ducks”: A Sport’s Psychology View To practice implementing sport psychology concepts, I chose the 1992 film, The Mighty Ducks to be my example situation. Being that it was the only movie on the given list that was readily available to watch on Netflix, my decision was easy. Having only seen bits and pieces of the movie, I was now able to watch it in its entirety. The Mighty Ducks is a sport drama starring Emilio Estevez. Estevez plays Gordon Bombay, a high powered lawyer who will do…

Before looking into the Virtual reality headset we are brought back to the sensorama. This invention purpose was to put its host in a movie theater in a way. The box was much bigger than the headsets and would give them the experience of a surround sound HD image movie. It has since been an argument whether or not the sensorama is the actual seed of the virtual reality headset. He competes with "the sword of the Damocles" making is the view in the US Air Force. Later on, the virtual interface…

“Dota 2: The Face of Professional Gaming” is a piece written by Raven Jiang who uses the video game, Dota 2 as an example to represent gaming as an ever-growing visual entertainment source. It also tells of how video gaming can even draw in a steady income, whether it be live streaming or video competitions. Raven describes how big gaming is and in what ways it is. Through his use of superb examples and explanations the work is effectively stating its claim. Raven starts off the piece by…

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…

Modern video games role in gender socialization Karen E. Dill and Kaythern P. Thill stated “Both the content of video games and the role of video games in popular culture have changed profoundly since the first games appeared on the market in the 1970s.” and everyday this is proven more and more true. To clarify games from the 1970s to present day is considered modern, games generally before then were text based or demonstration of technological ability (examples: 1962 Spacewar, 1966 Periscope,…

1.0 Introduction Sony Corporation, commonly referred as Sony, which is a Japanese multinational conglomerate. Headquarter of Sony is currently located at Konan Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Sony is primarily focused on the electronics, game, entertainment and financial services sectors. Sony is founded on 7th May 1946 and founded by two Japanese, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. Both of them are an engineer and a physicist, the Sony original name was Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, which is Tokyo Telecommunications…