Essays on Video Games

Introduction

The Kaiser Foundation in its recent study has found out that 97% of American children aged between 8 and 18 years spend a considerable amount of time, an average of 8 hours per week, playing video games (Ahuja, 2013). Studies show that the most popular games, played by children and young adults in USA, are all violent in content. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first person shooter video game that collected a whopping $550 million within the first few days of its release in 2009 (Rozi and Muhyiddin, 2013).
The 10 most popular video games, among Continue reading...

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Thesis statement: Computer games do not solely have a bad influence on youth, they can be utilized for good purposes too.

Paragraph 1: Introduction

Paragraph 2: What is computer gaming and how popular is it?
Paragraph 3: The three negative aspects of computer games
Paragraph 4: Lack of sensation and repetitive Strain Injury or RSI due to computer games
Paragraph 5: Obesity, over eating and inactivity due to computer games
Paragraph 6: Negative impacts on communal and academic growth
Paragraph 7: Negative impact on academic performance
Paragraph 8: Negative impact on behavioural growth
Paragraph 9: Hostility and violence Continue reading...

Technology

2014
Essay
Latest developments in Information and communication technology paved an adventures life to the present generations. It created a brand new another world, made the fantasies happen and let the people feel or does what they wanted to. Of course, these words fit to the concept of virtual reality, an immediate exiting second world just a push of a button away. Specifically speaking, I am concerning to games here. Games play an important part in digital life of the people and since digitization is everywhere so are the games. It is gift of technology to its users. But Continue reading...

Foundation Course – Fundamentals of Networking

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Contents2

Introduction..3

Pricing4

Discussion of Design Considerations5
VLANs 6
Protocols Involved in Constructing a VLAN Based Switched Network7
Cisco VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP).8
Classless Sub-Netting.9
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)9
Router on a Stick.9
Network Diagram for the Gaming Competition10
Three Layer Hierarchical Model11
Bandwidth Requirements for a Gaming Network..11
Conclusion12

References13

Introduction
This paper includes the monetary quotation that will require to setup a network for playing Online and LAN games. All the state of the art technology used in the gaming industry is present in the quotes at the current market price. This Continue reading...

Introduction

The topic about how a violent video game causes a violent behaviour among children has been a complex and controversial subject in the society. This is because there have been a number of reports where children who are addicted to violent video to have a sudden outburst of anger towards others. Therefore, it became a political topic for years since the 1970s. There have been numerous researches that have been conducted by various people in the world to find out if the violent video games are causing the children to have violent behaviours. There have been conflicting reports about Continue reading...

Eric Zwingel

Valley City State University
Video games have become a large part of many peoples’ lives with ages ranging from toddlers to middle aged adults. Teachers are seeing this integration of gaming into the classroom with such things as Smartboards and Ipads to utilize the tech skills that students are developing. Unfortunately most teachers relate gaming to negative effects which are major concerns amongst most school faculties. As a future teacher, I want to know how gaming is affecting the students in a positive, negative, and social aspect. My experiences with gaming have been positive but how I view the Continue reading...

The article “Dream Machines”, by Will Wright deals with how video games are unbridling human imagination and creativity. He says that video games are shaping the way in which the current generation interacts with others by treating the world “as a place for creation, not consumption” (Wright 1). Wright further opines that society mostly sees the negative aspects of technological breakthroughs like video games by ignoring the positive side. In this respect, he is in line with a part of the present article’s main thesis: YouTube’s most important advantage is that anyone can unleash their imagination through Continue reading...

In what ways is technology, industry, and culture of games linked

Most games were developed at the height of computer technology development in the 1980’s. Notably, the early computer games were created in military industrial, academic complexes, which also developed the internet (Flew 120). The games created in the spare time of artificial intelligence unit fashioned the first prototypes of most games that would be a huge success and create a gaming culture all over the world. The release of home video games in 1982 created a worldwide sensation with the profits grossing in several billion dollars. Over time, interaction in the gaming circles and game development has gone Continue reading...

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This paper is on the topic of Basketball Free Throw and to demonstrate the relationship between structural and functional anatomy and movement performance. The first section of this paper will discuss the muscles and actions that are important for the movement and how these muscles relate specifically to the movement outcome. The second section of this paper will cover the limiting/facilitating joints and associated structures. The third section of this paper will discuss the combination of muscle and joint motions important for movement success. The fourth section of this paper will discuss how strategies or training techniques may improve Continue reading...

The first video game to be commercialized was called ‘Pong’, and was released in 1972. Its concept was a game like table tennis whereby players would hit the ball with paddles. As the gaming industry commercialized, the possibility of expansion for game developers increased, and this led to experimentation with violent content in games. The first game that had violent content was ‘Death Race’, which was released in 1976; its aim was to run down pedestrians, who screamed in the process. The content in the game caused an outcry in some communities and this led to its ban. Surprisingly, Continue reading...

Individual Questions for Case Analysis

Introduction
Activision was one of the leaders in content development and publisher of interactive software for various game platforms. It had generated $1510 million revenue in the year 2007 with record increase in net income by 115%. Company’s success lies in the creating sequels.
Vivendi Games was one of the diversified groups of companies in the entertainment industry. It acquired two video game developer companies mainly Sierra and Blizzard in the year 1998. Blizzard was known for its subscription based business model. This case is based on the merger of Activision and Blizzard which created a unique competitive Continue reading...

I firmly believe that addiction to video games can damage personal and public life. However, every road goes both ways, forward and even backward. It altogether depends on the person to decide the path to choose. The same logic applies here too. There is always harm, when there is too much of a thing; extremity called addiction arises from what starts as an innocent, harmless habit. There are arguments also on the supporting side with regards to playing of video games claiming numerous benefits. However, most of the people believe that the negatives outweigh the benefits gained by playing Continue reading...

- Explain in your own words what you understand Sternheimer to mean by the term “folk devils”. She suggests, “video games, those who play them, and those who create them have become contemporary folk devils” (paragraph 4). Can you give examples of such “folk devils?”
Sternheimer uses the term “folk devils” to represent the people who involve themselves in the act of introducing bad effects to the society. In this case, the folk devils are the people who create, the video games and those who play them are the “folk devils”. Examples of folk devils include the youth playing Continue reading...

Use of Video Games among the Youth

Introduction
The exercise of video games has been on the rise with the increased use of computers and the internet. Video games have grown to form one of the most popular entertainment industries in North America. The sale of entertainment software in North America grew by 3.4%. There is a growing concern of the use of video games amongst the youth. Majority of the video game enthusiasts are aged between 6-17 years. The growing use of video games raised concern amongst researchers. There is the concern of the content that video games have on teenagers. Also there is a Continue reading...

In his article “when life imitates a video” John Leo has a very firm view on the impact of video games on children. Leo takes into account nothing else except that his belief is right. His audience are the parents of small boys since they are the ones who play video games. His other audience is our cultural belief, “we are now a society in which the chief form of play for millions of youngsters is making large numbers of people die”(62). In this article, Leo uses unsupported facts to persuade the reader to accept his ideas. However, Continue reading...

Toys and games are a major contribution in the development of children. Many popular varieties of toys and games provide children with an impetus during their free time. This is in tandem with the belief of Piaget and Vigotsky who attest that play can improve a child’s behavior as well as an aid in developing sophistication about relationships.
Haugen (2008) says that children play games as a form of leisure activity to enable them relax their mind. This provides them with an important learning experience that is important in their development. Toys and games enable social interaction when Continue reading...

- Background
Before the introduction of Act 1, the school boards approved preliminary budgets twice in a year. After the passage of the Act, Pennsylvania school districts must approve their budgets once every year. Gibbs (2007) says that Governor ED Rendell signs the special Act I in June 2006. This Act has the specification to assist the school district in Pennsylvania in reducing their taxes by shifting the burden to the gaming revenue. This legislation empowers the electorate in participating in the formation of the public schools budget.
The Act of 2006 regulates the alteration of the property taxes Continue reading...

Video Games and Children

Video Games and Children

Introduction

According to Saleem, Anderson & Gentile (2012), one of the major developments in mass media for the past two and a half decades is the advent and rapid growth of the video game industry. Back in the earlier years, the console games are those which can be found in arcade which offer video games that have become extensively popular, especially to the younger population. Over the years, these video games have evolved with the introduction of video games to the home market, which added more popularity to the public. Due to the overwhelming response and widespread Continue reading...

Analysis on Nintendo

Introduction
Shareholders play a critical role in defining the performance, growth and development of the firm in the regional and global market. The stakeholders are key players who have put a lot of resources into the organization. The company’s growth is determined by the efforts that the shareholders put to ensure that there are enough resources. The objectives can only be achieved through the efforts of the shareholders. This is evident through the success that various organizations have due to the relevant changes that are made in operations that are influenced by the shareholders. This article will be Continue reading...

Video games making us violent; a myth blow out of proportion

The violence in our world has been on a constant rise since as far as we can recall, and the problem is being taken very seriously. We do not know if it is the aggressive weapons which, in the wrong hands, could destroy irreplaceable lives in mere seconds or if it is the violent content that we have been witnessing on our television screens.
Many people also attribute this characteristic to the frenzied lives and the frustrations that take root from it and the problems that are far outside our control. There is yet another issue that comes up Continue reading...

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New product development is a long and complete process of bringing up a new product or service into the market. Familiarizing oneself with the customer's taste and preferences, demand and nature of market greatly influence the penetration of the new product into the market. Durability, time, performance, quality determines the costumer's needs and interests towards the product in question. Many customers will often discredit new products, especially if it penetrated for the first time. Thus, the new product owners must find a way to convince these customers to trust their products. The new products that the company should advertise Continue reading...

A command line interface refers to a computer operating system user interface or an application that uses visual prompts to execute tasks by typing in a command on a specified line. The graphical user interface, on the other hand, is a human-computer user interface that uses icons, windows, and menus that can be controlled using a mouse or a keyboard to execute commands. Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are accentuated by Microsoft Windows while command-line interfaces (CLIs) are exemplified by the UNIX command Language. It is less complicated for a beginner to use a GUI than a CLI since a Continue reading...

Introduction

With the increasing spread of electronic media, kids today have access to all kinds of content across multiple devices and screens – television, computers and mobile phones, besides video gaming consoles. Gaming is an increasingly popular pastime with children, especially in homes where the parents are busy and the kids are left alone for the day, since they are too old for daycare. Teen adolescents have found increasing fascination in video games – whether on the computer, cellphone or gaming console. With internet connectivity and technology improvements, fast action games – the kind that keep children engrossed for hours – can now be Continue reading...

There is a plethora of social media sites that enable people to stay in touch with each other. Facebook is one of the biggest largest and evolved leading social networking platforms that facilitates people to stay connected to their families and friends. People also routinely use Facebook to chat with their loved ones as well as to share their photos and videos with others. It is a blessing for international students who leave their homes and travel to foreign countries for a better and higher education. Facebook helps them stay connected and updated on the developments back home. Facebook Continue reading...

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Have you heard about Sandy Hook? A fanatic who was a media violence junkie murdered twenty innocent children, along with six staff members. In the past few years, gun violence has been on the rise in many previously peaceful countries in the world and researchers are claiming that the attackers are usually people who have been fed violence via different media channels, predominantly TV and video games, since early childhood. These children grow up to glamorize the people who hold guns and kill innocent human beings.
It is safe to say that media’s romanticized portrayal of Continue reading...

Modern world brings much convenience into our daily life, but at the same time it is full of various temptations. Many years ago the childhood was completely different, and kids had to play in the yard, ride their bicycles and play dolls. Nowadays most of these things became replaced by interactive entertainments, such as tones of computer games, easy access of the World Wide Web, and availability of any information. End of XX and beginning of XXI century kids prefer to play a video game or to watch a movie or a short video online to pleasant plays in Continue reading...

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Digital games have not been favored by the educational researchers and often not looked upon as a powerful tool for education. However, Minecraft is different and the game is known to carry huge educational benefits for children. The children can learn numerous subjects and it is found that learning whit Minecraft is faster than the use of traditional methods of education. Moreover, students feel motivated with the new medium of leaning and show higher motivation. The aim of the paper is to look at different studies and researches related to the game and its use in the educational field.
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Technology is fast changing and growing on a daily basis. Accordingly, children today grow in environments with various forms of technology including television, DVDs, video games, smartphones, and computers, among others. It is irrefutable fact that children from time to time interact with these forms of modern technology creating contention on whether these devices have significant effects on their cognitive development. Accordingly, there is an emerging topic of concern in education and behavioral sciences seeking to understand the effects of using technology on the brain function among children. As such, psychologists, neurologists, sociologists, and educators among other groups of Continue reading...

Nowadays video game industry is considered to be a mainstream rather like movie or music industry. While the epic blockbusters such as Call of Duty series contribute to the developers within direct sales of game copies and franchising, free competitive online games attract more and more players. The evolution of electronic sports in the last decade has altered the industry. The online tournaments have become massive global events. We will consider the contribution of competitive game industry to economy in terms of one of the most popular multiplayer online games Dota 2.

THE CONCEPT OF DOTA 2

Dota 2 is a 5-vs-5 online competitive Continue reading...

When we refer to video games, the opinions of people are diverse on such debatable issues. Some parents disagree that children spend too much time on video games. Other parents may claim that video games benefit children. It is a significant issue for the young children. At times video games help young children as it helps them to relax; it also stimulates curiosity and in developing their critical thinking. Video games offer an escape from the real world and give a sense of accomplishment while playing games. My own experience supports my view as every day homework pressure was Continue reading...

Transformation Of Video Games

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The rapid development and evolution in the technology industry has affected and transformed other industries as well. Consumer today is more connected and updated than ever. The current generation is even unfamiliar with several of the traditional mass media verticals. Hardware advancements and internet have revolutionized the way people used to use their TVs and phones as TVs have been transformed into IPTV and video on demand channels have given more control and choice to the consumers. According to statistics (figure 1), the use of digital TV and non-voice use of phones (texting and messaging Continue reading...

Violent Online Games and Their Effects

Introduction
Online games are being patronized by the majority of people. There are many applications online that can be played. Most of them can be played singularly but most of the players are preferring multiplayer games. In majority, multiplayers are playing Massively-Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) that most of the time are violent. Online games are showing shootings and killings in a fashionable way that fascinates more players to play those games. Now, many are concerned about the effects of violent online games to the players. In years, scientists debate the progress of research if the violence of Continue reading...

Video games are common forms of children’s entertainment. The current era cannot ignore the effect of video games among children. However, the range of effects for the videos is extremely wide. Although, the video games are meant for entertainment, they usually involve other experiences. Some of the games are violent, and they may expose the children to extensive effects. As a result of extensive exposure to violent video games, children are likely to develop hostility, fear, stress, as well as psychological trauma. However, there are positive effects of violent video games among children. To understand the appropriateness of Continue reading...

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Gaming is an industry created by legal gambling activities and includes lotteries, poker, slot machines, horse racing and other table games. According to Baird, Yepez, and Fairey (2011), supporters of gaming argue that it has psychological benefits. It gives people the opportunity to exercise control and it is also a way to relieve stress. Supporters claim that gaming is just like any other form of entertainment such as watching a movie.
According to an article by the American gaming Association (2014), gaming has created employment opportunities and generated huge returns as tax revenue for the government. In 2002, 350, Continue reading...

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Many doctors and psychologists are interested in the relationship between computer games and aggressive behavior. There are several researches were provided on this matter and the conclusions are not optimistic. In this paper we want to investigate do violent video games provoke aggressive behavior in children and teenagers or not? There is a number of researches will be discussed on this matter.

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Usually, when in the United States a mass murder has happened at school or at university, all the attention of police, reporters and ordinary citizens refers to identity of the killer and his habits. In addition to Continue reading...

Engaging in the many forms of social media is a routine activity, which, researchers have shown to be of benefit to adolescents and children by enhancing communication, technical skills and social connection. Social media sites for example Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, and MySpace provide multiple daily opportunities for connecting with classmates, friends and people sharing common interests. In the recent years, the number of adolescents and pre-adolescents using these sites has increased dramatically. According to a recent study, 22% of teenagers log on to their favorite social media more than ten times a day. In addition, more than a half Continue reading...

The increase in global technology and inventions have facilitated research on materials that will enable industries and people increase data storage capacities. These technological inventions have resulted to generation of magnetic systems of data recording densities and storage beyond the present day’s computers. The continuous research on more usable and flexible computers have resulted to evolution of the Next Computer generation. This paper will vividly present a state –of- the art research and comprehensive report on how current computer aided, programs and tools will drastically change in terms of physical properties and function ability.
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The topic of violence in the modern media has been debated for many decades, since television started increasingly broadcasting the shows with violent content. Parents, educators, scientists and authorities have become even more concerned with the issue with the emergence of the violent video games, whose characters were engaged in bloody fights, murders and many other demonstrations of aggressive behavior. Now that the technologies allow the developers of the games to reach an extremely high level of realism, an increasing number of researchers have been studying the problem to find possible connections between the violence in the games and Continue reading...

Technology is a main part of our lives today. With the development of technology to improve the quality of our lives, the creation of some technology that does more unpredictable harm is inevitable as well. In the context of materials created by technology that do more harm than good, video games are one of the most appealing which has caused concern in many parents. The appeal of video games is often a result of the fact it stimulates multiple senses and can be played against other children creating a sense of mastery. Yet there are findings in the research Continue reading...

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The Pre-lude and Fugue in C major, BWV is a composition written by J.S Bach. It appears in the book “The Well-Tempered Clavier” as the first prelude and fugue. This book comprises of a set of 48 preludes and fugues that were authored by J.S Bach. The prelude part of this keyboard piece consists of 35 bars and is also characterized by broken chords. It ends with a single C major chord. However, some artists over time have added extra bars inside the piece in order to add a personal touch to the piece or to alter its progression. Continue reading...