...decades, the Canadian dollar has been lower compare to the United States. This has its advantages and disadvantages for the video game industry in both countries. An advantage for the Canadian video game industry it is a disadvantage for US video game industry. Therefore, advantage for US video game is a disadvantage for Canadian Video game industry. For instances an advantage for Canada video game industry, the industry will experience a tremendous high inflow of American customers buying Canadian video games; meaning Canadian video game is constantly selling their products. Therefore, Canadian companies are doing better because in order for a company to be better off; the company’s accounts receivable and inventory turnover ratio must be higher and days to sell must be lower. This is a disadvantage for US because their dollar is worth more, but Canada is getting high inflow of tourist from US because of higher US exchange rate, as a result those tourists expend lots of revenue on Canadian goods and services. Since Canada is one of the biggest exporters in the world, an advantage for the US is that, the exports sales converts into larger amount in Canadian dollars (which is a disadvantage for Canada); meaning US production cost is lower in Canadian dollars. The Exchange rate changes all the time, an increase in Canadian dollar may also have its advantages and disadvantages for companies in general in Canada “As part of a globalized industry, a given Canadian publisher or developer...
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...Marketing Management Executive Summary In 2005, GameStop became the largest game retailer. As a specialty gaming retailer, GameStop has set themselves apart from other retailers. While GameStop has seen its share of success and growth, as the gaming industry changes so will the demands of the consumer leading to more competition. GameStop faces a variety of competition from brick and mortar stores to online stores and online game rentals. The question that one must ask is how does GameStop stay competitive in this changing environment? What strategy can they use to stay ahead of the competition and remain the top game, retailer? Introduction/Background GameStop is the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer. They currently operate 4,490 stores in approximate 14 countries with the majority in the United States and Japan. Its corporate headquarters are in Grapevine, Texas. These stores are mainly in shopping malls and strip centers, with 55% of their entire store in strip centers. It's estimated that GameStop has approximately 33, 000 employees. Employees are knowledgeable about the gaming industry and are often gamers themselves. Employees are encouraged to take games and consoles home to stay up to date with upcoming gaming trends. GameStop also owns a magazine called Game Informer, considered to be a leading gaming publication. Customers that sign up for a GameStop PowerUp Rewards Pro membership automatically get a subscription...
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...Video games can best be defined as an interactive electronic game that requires players to control the movement of the character by using a controller and gain points and money, to say the least. Almost all video games require a medium for it to process the movements and actions of the player. The medium can be in a form of a game console, a disc where the game information is stored, a computer and sometimes both disc and console put together. For example, the Xbox or the Playstation require both the console and disc where as some games can be downloaded through the internet. The first form of video game that appeared on departmental store shelves was ‘Pong’ where basically the game was ping pong in an electronic appearance. The game had 2 straight lines that represented the paddles and a dot that represented the ball. The rules of the game was similar to its real counterpart, of that if one player did not hit the ball, the other player would gain one point. Before the game was introduced in a home version, the game was in arcades where children and adults would come and play (Winter, 2010). And ever since the video game was created, it would be surrounded by controversies where people always pointed out the negative effects of it just to get their kids off video games. Today, the video game has evolved rapidly and there are games developed for adults and games are played worldwide. Game consoles have evolved through the years and now can be found in all forms such as mobile phones...
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...Response to the Questions on Pages 51-52 1. There are several legal issues in producing and selling video games. In many countries including the USA, nudity and violence in video games are restricted. Such games can be sold as adult product. However, in some countries including Taiwan and Mexico there are fewer restrictions connected with video games. Ethical issues may also arise as some people may be upset about nudity; moreover, much violence in video games may cause psychical problems when a person plays often. 2. Kent has two main options. He may choose the profit of his company as the most important goal. In such case, he would support distribution of games with gambling, nudity and violence, because they are the most profitable ones. Kent may also choose some kind of “ethical way”. It means that he would refuse to sell games with gambling, nudity and violence. Such games may be harmful for gamer’s psychical health, especially the health of children and teenagers. 3. Acceptability and commercial use of sex, violence, and gambling in the United States depends on the area of their use. In video games, the presence of violence and gambling is acceptable, but with restrictions. The presence of nudity is permissible, but such games can be sold only in internet-shops, not in the local malls. Games with sex, violence, and gambling can be sold only as an adult product in internet-shops. 4. Marketing sex, violence, and gambling are acceptable in some countries if they...
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...be prolonged. Television and phones are considered to be the primary technologies which appeared in the life of human beings. New technologies were produces in great amounts. Nonetheless, people used those technologies to simplify the process of fulfilling domestic duties. T. K. Derry et. al. mentioned that “domestic housing, though it followed on the whole traditional forms, made use of new materials and new techniques of mass production” (Derry et. al., 1961, p. 403). With further development of information technologies, many other technologies appeared. The main of them are the following ones: iPhones, iPads, and many others. Technologies have produced a great impact on teenagers: phones, television, Internet, and video games have many advantages and disadvantages; they are able to make people technologically informed, but they produce a negative impact on people’s health simultaneously. The invention of mobile phones has produced a great impact on people all over the world: they simplified the process of communication; they made it possible to keep in touch with people who live abroad; they contributed to the unity of people. However, mobile phones have produced an excessive impact on teenagers. It was previously impossible to keep in touch with friends and relatives who live far away. However, with the appearance of mobile phones it became possible to keep in...
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...Just Video Games "Man dies in Taiwan after 3-day online gaming binge" (Hunt, 2015). One of the most significant things that are constantly and rapidly evolving is technology. Technology has a direct impact on the social, economic, political, and cultural life. Nobody these days can do the daily responsibilities without using transportation or without their phone. Technology has become part of everything in the life. This rapid development has many advantages, but unfortunately it also has some disadvantages. Currently, the most important advantages is using technology in the educational process. On the other hand, technology has also some negative impacts especially on the kids. The worst disadvantage of using technology is that...
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...Video Game Design and Game Management Research Paper Game design is more than just fun and games. It can be a hobby even a lifestyle. Game design will be perfect for someone who loves video games and for those who want to see how they will be created. I am a person who really enjoys video games, and I will even enjoy seeing all of the basics of the game, all the way from the creation of the weaponry in the game, to the detailed graphics that were produced within the game. A gaming manager is perfect for someone who enjoys seeing people’s lives wasted in the casino, blowing all of their money on their addiction. Although if that was the only reason to do this job then I suggest changing your attitude on life. A gaming manager makes sure that all of the games in a casino are going well and that no one is cheating by counting cards and/or stealing from the casino. For me, Game Design and Gaming Management are two extremely interesting careers. To become a successful game designer, one should have many talents and specialties within the field. A good personality trait that one should possess is creativity, being open to suggestions, and being able to put what comes to mind down onto a piece of paper. One must be collaborative as well as having a huge passion for games. To be successful, a good education is required. Very few game designers only have a high school diploma. Even very few have an Associate’s Degree in this occupation. A good suggestion is for one to get a Bachelor’s...
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...Table of Contents Title Page Acknowledgement Dedication Chapter I. Introduction Background of Library Research Statement of the Problem Significant of Library Search Scope and Limitation Definition of Terms Chapter II. Discussion I. Definition of Computer Gaming II. Reasons why people play computer games a. Entertainment and fun b. Camaraderie and Connectedness c. Emotional Satisfaction d. Escapism e. Practice or learn life skills f. Challenge g. Visible Rewards and feeling of achievement III. Benefits of playing computer games A. Mental Skill development B. Social Skill development C. Reading and Comprehension Skills development IV. Learning Components of Computer gaming A. Problem Component a.1. Logical Situation a.2. Problem Solving a.3. Multitasking events B. Social Applications b.1. Need of party /guild b.2. Chat capability C. Reading and Comprehension Skill Necessity Component c.1. Following instructions and directions c.2. Vocabularies Chapter III. Summary, Conclusion, Recommendation DMMA College Of Sothern Philippines Tigatto Road Buhangin, Davao City Benefits of Computer Gaming In partial fulfillment of the requirements for English 3A (Technical Writing) Submitted To: Mrs. Editha C. Alagaban Submitted by: Cdt 3/C Barrios, Junrey C. Cdt 3/C Estorpe, Darrel C. March 2013 Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND In the beginning computers were created...
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...The advantages and disadvantages of playing computer games INTRODUCTION Nowadays, computer gaming are more and more famous in this era.Computer games is computer graphic animation that attract many people and starting to addicted. Kids, teenager and adults are also involved in the gaming field. There is many types of computer games, some is used for education purpose, some is used for leisure while some may lead to violence. There are advantages and disadvantages of playing computer games. BODY Advantages I. Better thinking and obey. A. Playing video games have shown to have positive effects. It is no wonder why, because the majority of games require players to follow rules, think tactically, make fast decisions and fulfill numerous objectives to win. B. Able to easily follow and catch up the rules and regulation in real life due to the well practice of following and obey of the particular game’s rules. II. A remedy for intense pain and stress. A. High focus in games will eventually make us relax ourselves and in result we hardly to feel any pains such as head-ache, stomach-ache and others. B. Besides intense pain, it is also a best natural of remedy for us to relax stress, stabilize and calm our mind through playing games. C. Distracting patients and keeping anxiety at a minimum, may lead to much more smoothly and be much less painful or stress for the patients. III. Imagination and estimation boost. A. Improve imagination of person...
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...The feasibility for SONY to develop low-end versions of its video games in UK market from the perspective of marketing 2.0 Aims and objectives: 1. Obtain a preliminary understanding of the target market environment of SONY (1) Understand the basic development conditions of the UK game market. Is it a mature market or an emerging one? (2) Understand SONY's main products in the UK game market. Is there a market for lower-end video game products of SONY? (3) Understand the sales of SONY’s video game in 2013 in the UK. Is it impressive in the industry today? (4) Understand the conditions of main contenders of SONY. Compare the sales between SONY and its main competitors in 2013. (5) Understand the market share of the low-end video games developed by SONY in the UK. Is there a market for it? What kind of consumers prefer to buy such products? 2. Analyze the establishment of a viable product marketing mix of SONY in the low-end market from the perspective of 4P marketing theory. Price (1) What is the consumer expected price (2) What pricing strategy is appropriate for SONY (3) Estimate whether the product can bring profit Product (1) How to position a suitable product to meet market demand (2) How to increase the competitiveness of the products with an outstanding product concept. Place and promotion (1) How to select ideal sales locations to boost sales (2) What promotional tools would be appropriate? Through the answers to the first part of questions, it can be known...
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...format) is usually used on websites for their small file size and low quality image meaning they are always ready for playback depending on the viewer’s broadband, due to this they are very useful for sending in emails as they have been compressed. Normally place in banners on website. They have a sequence of pictures that are put together with slight movement between each image. Each image is known as a frame meaning that when the frame speed is set due to the persistence of vision the viewer can only see a continuous video. A GIF can also allow for instant playback/ continuous loop meaning it can appear that the clip is never ending however can still be stopped after one or a several loops then stop the animation. Bitmap and vector? There are two types of GIFs bitmap and vector. A bitmap GIF is composed of many tiny parts called pixels. Because there are many pixels the file size is normally larger because there is more information to store.one disadvantage is that because it is made up of many components once you zoom in you lose the quality of the image. A vector GIF is created using mathematical shapes called objects. These can be edited to move change shape or colour. The file size for a vector GIF is small even if the images are large. One main advantage of a vector GIF is that it is scalable so even when you zoom in you do not lose quality Advantages of an animated GIF? Animated GIF’s have many advantages some of which include, they are relatively easy to create...
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...and it is a boundless activity because we never stop reading completely. Many people thinks that reading is only crucial during schoolling age and just forgo the importance of reading. Reading is an essential to function in the current era’s society particularly for college students. However, today’s college students are not reading sufficiently because of playing video games, outdoor activities, peer influence and reading for entertainment. College students do not read sufficiently because they are spending time on playing video games. Hivner (2012) noted that 65 percent of college students reported playing video and online games regularly. For most of the college students, playing games have become a daily routine instead of just being a hobby. They are spending more leisure time on playing video games rather than reading. Many college students fail to realize that reading is important for knowledge and skill development. Even though playing video games enables to cognitive development nonetheless it also can led to eye strains and other physical problems. Besides, college students can be so addictive on playing games. Flanagan (2014) stated that in 2007 a study found almost 12 percent of participants in a 7,000 college students were diagnosed as addicted to...
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...I am a News Director, at a small town television station. It is late on a Monday and I am still hard at work. I am sitting at my desk, in my little office, trying to decide on what order to present these two stories that have been brought to my attention. Both are just as important, and should be our top “headliners”. One has a greater impact on myself and out views and the other will bring in the ratings for the station. My responsibilities as a News Director are to present to news stories in the correct order and make sure they stay in that order while the news anchors are on the air. It is also my responsibility to make sure that the station has a great and smooth running show every day; one that satisfies everyone and gives them all the information they are looking for in every story. When presenting a story I need to make sure that I have all the details, and that I am not going to be leaving our audiences going “What was that all about?” I need to be able to give the whole story, not just some tid bites of information. This is something that is difficult to do. News is so right now and all the time, that it is difficult to deliver one hundred percent of the story every time. There is so much going on all the time that people want to know about, it is a difficult task. I need to make sure that my journalists are doing their jobs correctly and honorably. There are a number of things that need to be taken into consideration. First and foremost, the journalists need to...
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...Some advantages and disadvantages of internet [pic] Availability of Knowledge Advantages The internet which was once just a little puddle, now, have become an ocean; an ocean of knowledge. It is like a magical crystal ball which has an answer for every question of yours and the best thing about it is; it is completely free. I know how much I have learnt from the internet. How internet is better than books when it comes to knowledge? The answer to this would be the infinity of the internet. Plus, apart from this, learning from internet is much more fun. You have all kinds of videos about basically every topic that you can imagine of. Disadvantages If availability of knowledge helps people to do good things, it is also, a help for evil. There are thousands of websites which tells you ways to make a bomb or how to commit suicide. People even learn how to hack websites from the internet. [pic] Communication Advantages Another amazing thing about the internet is the communication that it makes possible. Most of the business firms communicate with each other with the help of e-mails. It is not only a faster way but also the safer way too. With internet you can video chat with a person who might be in some other continent as of yours. Disadvantages We are getting so use to of virtual communication that we are lacking a physical contact with our acquaintances. It is separating us from the real world around us, which I think smothers the development of personality of...
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...Parents Allow Their Children to Play Video Games? Video games can best be defined as an interactive electronic game that requires players to control the movement of the character by using a controller and gain points and money, to say the least. Almost all video games require a medium for it to process the movements and actions of the player. The medium can be in a form of a game console, a disc where the game information is stored, a computer and sometimes both disc and console put together. For example, the Xbox or the Playstation require both the console and disc where as some games can be downloaded through the internet. The first form of video game that appeared on departmental store shelves was ‘Pong’ where basically the game was ping pong in an electronic appearance. The game had 2 straight lines that represented the paddles and a dot that represented the ball. The rules of the game was similar to its real counterpart, of that if one player did not hit the ball, the other player would gain one point. Before the game was introduced in a home version, the game was in arcades where children and adults would come and play (Winter, 2010). And ever since the video game was created, it would be surrounded by controversies where people always pointed out the negative effects of it just to get their kids off video games. Today, the video game has evolved rapidly and there are games developed for adults and games are played worldwide. Game consoles have evolved through the years...
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