...Video game playing has become an increasingly popular activity for many people to do. With all the video game playing, this gives rise to possible concerns about how the media portrays such things in the game. One aspect of the game that is an increasing talked about subject in video games is gender and how it portrays both men and women. In many games, women are shown as having the passive role and men having a more role. In an article written by Jeroen Jansz, who is a professor of communication and media at Erasmus University and Raynel G. Martis, his colleague, focus on the way gender is portrayed in video games. In the article they wrote, it focuses on the way that women are viewed in video games as a submissive and non-dominant player as the paratext around females in games would suggest. However, in Tomb Raider, Lara Croft distinguishes a different role than...
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...EN1320 Composition | The Effects of Playing Video Games | Stimulating Minds | | Sean Rock | 2/26/2013 | The positive and negative effects associated with playing video games. | Contrary to popular beliefs, being active in the gaming world, with moderation, can enhance behavioral skills. Throughout the years there have been numerous studies to try to prove that gaming was either beneficial or harmful to children and later to adults. There are skills that can be advanced with the right exposure and restraint to video games. There are some risks involved with lifelong gaming. As adults there are long term damages and ill-effects that can occur. One of the major points in this argument of whether video gaming is favorable is the exposure to violence. The effects overall prove that controlled game play can enhance the players’ lives. Playing video games at a young age has its downfalls and rewards. Research has shown that children who participate in playing video games have to undertake unique activities. This includes increasing their hand-eye coordination and pushing players to improve their coordination skills. (Matthew Anton http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=67460656&trk=tab_pro Webmaster / Internet Marketer). Parents should require a limited play time with video games because the threat of addiction is very real. Excessive game play can lead to anti-social behavior and lack of face-to-face interaction. Though this is a growing hazard, there are...
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...Video games give gamers a sense of self, allowing them to reach outside of who they are, and empower them to tackle real-world problems. According to Jane McGonigal in her article “Be A Gamer, Save the World,” video games help fulfill human needs that society fails to entertain. Typically, gamers are typecast as escapist-an individual who tries to escape away from reality-but the reality is playing video games has helped players become the best versions of themselves. Throughout the article McGonigal provides information and research pertaining to the increasing number of people playing video games and why they can help increase the quality of life, and how they provide a genuine need that the real world does not but she fails to provide any...
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...Video games Effects on Children: Student’s Name: Institution’s Name; Date of submission: My topic is the effect of video on children. In America, 81% of young people play at any rate once per month, 8.5% of them are dependent and "the normal 8-to 12 year-old now plays 13 hours of computer games every week, while the normal 13-to 18 year old plays 14 hours of computer games every week" (Metrics 2.0, 2007). Since computer games are so unmistakable in children' lives, it is hard to keep them from playing computer games entirely– however is that even essential? Through the research of my topic, I hope to understand how video games are really affecting the lives of children. With such an assortment of amusement sorts out there, it is hard to say if computer games as a rule are great or awful.my argument is that, majority of parents today do not pay attention to the kind of videos that their children are watching and this could affect their development. Fortunately, there have been incalculable studies done on this and data on the upsides and downsides can be effectively found. Negatives of Video Games There are different sorts of computer games accessible in today's industry. Computer games are proposed to target distinctive parts of a tyke's life. These computer games are included an assortment of instructive, genuine, and easygoing diversions, yet as a general rule, what kid is going to pick an amusement about learning versus an amusement where they can slaughter zombies or...
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...has been a lot of negative attention in the media towards video games. Enough that most parents don't want their young children being subjected to the violence and aggression that most video games have. While there are many arguments that oppose video games, they are also many that claim the opposite. In fact, science has proven that video games are actually beneficial to the cognitive development of human beings. There are many studies that show an enhanced development in children who play video games. In the United States, an astounding 97% of all children play video games for an hour a day. While that may seem counterproductive to their social development, it's actually helping them...
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...Do Video Games Promote Sexism? Did you know that a new statistic has determined approximately 48% of all “gamers” are female? Recently many feminist journalists use this study as evidence that video game culture is falling behind in terms of appealing to a female audience, and that a culture of sexism and misogyny is perpetuated and rampant throughout videogames. As a component of this culture we must question whether these accusations are valid. In order to understand this argument we must answer the question, what is a gamer? According to this study a gamer is anyone who plays, however occasionally, any form of game including mobile games like “Clash of Clans” or “Candy Crush”. Even a person who played “Pong” even a single time in the 1980s...
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...people with entertainment but it also has the ability to connect people around the world. While gaming is purely a hobby for certain people, there are others that only focus on its negativities. As game stations have become amazingly advanced in the last few years, so do their games. Games have amazingly transformed from 2-dimensional images to now complicated concept. Recently, the topic for most of these newly developed games have focused strongly on violence, which is stirring up a commotion about whether this increase in violence is reflected in individual’s aggressiveness. Even though several studies have been made about this growing problem, these studies only prove certain cases are true while most would neglect other important factors like the backgrounds, personalities and interactions of these candidates with other people. While it is true that most games are focusing too much on violence, there are legitimate sources that prove video games are not the reason behind individual’s aggressiveness. Game Revolution's Duke Ferris did a hefty bit of research, foraging through countless studies about violence and video games, reading a number of charts and graphs from the Department of Justice, and has come up with this conclusion: the era of kids who grew up with video games (from about 1993 and after) has the least amount of violent crime rates ever recorded (Ross Miller 1) The world of gaming was introduced in the 1970s purely as a new method for entertainment...
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...Entertainment is a multi-billion dollar industry that is still growing rapidly and becoming an even larger, detrimental aspect of American life. One key element of this industry is gaming. Many consider video games to be a complete waste of time while others recognize intellectual gain of them, however the truth is somewhere in between the two ideas. Steven Johnson argues in his novel, Everything Bad is Good for You, “All the intellectual benefits of gaming derive from [making decisions], because learning how to think is ultimately about learning how to make the right decisions.” This argument is valid and accurate, although a little exaggerated, but is misleading due to the fact that, according to his argument, only decision-making yields intellectual benefit. Therefore, only games that require decision-making are beneficial. This now limits Johnson’s argument since the majority of video games being played do not require intense decision-making and if they do, one’s mastery of the game removes most decision-making from it. Almost all examples Johnson uses of positive consequences of video games were regarding role-playing games, arguably the leading genre for intellectual gain. However, from a list of the top ten best selling games of last year, only three of the ten were role-playing games,...
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...Computer Game Addiction - Symptoms, Treatment, & FAQs By Dr. Brent Conrad Clinical Psychologist for TechAddiction What is computer game addiction? Computer game addiction generally refers to an excessive, unhealthy amount of playing computer games. Rather than engaging in the real world, an addicted user devotes the majority of his or her time to gaming. The addicted gamer often isolates him/herself from others, ignores more important responsibilities, and is often obsessed with obtaining higher status / rankings / achievements in his/her favorite computer game. Is computer game addiction a diagnosable disorder? According to the DSM-IV (the current manual for classifying emotional, psychological, and mental disorders), no. Although there have been calls from some mental health professionals (and parents) to recognize computer game addiction as a "real" disorder, it has not been granted official diagnostic status. As more research on the effects of excessive gaming is conducted, many believe that it is only a matter of time before computer game addiction is classified as a compulsive behavior similar to gambling addiction. What are the symptoms of computer game addiction? Because there is no official diagnosis of computer game addiction, there is obviously no universally agreed upon list of symptoms. Psychologists and other mental health professionals initially adapted the diagnostic criteria for gambling addiction and used this as a rough assessment tool...
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...Exposed to Video Games Vincent Michael Baclaan Chapter 1 Introduction to the Study Chapter One, is divided into 5 parts: (1) Background and Theoretical Framework of the Study, (2) Statement of the Problem and Hypotheses, (3) Significance of the Study, (4) Definition of Terms and (5) Delimitation of the Study. Part One, Background and Theoretical Framework of the Study, presents the rationale and the reasons why the study is being conducted. Likewise, it describes the theoretical basis of the study as well as the conceptual framework. Part Two, Statement of the Problem and Hypotheses, describes the general goal of the study and the specific questions to be answered in the study with corresponding hypothesis to be tested. Part Three, Significance of the Study, enumerates the different beneficiaries and corresponding benefits that they can derived from the results of the study. Part Four, Definition of Terms, list alphabetically technical terms used in the study. These terms are defined conceptually and operationally. Part Five, Delimitation of the Study, identifies the scopes and limitations encountered during the conduct of the study. It identifies the variables, the subjects, research designs and statistically analysis procedures used in the study. Likewise, it specifies the location and time in the conduct of the study. Background and Theoretical Framework of the Study A video game is a game that involves...
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...Society and Video Games Video games are still a very new form of media. Compared to other forms of entertainment like books, television, or movies, video games are still new and very misunderstood. As video games rise in popularity many people like to blame them for the problems of modern society, although other forms of entertainment involve common elements. Video games need to be seen just as equal to a fan of movies or books. They do not always have to be mindless entertainment and can also be helpful in your daily life. Just like how people do not judge all television shows based on The Jersey Shore or Teen Mom, video games should not be judged by popular games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto which are at times just mindless entertainment but not harmful. If you do not know what these are then just think about the most popular things amongst your favorite form of media or hobby. A common argument that parents and people unfamiliar to video games like to address is how unhealthy they can be. In a sense this can be very true but enjoy it in moderation, too much of anything can be a bad thing. Other studies have found an association between compulsive gaming and being overweight, introverted and prone to depression. The studies didn't compare the benefits of gaming with such downsides. (Hotz. 2012) I come from a family of people who enjoy video games very often and none of us are considered overweight or have any signs of health problems but we may be...
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...------------------------------------------------- Video Games and Children Video games was introduce goes far back in the early 1940s-1950s when researchers, scholars and entrepreneur began producing and designing simple games, simulation and artificial intelligence (AI) as part of computer research programs and had become child hood leisure activities and even for adults. (Totilo, 2010) Video gaming didn’t reach mainstream popularity until the 1970s and 1980s. Adults and parents become concern on the possible ill effects on children but early research found out the results unclear. Back then in the 1980s video games sales boost up when the Nintendo system was first release and with its better and more colorful graphics. When Sega, Nintendo, Sony and other videogame console release bigger and better consoles in the early 2000 followed by Microsoft Xbox in 2001, video game skyrocket even more and there start what gamers called “console wars”. (Rice, 2013) As of today there are two consoles leading up the video game market; Sony Playstaion 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. Many of the fan boys(loyal to their console ownership) had a lot of arguments and debate which one is better with each consoles unique and fancy features it is still undecided which one is the best and it is all about the matter of taste of the people. (Rice, 2013) A lot of American children...
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...Video Games Annotated Bibliography American Military University SOCI 220 January 29, 2012 Video Games and the Effect on Children The popular culture subtopic I choose that interests me is video games and the effects on children. To start my research I need to find articles, both peer-reviewed and popular source, to gather information. I used both the internet and the online university library and searched terms such as video games and children, popular culture and video games, video game addiction, and video game violence. Listed below are some of the numerous sources I discovered. I choose a small sampling of the sources available, briefly explained their relevance, gave a short overview of the article, completed a quick pro and con review and lastly I completed a compare and contract of the source against two other sources. | Source 1 | 1) Source Title | The Effects of Video Games on Children | 2) APA-formatted citation for source | Gentile, D. A. (2004). The effects of video games on children: What parents need to know? Pediatrics for Parents, 21(6), 23-25. | 3) Source Evaluation | Peer-reviewed journal | 4) Relevance of source to Subtopic | This article shows the effects of gaming and that excessive time spent playing video games can have a negative effect on children. | 5) 3-5 sentence description of source | This article discusses the fact that video games can have both a positive and negative influence on children. It discusses the need for parents...
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...of Playing Video Games | Stimulating Minds | Sean Rock 3/7/2013 | Contrary to popular beliefs being active in the gaming world with moderation can enhance behavioral skills. Throughout the years there have been numerous studies to try to prove that gaming was either beneficial or harmful to children and later to adults. There are skills that can be advanced with the right exposure and restraint of video games. There are some risks involved with lifelong gaming. As adults there are long-term damages and ill-effects that can occur. One of the major points in the argument of whether video gaming is favorable is the exposure to violence. The effects over all obviously prove that controlled game play can enhance the players’ lives. Playing video games at a young age has its downfalls and rewards. Research has shown that children who participate in playing video games have to undertake unique activities. This increases their hand-eye coordination and forces the players to improve their coordination skills. (Matthew Anton http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=67460656&trk=tab_pro Webmaster / Internet Marketer) Parents should require a limit play time with video games, because the threat of addiction is very real. Excessive game play can lead to anti-social behavior and lack of face-to-face interaction. There are health concerns that are connected with excessive game play. Seizures, eyestrain, discomfort in parts of your body can all occur with game play. (Microsoft...
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...Do Violent Video Games Make A Person Violent? Violent video games have been evolving for years. The first violent video game to ever be released was Death Race made in 1976 (Suddath). This game brought a controversy that would follow all video games for years to come. Although many people say that violent video games cause a person to become violent, many people will argue that violent video games do not cause a person to be violent. Both sides of the “violent-video-game” argument, examples to both points being made, and who should not play violent video games will be analyzed or examined in order to determine the effects of gaming. First, many people believe that violent video games do not cause violence. People believe that violence in video games is the cause of violence, but most video games depict and reflect the real world (Rynne). The world is full of violence, and it was full of violence long before video games started to make their way to popularity. People will counter this point and say that violent video games bring stabbing, shooting, running people over, drugs, alcohol, theft, etc… into people’s lives, but if a person turns the television to a news station, he/she will see all of the same things. War games depict wars in other countries, Grand Theft Auto reflects how people in bad neighborhoods can act, and medieval games give people and understanding about the past. People will say that because of these games mass murders will evolve; for example, Sandy...
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