Tetris or the ever so popular Candy Crush. Nearly everyone participates to some degree of video gaming. Gaming now‚ believe it or not is considered as an actual professional sport. Hell‚ Gaming on a computer could mean earning a medal in the Olympics in the near future! Congrats guys‚ the world is slowly turning into a utopia for dweebies‚ geeks and noobs. Regardless of how you feel about gaming‚ it unfortunately has become a social activity as common as a pick-up game of basketball or a trip
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Gaming has been around since the late 1960’s far later than I had thought‚ for me I had always thought that the Atari 2600 was the first gaming system known to mankind‚ and after starting my research I found out how wrong I was. In this part of the teams paper I will discuss the different types of this technology thought it history. In 1967 the first gaming console ever was created and was named the “Brown Box.” A German born television engineer Ralph Baer and his colleagues created the Brown
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Gaming as a Community Now that technological companies all over the world have set most of the seven billion individuals in the world with a computer‚ smartphone or tablet‚ it is time for better software to use with them. This is where games come in. Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello stated in a recent interview that PC gaming is the ‘fastest growing platform’. This shows the growing interest in gaming bearing in mind that gamers also have the means to play on. The term ‘gamer’ refers to
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BX2041 RESEARCHED ESSAY BY: CLINTON OSTANTA JUANLIE 12657622 Discuss some ways in which governments and gambling operators might minimise harm from gambling-related problems. Gambling‚ often described as a simple form of entertainment‚ has become uncontrollable behavior to many people. Pathological gamblers‚ gambling addicts‚ or compulsive gamblers are terms used to describe a person who considers gambling more than a diversion. The terms pathological‚ addictive and compulsive gambling
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History of In-home Gaming Systems The in-home game systems of today are considered fifth-generation which means that people have been able to play games in their homes since the 70s. From the time of the first in-home gaming system to today’s there has been a challenge in the gaming market to make the systems appeal to more and more people. How do the gaming companies plan to do this? How do the gaming systems change to meet the competitors system? These are all relevant questions when studying
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Gaming in Kentucky Former Governor Paul Patton introduced the possibility of casino-style gambling in the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Tuesday April 27‚ 1999. Over the past thirteen years there has been a firestorm of controversy surrounding the costs and benefits – both economic and social – of such an initiative. Gambling‚ in Kentucky‚ has evolved largely as a partisan issue with Republican lawmakers leading the opposition. Current Governor Steve Beshear is continuing the fight for casino-style
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St. Mary’s Academy of Carmen Carmen‚ Cagayan de Oro City PAASCU Accredited “Computer Gaming Effects to the Academic Performance among High school students” A Research paper presented to Ms. Malou B. Cagalitan In partial fulfillment of the requirements in English 10 Valerie G. Maurin 10-Charity February 27‚ 2012 Outline I. Introduction A. Significance of the Study B. Objectives of the Study 1. Objective 1 2. Objective 2 3. Objective 3 C. Scope and
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Is Gaming Harmful? Video and computer games‚ like many popular‚ entertaining and addicting kid activities‚ are looked down on by many parents as time wasters‚ but why?‚ is it because they are harmful?‚ or is it simply because they are spending too much time on them instead of studying. Both have many good arguments‚ but I am going to write about the one in which I feel are most valid. One of the many good points against gaming is that children‚ teenagers and adults alike are losing sleep
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Video Games and Gaming Technology Improvements Since the 1990‘s‚ technology is rapidly improving around the world. From televisions to cellphones‚ these improvements are very beneficial in today’s society. One major improvement is gaming technology. The most popular games in the 90’s consists of the Playstation‚ Sega Genesis‚ and the Nintendo 64;however‚ these games are fifth generation consoles and in today’s world‚ gaming technology is processing an eighth generation. Graphics‚ controllers
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AIIT Gaming Consoles ➢ Introduction: Gaming consoles were designed for playing electronic games. A gaming console is a highly specialized piece of hardware that has rapidly evolved since its inception incorporating all the latest advancements in processor technology‚ memory‚ graphics‚ and sound among others to give the gamer the ultimate gaming experience. Video games are most often found on video gaming consoles that plug into your television. ➢ Definition: A gaming console is
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