The video game industry has been under repeated attack by accusations that the material in their best-selling video games has harmful effects on children and on society as a whole. With $10 billion dollars in annual sales the gaming industry has an interest in any policies that may hinder business and produce false information to the public. In the search for answers an examination of medical findings from groups such as the American Medical Association (AMA)‚ American Academy of Child & Adolescent
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Focus in the Video Game Industry The video game industry has gone through six generations of consoles‚ and the seventh is now underway with new consoles from Nintendo‚ Sony‚ and Microsoft. Atari led the first generation of the video game industry. They were able to create the first home video game Pong in 1972‚ and they were the first to develop the interchangeable cartridge and the joystick. The creation of the interchangeable cartridges allowed for third party independent video game developers
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argument of whether video games are good or bad for society is a clear example. Opponents believe they are a bad contribution to society while proponents believe they are a necessary and supportive addition to society. "William Higinbotham‚ who in 1958 created a game called Tennis for Two " (The Beginning)‚ is the one credited for the invention of the video game. At this stage in time‚ this new innovation did not spark much interest with the public. "Computer and video games themselves did not
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The ethics of selling violent video games 1. Should Barry recommend that Take-Two go forward with the release of GTA: Vice City? Yes‚ they should think deeply of the impact that the game will game will have over the children who play it‚ not only the impact the game will have over their company and also take into account that many groups are already against them in the release of the game. 2. Given the contemplated video game is legal‚ is clearly marked as “Mature” for audiences over 17‚ and
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Video games have progressed immensely in price and technology over the past thirty years making them more popular then ever. Video games were originally for arcades‚ then came the first home console. The graphics have changed a lot since the first console game. Games colors were originally just black and white now they have more colors then you can think of. Not all businesses made it through competition of other businesses. In the seventies video games were fairly new. Some companies were
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Recognizing problem video game use In “Recognizing problem video game use” Porter‚ GuyStarcevic‚ VladanBerle‚ DavidFenech‚ Pauline. "Recognizing Problem Video Game Use." Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry 44.2 (2010): 120-128. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Web. 30 Sept. 2013‚ the author shows that video games can become an addictive pass time for some gamers‚ while others can spend less time at the controller. The article tries to show how certain types of heavy gamers
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daily basis‚ video games came to be one of the most‚ if not the most‚ favorable pastime. Just like music and art‚ video games also have different types and genres. They can also be a combination of multiple genres. Some of the notable genres are casual games‚ horror games‚ role-playing games‚ and online strategy games. Different genres appeal to different types of people‚ which in turn gives rise to the diversity in the gaming community. Apart from being a medium of enjoyment‚ video games can also give
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In Michael Britt’s video podcast‚ Violent Video Games-What Does the Research Say? (2010)‚ he discusses two studies that analyze the effects violent video games can have on individuals. The first article that was discussed claimed that violent video games lead to the desensitization to real-life violence (Carnagey‚ Anderson‚ & Bushman‚ 2007). Whereas‚ research conducted by Bosche (2009)‚ used Carnagey et al.‚ (2007) desensitization hypothesis that states violent content may elicit negative responses
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Are Sports Hurting Kids? Organized sports have a lot of effects on children‚ whether they be positive or negative. Children are still finding out who they are and what the world is like. I chose this topic because I wanted to know childrens’ motives to do organized sports‚ and what effects the sports have on the them. I wanted to know the reasons kids start playing sports and‚ while it may be different for every child‚ they all had to have had some say in it. Every sport has skills that benefit
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Violent Video Games and Their Effect on the Mind As with many other social subjects‚ constant controversy revolves around whether or not violent video games have any effect on the minds of players‚ specifically having to do with aggressive behaviors. Supporters of the claim that playing games such as Call of Duty‚ Assassin’s Creed‚ and Halo cultivates real-life violence will always exist‚ and this controversy will not soon go away. What I’d like to point out are some of the positive effects
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