Video GamesVideo Games

By : Musab AKIN

POLL #1:

DO YOU PLAY GAMES OF ANY KIND?*

*YES

*NO

WHAT IS A GAME?

GAME: activity engaged in for diversion or amusement; synonym: see FUN

VIDEO GAME: an electronic game played by means of images on a video screen and often emphasizing fast action.

GAMES ARE LIKE BOOKS...

THEY ARE JUST A NEW FORMAT

POLL #3:

WHAT PERCENT OF PEOPLE OVER 50

PLAY GAMES?*

24%

Who plays video games?

* 88% of households have some form of video game

* 70% of gamers are aged 18+

* The average gamer is aged 24 – 35 years. Most gamers have been playing for approximately 11 years

Video Games are classified into the following groups:

*Early Childhood *Everyone ages 6 and older

*Everyone ages 10 and older

*Teen ages 13 and older

*Mature 17years +

(1991) (1994) (1996)

(1999) (2004) (2008)

(2014)(2014)

Why do people play video games?

Entertainment Video games are identified by many people as a popular

hobby/past time.

Story Many games have a plot and like a reader of a novel, the player is encouraged to persevere to the end so they can see what will happen and how it will be resolved.

AtmosphereVideo games enable the player to be instantly transported to exotic locations and imaginary worlds.

Role playingPlayers are presented the opportunity to take on the role of heroic characters, sport stars, spies etc.

InteractivityThe player is more than an observer of the action in the games, they are able to live it!

Progress/achievementMany games have a level system and as the player accomplishes a level they are able to feel immediate gratification and success.

Social DimensionMany games enable multi players and facilitate

socialisation, teamwork and co-operation.

IntensityVideo games are often fast paced and high impact eg. explosions, shoot out, racing, carnage etc.

THINK LIKE A GAMER

*Everything is in BETA

*Get a screen name

*It's all about YOU

*You can’t break it

*Fail early, fail often

POLL #2: WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE OF A

GAMER?

33

POLL #4:

WHAT % OF GAMERS ARE FEMALE?

38%

Psychological Effects of GamingAddiction failure to stop playing games difficulties in work or school, telling lies to loved ones, decreased attention to personal hygiene, decreased attention to family and friends, and disturbances in the sleep cycle. Withdrawal symptoms can even include behaviours as severe as shaking.

Substance Abuse to attain offline the ‘adrenaline rush’ games may provide.

Maladaptive behaviours such as the ‘sunk cost fallacy’ whereby one is compelled to keep playing in order to feel that previous time and effort were not wasted.

Autistic children have been helped with developmental disorders.

Predisposit ion to Violence The Academy of Paediatrics says “More than one thousand scientific studies and reviews conclude that significant exposure to media violence increases the risk of aggressive behaviour in certain children, desensitizes them to violence and makes them believe that the world is a ‘meaner and scarier’ place than it is.”

Mood Enhancement as related to effects of physical activity-games like Wii, which may be particularly beneficial to otherwise sedentary people.

Emotional Health and Self Esteem may be boosted according to the gamer’s self-perception.

‘Method Acting’ hypothesis which argues that children can engage in scary or confronting issues in the virtual world to role-play responses.

Racism is of concern as most characters in computer games are Caucasian.

Consumerism is a problem, as many people feel pressured to keep up with buying the latest games, which can cost more than $100 dollars.

Social Isolation would appear to be a problem. Fromme suggests otherwise as studies show that most students do not give up physical/outdoor activities for gaming.

To sum up,video games are not bad.If you play a lot,it can be harmful.It doesn’t exhibit ‘video

games are bad’.

ENOUGH İS AS GOOD AS A FEAST

Thank you for watching and listening my presentation.

Created by:Musab AKIN

•List of Useful Resources Reasonably readable resources include:Mediascope website, highlights data from various scientific studies concerning video games. Mediascope website, violent video games causing aggression. Japan Today News website, an interesting news site and discussion board. Mega Games website, a hardcore gaming site, including cheats, demos, and facts. Beliefnet website, centres around spiritual, religious, and moral issues. Sunday Herald online, a news resource. Games Studies, a paper called Computer Games as a Part of Children's Culture by Johannes Fromme Video Game Addiction: Do We Need a Vide Gamers Anonymous?, an article by Mary Slimme looking at the connection between gaming and other forms of addiction.How Video Games Affect Health is a brief article written by a gamer.The Psychological Effects of Violent Media on Children by Aimee Tompkins briefly looks at desensitization of gamers to violence.Video Games That Improve Emotional Health is a controversial piece by Trevor Gorp that claims that, depending on the game, self-perception may be altered positively.Playing the Blame Game: Video Games Pros and Cons by Alvaro Fernandez is quite a long article that discusses the fact and fiction of gaming effects.

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