Week 10- The Wonders of Virtual Reality

Technology is evolving and it will continue to evolve for the years to come, virtual reality what is it? It is an attempt of replicating reality itself using the latest computing technology available but how was virtual reality started, where did it began, what are the origins of it? First concepts of virtual reality is actually movies which are designed for people to enjoy as entertainment but people wanted more thrill they wanted a more immersive experience so experimentation on VR started in the 1930s with the View Master which showed images in a more immersive way but because of the advancing technology...

Week 8- Violence in Video Games

Since the dawn of video games in the 1980's the amount of violence and aggression in video games has increased dramatically and it eventually became a normal part of games. Violence in video games are being blamed by a lot of critics for the violence that is happening in reality, but statistics are saying otherwise to these accusations. Between the dates 1995 and 2008 arrest rates have decreased by 49.3% while game sales have risen significantly, if what the critics are saying is true then violent related juvenile crimes should have risen exponentially. What these critics do not get or take in is...

Week 9- Blog: Video Game Addiction

Video game addiction is becoming a major issue in children to play video games usually those that are ages 8-18 sometimes there’s a risk of people that are older than that age range to be addicted to video games. When it comes to video game addiction it is very controversial issue. Statistics show that most gamers that are addicted to video games are mostly pathological gamers who are aged within the age listed above or, people who find it difficult to adjust to reality or have major mental issues or disorders like anxiety, depression and what not and people can’t just accuse these people who...