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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community How video games affect our lives: 1 of 27
Everything that we do, and everything around us affects us in some way shape or form. The clothes we wear, the music we listen to and the friends we surround ourselves with all have an impact on our wellbeing, physically and mentally.Video games are a culture all of their own: just like the mods and the rockers, there is a cl... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Consoles & Accessories Choosing a video game console: 6 of 45
Video Games, like all of our hobbies are personal things. We all have individual tastes and the games that we buy reflect this. It is important to bear this in mind when choosing a video game system. Buying the latest gadget with all the technological bells and whistles there are is all well and good, but if you can't play yo... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community The possible link between video game violence and children's behavior: 6 of 42
"I take out my uzi and spray down the people in front of me, and then as I hear the sirens of the law enforcement agencies approaching, I jack a passing car and terrify the driver by pushing a gun into her face and demanding that she exit the vehicle. Scrambling inside, I drive off, tyres screeching and smoking as a hail of b... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community How to encourage girls to play video games: 2 of 7
The first thing that needs to happen is to end the all too readily apparent ghetto of games that aspire to lure women into the hobby; the endless 'nods' to femininity like pink PSP's; the patronising behaviour of the writers in magazines, and shop workers.The revolution is already here, women have just as much fun, and are as... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Commentary: Down with gender roles in children: 2 of 7
Children are individuals in their own right, and depending on the level of development, can have surprisingly forthright views of their own.Leading Child Psychologists often cite a "hard-wiring" of the brain to that of the gender of the child. With the growth of trans-genderism, neuro-scientists are now talking about the gend... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres Role models or eye candy? The portrayal of female video game characters: 7 of 24
One of the most hotly contested subjects in the Game Center I run is that of the portrayal of women in video-games. Unlike the supposed stereotype of women, they enjoy the thrill of the kill in F.E.A.R or Halo 2 as much as my male customers. They in some respects can be even more sadistic or bloodthirsty as, for the first tim... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community MMORPGs: What your character's name says about you: 3 of 9
Inventing a funny and unique name is not for everyone. The more original and exclusive the name is, the more likely you will carve out a recognizable name that people will remember longer. This will enable you to be more recognizable to more players in the player-base and therefore more likely to see endgame content.With the ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Is Boris Johnson right? Do video games rot our children's brains?: 1 of 1
Boris Johnson: 'Rots our children's brains'A rebuttalFor those who haven't seen the original story:http://www.boris-johnson.com/archives/2006/1 2/computer_games.php#commentsI apologise for the borrowing and hackneyed use of the title here....but to refute Boris Johnson's article and have an eye-catching title that I hope will ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Trends & Genres Are video games getting better or worse as graphics, sound and gameplay complexity improve?: 11 of 19
PONG, Pac-Man. Space Invaders, Root Beer Tapper.These are just some of the games that were around in the infancy of computer games, when Arcade was king and home-users could only drool with envy at the style and quality of the games...or so we thought.Over the next ten years the home console systems were developed and games b... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Games (Other) Does violence in video games contribute to real life violence?: 137 of 219
Everyone has a strong opinion in this debate, and both sides can call their own justifications to prove their points.The problem with the question is that it is looking at a correlation between real world violence and simulated violence. What I can say, and both sides can agree on is that there is a juxtaposition, a correlati... More..