James Nuci Mr. Ottman English 11 AP 23 August 2017 Essay 21: Innovative author and presence on the Internet, Steven Johnson, in his excerpt from everything that is good for you; how today's popular culture is actually making us smarter (2005), publicizes that the general population would have dramatically different viewpoints if presented with different chronological circumstances. He supports his claim by first offering statistics that summarize pleasure readers' positive impact on society, then having readers visualize the world with certain circumstances, then breaking down two opposing sides of an argument, and then finally clarifying his own point of view on the topic. Johnson's purpose is to shine light on the controversial standpoint of many people on a certain topic, in order to allow readers to understand both sides of the argument along with their pros and cons. He creates a professional tone for people associated with pleasure reading or playing video games.
Many of those who criticize videogames do this by comparing them to books. This comparison is seen as injurious and incorrect to author Steven Johnson. He believes the two are separate from each other and should not be looked at as one in the same. In his essay “Games” he outlines and argues that reading and gaming are different from each other, that both should be valued in their own way, and that books are crafted for and are better at expressing knowledge and opinion. A book and a video game are more unalike than many are willing to believe; they are both completely different mediums.
Next Gen Gaming Consoles: A Comparison of Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 These highly anticipated consoles are the latest editions from two of the largest companies in the gaming industry. The Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 have been introduced to consumers in November of 2020. In this essay, we will be comparing the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 to help readers understand the similarities and differences between them. Although these two consoles have many similarities, from price of the consoles to subscriptions, these two consoles can offer very different experiences to the consumer.
Ever since the start of humanity, Human beings have always experiment on ways to find enjoyment. From competing with other people, to even watching others partake in activities for their own satisfaction, we as humans will go through any means to find our enjoyment. As technology evolved through the years, so do our way of play. In the 1970s, televisions were a revolutionary product and the addition of color made it the most marketable product on the market. Some companies took advantage of the era and created appliances for the TVs known as video game home consoles.
Do you ever wonder if the Xbox one is better or the PS4 is better? Xbox one and PS4 are different in many ways but are the same in many ways too. Many people think the PS4 is better than the Xbox One, but that might not be true. The Xbox one and PS4 have a lot of similarities.
Shanna Ruden Composition II Professor Jurrens February 27, 2023 View on Video Games Mathew Walther comes out with a very bold and strong statement claiming that he has an issue with what the nerd culture has become. When Matthew Walther published his article “Sorry Nerds: Video Games Are Not a Sport” he tries to explain in a variety of different ways how video games aren’t a true sport; yet proceeds to use the reference that watching CNN with your grandpa could be a sport biased on his definition of a sport. With the way the author is trying to describe how he doesn’t think video games are a sport to his audience he leaves out some key things. Some of the things that Matthew Walter did a good job in his article was how he gave a lot of examples
Introduction Victory is yours! Don’t you just love the sound of that? I have played a lot video games, and on many consoles in my short life. People play video games to have fun, make money, pass the time, or just to relax, an forget about what has gone wrong in their day. Some people play games all day without sleeping or eating, that’s how serious it is.
In order to do that, this paper will review the evolution of graphics, PC and the Xbox over the years, delve deeper into the principles of graphics and conclude by comparing graphical processing, quality and
Xbox One exclusives appear to be coming to PC more and more, Is this a bad thing ? not really they are still not available on PlayStation platforms or Nintendo platforms so they are still Xbox One console exclusives. But for some consumers it is making them want to just stick with the PC they have or just upgrade it rather then buying an Xbox One, This is a problem for Microsoft although they could be thinking that they have possibly already lost this console generation to Sony’s PlayStation 4. On the other hand consumers may just simply want to buy an Xbox One for around £300 rather then finding and purchasing a PC that will run these games, So there is two sides to the argument. What do you think about Xbox One console exclusives appearing
Are video-games a sport? In recent years a pressing topic that has surfaced, especially among parents to children involved in such activities. I am of the belief that they are as real of a sport as football and hockey and that professional gamers should for all intents and purposes be considered athletes. And I write this in hopes of convincing even the most stubborn of reader that video games are, in fact, a sport.
When considering the performance of your computer, speed, memory and display quality and the most important point to look
Over the years there has been a big controversy over whether video games are relatively good or extremely bad for children. Video games are super beneficial to a kid’s learning process and have been proven to increase social skills, productivity, and stress. The fear that video games are harmful to a child, is proven through countless experiments that they are actually great for their growth and brain capacity. Video games can increase the social skills in a child, Xbox and PlayStation provide great opportunities for cooperation and competition. Two different studies, one by Katherine Keyes and the other by Vinay Devnath, both have proved that the use of video games can increase the social skills that many children can’t grasp, “Video game playing is often a collaborative leisure time activity for school-aged children, and these results indicate that children who frequently play video games may be socially cohesive with peers and integrated into the school”( Keyes, PhD).
The subject of video games has a lot of critics and can be a very passionate subject for parents of children who spend a lot of their time on video games. It has been a popular
We all know that shopping at stores requires us to go to mall or department stores in buying supplies and spend our money. Now we live in the age of internet and buying things can now be done by clicking a mouse. Because of the numerous benefits of shopping online more and more people these days prefer online shopping over conventional shopping. But which one gives us the best benefits? Our discussion centered on three differences between shopping at stores and shopping online.
In our time, technology has become one of our essential things in life; specifically video games. Video games are electronic system used to run games. They involve human interaction specially teenagers. Many researches have been done on the effects of video games showing that there is positive and negative impacts. As we know not all video games contain violent contents, but most of them are violent and mentally dangerous.
