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How Video Games May Benefit Your Child's Life?

  Adults often play video games to pass the time, while children engage in imaginative play. Imagination is a key element of childhood development and video games that foster this development are of great benefit to children who engage in this type of activity. In fact, recent studies have indicated that video games that incorporate imagination, strategy, and simulation are beneficial to the growth and psychological well-being of young adolescents. The ability to imagine and create are essential life skills that become important throughout the course of adolescence. Not only are video games mentally stimulating, they are also educational. Educational psychologist Mary P. Reardon, Ph.D., author of How Video Games Lead to Learning and Memory, believes that video games can enhance learning in ways that books and television cannot. Dr. Reardon speculates that playing video games allows children to think critically and to apply what they learn in a real-life situation. This intellectual eng
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All About Popularity of Video Games

  With the popularity of video games, a wide range of technological developments has come into being. All these new developments have made gaming a common phenomenon around the world. One of the most significant and yet under-implemented areas in video games is the internet. Ever since the dawn of the internet, video games have become a common form of entertainment for many people. Some people cannot resist playing online games and spend hours in front of their computer or console. The present situation and trends can be studied in detail from various international surveys and studies. Based on these studies, the present North American chapter of the video game industry was predicted to grow at a CAGR of approximately 4.5 percent during the next five years. The predictions about the North American Wii's popularity were very high when compared to other parts of the world. However, the Wii's sales in North America dropped dramatically in the last few months. As a gamer myself, I
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The Relationship Between Video Games and Problem-Solving Skills

  Video games like Street Fighter II, Secret of Monkey Island and Super Mario World are considered the pinnacle of the video games industry. They are tremendously technologically advanced for their time and require a high level of skill on a variety of different platforms and playing styles. They are competitively priced, have multiple levels and various game play possibilities. They require highly advanced skill sets from their players and the ability to work in a team environment to succeed. Console video games were developed for a handful of different markets. Consoles mainly cater to the adult market, while handhelds are aimed at children. The PSP is currently the leading portable game console. Other names include Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and Xbox. In terms of game development, the researchers describe three primary feedback devices. The primary feedback device comes from the game's user interface, or the screen and controller. The second feedback comes from the game's eng
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Types of Video Games

  Video games are a modern phenomenon that has become the entertainment of choice for millions of people. The humble history of video games can be traced back to the early 1960s, when games such as Space Invaders and Gun Control were created. These games provided users with the first form of artificial reality that has ever been attempted. In the decades since, video games have grown to include thousands of different types of titles. All of these games are designed to provide their users with some form of entertainment, some physical and some virtual. To the untrained eye, video games can appear to be nothing more than complex computer software or a new form of board game. However, to anyone who is familiar with the history of video games, it becomes clear that video games are in fact an interactive medium that enables its users to take advantage of visual information and interact with other individuals through the use of a television screen and a keyboard. A video game or video comput
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Video Game Graphics Have Come a Long Way

  Video game graphics are one of the most important components of any video game. The video game environment is what makes the game user experience all the emotions that the game simulates. A wide range of computer graphics techniques were utilized to display video game content over the years. The dominance of individual techniques haven't changed much since the inception of video games, mainly because of technological limitations and hardware developments like the increase of central processing units and better quality central or peripheral processing units. Early video game graphics featured text-based characters which were often very minimalistic in comparison to the complex 3D rendered characters. Graphics featured in early video games looked very similar to those that you would find in a typical personal computer. For example, you would see simple 2D images of a character like a robot or a bird. Text-based characters require much higher processing power, thus they require more
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About Game Consoles

Video games are increasingly popular among adults of all ages. As technology advances, video games are becoming more advanced and realistic. The games have become more lifelike and realistic. They have become so real that many children have even been known to be addicted to video games! Why are video games so popular with the younger generation? There is no single reason behind this; however, there is a common theme. All young people love video games, and video games are a great way to pass the time. A video game or computer game is essentially an electronic game which entails interaction with a user device or user interface to produce visual output on screen-for instance, a joystick, mouse, keyboard, or other motion sensitive device. Computer games are also referred to as game consoles. Video game consoles refer to home computers or personal computers that are used to play game-based applications (digital games played over a network, online game consoles, etc.). A large variety of com
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