English

Nasser Alyahya

Oct/ 19/ 2016

ONLINE GAME

The game is one of the fastest technology industries in the modern world. However, gaming addiction could certainly make parents worried about their children. Stopping video games for no reason has lasting adverse effects not only on the children but also to the adult people who have discovered much interest in it. They may tend to be depressed, angry, moody, violent and aggressive. Gaming addiction is a still difficult challenge much terrifying that is alcohol and drug abuse. The lure of fantasy world is pertinent to the online role-playing games. In these games, a player assumed the role of a fictional character and spent the time to interact with fellow players in a virtue world. (Collins and Tomas, 135).

An online game is a typical video game partially or primarily played through the internet using computer network. Online games are global on modern gaming platforms like mobile devices, PCs, and consoles. Online games started back in the 1970s during the days of packet-based computer networking (Xu, Ofir, and Yufei, 337).

The study explored the rich cultural genre of games providing scholars a peer-reviewed forum for their theories and ideas as well as a channel for academic concerning the ongoing discussion on games and gaming. The primary focus of my study was to pay attention to a cultural and communicative aspect of computer games, and it’s aesthetic. The study also highlighted some of the problematic biases which influence the manner the video games are historicized and documented (Collins and Tomas, 135). In a demonstration of this biasness, I examined a critique of “shifting moment” related to the birth of the first shooter genre in the early 1990s (Hyun, et al., 707).

In the examination of the subject matter, the study made use of secondary data for the study from both the website, journal, magazines and gaming books in facilitating the studies. The direct interview was also arranged to the game expertise before drawing a draft. I planned to concentrate on a single particular genre because I perceived it is unique to this online community. I had much determination to learn more about how participants use the type to uphold the group’s objective and the reflected values of the group.

In the recent years, primary debates have arisen concerning the societal impact of the online games particularly the video games as well as the impact they pose to its players. Among the argument is whether men predominate in the gaming, whether violent games fosters aggressive behavior, whether games depicts women and minorities poorly, and whether games enhance positive attributes such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills(Collins and Tomas, 135).

The report finding found that that video player is more likely to think positively than non-game players. Roughly 25% of game players perceive video game help in developing problem-solving as well as in strategic thinking skill, compared to their 8% counterparts who do not play. 17 % of the players think most of the games are a better form of entertainment than just watching televisions. Besides, 15% of the video game players held that games promote teamwork and communication

People exert a tremendous amount of challenge in an endeavor to playing computer games. Text recognition and the simple image have successfully crowded through games One of my close friends. Introduced me to the online game where I had to spend a full month to become an expert player. I would feel trilled when playing the fact that led me to develop a great passion and interest in the game. In the match process we could use headphones to speaks and interact with fellow players, skills related with the online game included aiming, shooting and throwing a bomb. The game was more of peer interaction with the group of my friends where we could play while texting each other. One of the importance benefits of the match was the peer learning from other players. The achievements of fellow player acted a couching avenue to other players toward improving their future performance in the game

My great passion and interest in playing online games was motivated by many of friends who have developed a great curiosity for this match. As one of the most significant technology industry, the online game poses enormous advantages not only to the developers but also to the game player. However, game addiction is a severe addict and can be a difficult challenge.

Works Cited

Xu, Zhengchuan, Ofir Turel, and Yufei Yuan. "Online game addiction among adolescents: motivation and prevention factors." European Journal of Information Systems 21.3 (2012): 321-340.

Hyun, Gi Jung, et al. "Risk factors associated with online game addiction: a hierarchical model." Computers in Human Behavior 48 (2015): 706-713.

Collins, Emily, Jonathan Freeman, and Tomas Chamarro-Premuzic. "Personality traits associated with problematic and non-problematic massively multiplayer online role playing game use." Personality and Individual Differences 52.2 (2012): 133-138.