Essays on Gaming Page 12

Rainsford When it comes down to your morals, how far would you go to survive? Morals are something you live by and can be good or bad, but everybody has them. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the main character Sanger Rainsford is a dynamic character who is forced to…

Existing body of literature focuses wholly on the negative effects of multiplayer online games, relating it to depression, relationship problems etc. (Hellstrom, 2012). Not many studies talk of its positive aspects like improving team work, problem solving, creativity etc. These aspects of multiplayer online games are left unexplored. However, the existing knowledge of literature hints…

Since ancient Greece and before, epic heroes have been recorded and their stories transmitted through generations. Even today, the lives of these heroes continue to be celebrated. Among them are Gilgamesh from his eponymous epic and Achilles from Homer’s Iliad. Despite existing in different time periods, these two heroes possess a significant amount of similarities…

The impact of video games on our brains is a topic of debate, with conflicting research findings. Some studies indicate that video games encourage learning, while others argue that they contribute to increased aggression in young individuals. Douglas A. Gentile states that the effects of games on our brains are not solely positive or negative…

Since the creation of video games, they took the world by storm and now there are few households without a video game console, roughly 80% of Americans have a gaming system in their home that is being regularly used. In 2011, a study was conducted that determined roughly 91% of children within the ages of…

To determine the attractiveness of the video game business, PEST analysis, and Porter’s five forces will be used. PEST analysis will be used to analyse the external environment of the video game business faced by Tencent and the industry. Tencent is based in China, meaning political factors in China will affect Tencent the most. In…

General Zaroff’s certitude and his underestimate of Rainsford turn out fatal in Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”. When the huntsman becomes the hunted. Rainsford’s sentiment of slaying alterations. He becomes determined to last. There are several times in the narrative when endurance becomes slaying. The efforts from Rainsford to last are cold. calculated killing….

Everyday decisions hold the ability to shape our world and greatly influence our lives. When we make choices, we draw upon our prior knowledge to determine the best possible decision. In Orson Scott Card’s book Ender’s Game, the characters not only establish their life purpose but also drive the plot through emotions, feelings, themes, ideas,…

Resident Evil is a multimillion-dollar production, from video games, to movies, this take on the modern-day plague, opened the door to many branches off undead productions. Resident Evil is noted to be one of the best video games of all time. It is a product of Capcom and first debuted in 1996. It is an…

Negative impact of culture and policies on Chinese game industry and cultural output Introduction Since the first computer game in the 1970s, the video game development, running and technology related to games have evolved into a gigantic industry. The development of the game industry has exceeded people’s imagination. However, overseeing the whole development of the…