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Boundaries, Distinctions, and Games To Kill a Mockingbird revolves around human behavior and the boundaries that it facilitates. The boundaries of the quiet little town of Maycomb, Alabama are constantly tested by the games that people play. In each…

Video Game Violence and Children In the April of 1999, two teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into their high school in Columbine Colorado and began a one-hour long shooting spree. After the smoke had cleared, twelve of their fellow…

Ancient Roman Games Just like we do in the present day, ancient Romans enjoyed playing board games, just as much as all of us. Backgammon, Mancala, and Merels, were well-liked games played during Julius Caesars time by Romans. Also, all three are still…

Throughout the history of the video game industry, there has been many changes concerning music in video games. Music in video games progressed greatly within the life of the industry from 1972 to the present. These progressions can be seen…

INTRODUCTION In 1972 Magnavox released the first home based video game system called the Odyssey, but after a year the Odyssey did not sell and the company did not make it. Video game Arcade is what started the home based system industry. Five…

Introduction The home video game market is a 30 billion dollar booming industry. Technology and entertainment have been combined together to create a world wide phenomena. The year 2001 marked the thirtieth year anniversary of the home video game…

The Trading Game is an exciting and provocative game played by 30 or more people. 1 (preferably mathematically gifted) person is chosen to be the banker, and everyone else divides themselves up into 6 groups/countries. Each country is given an unknown…

The videogame industry has grown quite a bit since 'Pong' hit American homes back in 1975, leading America into the age of technology and gaming. Today wars are being raged on two sides of a growing debate: Are videogames corrupting today's youth…

Gore-Fest: The Next Generation of Violent Video Games There have been many arguments regarding the violence in television and video games. The current trend is to limit children’s exposure to violent material. The belief is that violent material…

ENDGAME: The Game We Play In chess, endgame refers to an ending in the game where the outcome is already known. It is the final move of the game; the end of the game. There is a direct parallel between endgame…