Computer Gaming

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Computer Gaming
Antisocial, Agressive Behaviors and Fanaticism
William Lingamen December 1, 2008 COMP 450 Prof
Lingard
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Background

• Computer gaming and Antisocial aggressive
  behaviors
• Increased fanatacism (mostly in youth)?
• Computer gaming vs media source

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History of computer impact

• Started as early as 1947
• Spawned the Video gaming industry with Atari's
  'Pong'
• Nintendo and Mario
• Online gaming

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Impact of Computers

• Expansion of industry
• Violent genres
• Horror
• Gore and War
• Violence
• RPG MMORPG

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Disadvantages to society

• Violent video games have been found to decrease
  prosocial behaviors
• Repetition of violence and reward system
• Lack of active activities

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Benefits to society

• Industry is based on computers
• Computer gaming has also helped bring networking
  with online gaming
• Cheaper than people think
• MMORPG
• Helps hand/eye coordination

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Questions

• Anyone?