Each of these groups are more apt to blame someone rather than talk about how they themselves can help resolve violence in society and the role of video games in modern society.
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Heads Up Statement
In my revision of my discourse analysis, I fine-tuned several things in the essay. I specifically focused on my excessive use of conjunctive adverbs as well as my introduction and conclusion. After your words of advice on rereading my paper, I started to notice how I was using the words ‘however’, ‘therefore’, and ‘also’. WritingContinue reading “Heads Up Statement”
A Hero’s Power
Video Games are Turning Kids into Murderers? There has been a discussion into the relationship between violence and video games since the first games to depict it were released to the public. It seems like every time a tragesty strikes in the United States by the youth, it is met with several different groups arguingContinue reading “A Hero’s Power”
Video Games are Turning Kids into Murderers?
Literature Review There has been a discussion into the relationship between violence and video games since the first games to depict it were released to the public. Currently, the APA believes there is a link between the two but video games do not cause violent tendencies. Their stance is that the games can aid inContinue reading “Video Games are Turning Kids into Murderers?”
Phase 2: Imitation
In the discourse of violence in video games, every group participating does not do so to solve the problem. Their only goals are to throw the blame around to each other so that they themselves are not responsible. This is because they do not want to go through the tediousness of devising solutions and stepContinue reading “Phase 2: Imitation”
Kill The DJ
Our collaborative playlist is made up of songs from that we all have played and enjoyed growing up. All of these songs were included in the games to make their players feel a certain way while playing the game, and our playlist is a mix of a few different types of music that remind allContinue reading “Kill The DJ”
A Critical Hit
The video game I am analyzing is Detroit: Become Human. This game comments on class and more specifically what role artificial intelligence will play in the near future. The player experiences the world through three androids: Connor, Kara, and Markus. The game has the player consider whether or not machines can have personhood. Connor usesContinue reading “A Critical Hit”
Mic Check
I have listened to the soundtrack for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BOTW). The game contains 72 songs that each play an important role in how the game is received by the player. BOTW is an open-world adventure game where exploring is encouraged. Every part of each adventure is accompanied by aContinue reading “Mic Check”
Playing Politics
I played the game Many Tiny Things on the website Explorable Explanations. In this game, the goal was simple. All I had to do was recreate the actions discussed in each slide. The game lets you play billiards, in a sense, and even mentions this itself. It presents many tiny particles that the player isContinue reading “Playing Politics”
