Ethan Keefer's final Essay

For the final report I decided to talk about the benefits that video games have. I talk about how video games are used in the training in medicine and military. I also touch upon the what the future holds for video games. Below is a link that shows my report please read my report and give me feedback upon what your thoughts are.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nf_lYn9CHFy0NB8ENilDz5IUFTyBq1mBSov8CBs6D2c/edit?usp=sharing

Lexi's Final Essay

Like most of my classmates I decided to write my final essay on video games. I chose to write about video games because when we covered this topic in class I had some questions that I thought were important to think about that I researched. I had three main questions that I wanted to answer and thought they would narrow down my research which include: 1) If you play video games, do you feel proud, ashamed, or indifferent? 2) Do you feel that video games have affected you personally in a positive or negative way? 3) What do you think the size of the video game market industry is today? I hope you enjoy my essay and learned something new! 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z1OrhjyvrSXOk0fZ47X0SwLoIDGgwnAgZBOZDbCZIu8/edit

Paige's Final Essay

I wrote my final essay on the topic of video games. I explored the effects that playing video games have on individuals. There are many benefits, dangers, possible addictions, and differences in genders which I describe in my essay. I believe that playing video games can be very entertaining and beneficial. Although, it is important for gamers to be aware of the possible dangers that potentially come along with playing. Video games are part of today's culture, let's embrace them! Find the link to my essay below!

Paige Meduho's Final Essay

Jeremy Barber's Final Essay

My essay is on the effects of video games on the individual and society, as a whole. I take the position that the positives of video games out weight the negatives. However, that does not mean the negatives get a pass. They are still issues that need to be addressed. I focus on how video games are already art, they can increase memory, reaction time, and attention spans, and lower stress levels and help with PTSD. I do bring up how video games can be addicting, and how video game companies are implementing gambling mechanics to make people spend more money. Please enjoy my final essay.

Jeremy Barber's Final Essay 10:00 A.M. Class Period.

Red Beards Response to others

Through the week of April 16th to the 20th we have been able to view other classmates presentations on what they were going to write about for their final paper. The two projects I decided to write about were the ones by Caleb Brougher and William Conn. The topics of their paper are about interactive video games and the singularity.

Caleb decided to write about the benefits that video games play in the rehabilitation of those who have been injured. This can be used to get people moving again. If a person had a head injury and lost use of a limb or even just broke that part of the body a video game can help in getting the use of that body part back. In some cases people could not move a hand or an arm. Then they used a virtual reality game and the person was able to gain movement in that limb and use it again. Caleb also talked about how video games helped people with critical thinking. This is mostly in strategy games where people need to think through situations. These games are beneficial to either people trying to expand their thinking ability or even a person with a brain injury. He also talked the use of games for the help of PTSD. This is a major issues for our heroes returning from war and some are not able to make the transition back to civilian life. Mainly this is just used to calm the soldiers down and help them adjust back to normal life. My opinion on Caleb’s presentations is that it is eye opening. Many people do not think of benefits of games and he did a good job showing the benefits.

Bill decided to talk about the singularity between technology and man. He talked about Moore's Law of exponential growth in technology. This just says that the intelligence of technology is growing at an exponential rate. This growth will not stop until totality is reached. He also talked about Ray Kurzweil's law of accelerating returns. In this Kurzweil talks about how that if the advancement of technology meets a halt from an issue that this issue will be overcome by new technology. Some predictions made about the singularity is that it will happen by 2045. In this case after the singularity there will be no distinction between humans and technology. Another prediction is that we will obtain immortality through the uploading of our consciousness. On the other hand some people such as Theodore Modis and Jonathan Huebner say that the advancement rate is actually decreasing. Paul Allen says that the more advancement that are made in technology only make it harder to have more advancements. My opinions on Bill’s presentations is that he did well with being able to tie research for and against the singularity together. I believe his report will be a good one based on what his presentation was.