VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER WORKS OF MEDIA ART

The following thesis discusses the effects of using video games in the classroom. It reviews the literature from the past thirty years and debates on whether or not video games can be turned into an effective teaching tool.

In the face of terrorism, information overload, and unrealistic expectations of all kinds of relationships based on ego fantasies, we need all the help we can get just to stay relatively sane. Our culture is teetering on the collapse into meaninglessness.

A discussion of the concerns raised about product placement in television, film, and other media, advertising v. artistic integrity, and the laws currently in place to protect consumers.

Here are a few steps to getting your foot in the door in the video game industry.

A basic guide to anime and manga for the beginner or the person with an otaku in their life.

A persuasive research paper dealing with the issue of file sharing, and illegal downloading among people of the world today with emphasis in the United States among colleges and universities.

During the 1990s, a new generation of Black writers emerged in the spotlight to continue the literary tradition of giving voice to its experiences as Black people in the African Diaspora.

To celebrate 40 years of visual advancement in video games, the Smithsonian is now registering your vote on which titles are to be included.

Ddespite evidence showing the beneficial effects of many video games, interactive media remains a primary concern in the issue of teen violence

A brief look at the portrayal of women in the digital world.

Embracing the existentialist philosophy in the creative writing classroom allows students the freedom to truly create and formulate networks of ideas about topic in an authentic, uninhibited way, free from societal constraints and external influences.

Bad news receives much more attention than it should. Media provides this for ratings but tends to exaggerate a lot of facts. Fabrication of these stories only leads to more problems.

A review of reading and literacy rates. Also library usage.

Artists use recycled materials. Environmentally friendly art. The medium is the message.

The problem with censorship is that it's a very broad term, as to what should be censored and what shouldn't be. There is no absolute, clear cut, definitive answer which is why this is an issue to begin with.

Mass exploitation is found in the novel, Fahrenheit 451, and in our modern society. Is knowledge a threat?

What affect does music have on our society?

Almost all video games today feature violence and other controversial elements. By looking at the history of video games, it is possible to see how video games have evolved throughout the years based on technological advances, society's acceptance and user input.

This paper champions both the proven benefits of video games as well as personal and parental responsibility. I presented this scholarly defense of video games for a collegiate level composition class.