Topic Progress

With my topic, I'm pretty sure that I need to continue to narrow it down in order to keep my topic from being too broad. Today we covered the boolean operators to be used in search engines which I can use from this point forward to narrow my searches and find information more relevant to the topic that I have. Previous searches involved me doing a lot of clicking and reading on sites that showed up as a result of the search in a search engine. With these boolean operaters, I should be able to find what I'm looking for a lot faster than before with a lot less clicking and reading, ultimately leading to less time wasted.

Responses to poster

In a survey of about 30 people there were several opinions upon gaming and whether people feel that people can easily become addicted to games. Out of all the responses, two categories can be created to separate most of the feelings people have for gaming. The first side basically says: "too much of anything makes you an addict". The other opinions feel that gaming for recreation and relaxation purposes can only have good effects.

Gaming: A problem? Or not?

Video games are a great concern of society today in many aspects. Gaming systems are found in many areas such as at home, in dorms of college students, and even in the workplace. With gaming opportunities so widely available, one may tend to wonder: “are all of these games a good thing or a bad thing?”. Although there is no direct answer to this question, there are strong supportive statistics for each argument.

On the negative side, games tend to affect younger kids’ social lives, college students’ grades, and the productivity of the working-class. Video games never were such a problem in the past due to society being less advanced, technologically. In the times today, with such technological capabilities, newer gaming options are available almost daily. On the positive side, however, playing games is a great stress reliever. For people ranging from the ages of childhood to adulthood, gaming can provide a break from the real-time stressors of today.

For gaming:
All work and no play make Johnny a very boring guy.
Against gaming:
Life isn’t about fun and games
Neutral position:
Work before play

Potential Questions:
What are the problems with games found in the home, dorm room, and workplace?Why do people become so addicted to games?Is there controversy over the use of the word “addiction”?What are the different types of gaming that produce problems?Are there any benefits to gaming?

Gaming
Gaming comes in many different styles. From video games to gambling, controversy is presented. When the word “addiction” is used, many people find themselves in denial, unwilling to admit any problem they may have, if any at all. Gaming for many isn’t much of a problem, however, there are those who have become addicted to excessive gaming. To consider excessive gaming a problem would be somewhat the same as considering ones addiction to shopping, eating, gambling, sex, and even drugs.

References:
Are Games Addictive? Retrieved January 15, 2008 from Gamasutra website: http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060228/clark_01.shtml

Problem Gaming. Retrieved January 15, 2008 from National Council on Problem Gaming website: http://www.ncpgambling.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

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