PPT-Video Games, Psychology, and the Brain

Tim Brunelle Why study video games In the US 99 of boys under 18 and 94 of girls under 18 play videogames regularly The average young person spends 10000 hours playing video games by the age of 21 just 24 hours less than they spend in high school and middle school combined if they have . Gentile - CV - 1 D OUGLAS A. G ENTILE C URRICULUM V ITAE Ames, IA 50011 - 3180 dgentile@iastate.edu 515.294.1472 October 2014 E DUCATIONAL B ACKGROUND BA State University of New York at Buffalo 1 By: Mike Terpstra . Computer Games are nothing new…. Games have always been part of computing. Some were created for tests or demonstrations. Others merely reflect that computer pioneers were human—and humans play.. By: Zakaria Algahaim. 8B. . For example, Call of Duty, Mass Effect, and N.O.V.A 3 can improve your vision, and mostly all shooting games(Gallagher, Danny). They help you see further, closer and make you see much clearer than ever before. Violent Video Games and Hostile Expectations:A Test of the General Aggression Model Iowa State University Researchconductedoverseveraldecadeshasshownthatviolentmediaincreaseaggression.Itisnowtimetomov . An Argument Writing Mini-Unit. Jean . Wolph. , Louisville . Writing Project for NWP . CRWP, . funded by the Department of . Education, based on templates developed by Beth . Rimer. and Linda . Denstaedt. AN Analysis of a Media Text. CCII, Professor Lafferty. Women & Video Games. Why is it beneficial to study the portrayal of women in video games?. How do you define a “Damsel in Distress?. How do you define “strength”? Does this definition differ between individuals or genders? . FLEX FINALE. March 13. th. 2017. Adapted from . Slideshare. Presentation. Table of Contents. Introduction. The “First” Video Games (1962-1971). Arcades. Video Games Become Popular. Arcade Games. Early computer and video games were developed five decades ago running on platforms such as oscilloscopes, university mainframes and EDSAC computers. . Tennis for two. (1958), . Spacewar. (1962), . Tim Brunelle. Why . study video games. ?. In the U.S., 99% of boys under 18 and 94% of girls under 18 play videogames regularly. The average young person spends 10,000 hours playing video games by the age of 21 – just 24 hours less than they spend in high school and middle school combined, if they have . Possible Effects on Brains and Individual/Societal Behavior. SPOILER. ALERT!. The . effects of internet use on the adolescent/young adult brain. The effects of social media on our students social interactions and development. . An Argument Writing Mini-Unit. Jean . Wolph. , Louisville . Writing Project for NWP . CRWP, . funded by the Department of . Education, based on templates developed by Beth . Rimer. and Linda . Denstaedt. BEHAVIOR AND GRADES? . By: Braden Bush. History. Video games have been around for the last 30 years. There have been several changes made to video games over those last 30 years as well as to the type of game systems they are played on. Video games and their systems are now high . !. Video Arcade Age: 1979 - 84. Galaga. - 1981 . Star Wars - 1983. Dragon's Lair - 1983. Paperboy - 1984. Zaxxon. - 1982. The Rise of the Console . Atari 2600 – 1977. Intellivision. - 1978. ColecoVision. Learning Objectives:. Define Psychology. Describe Psychology’s roots in philosophy. Discuss the early days of psychology. Summarize twentieth-century approaches to the study of Psychology. Psychology today.