Games Essays

When people talk about video games, they often talk about the same things: gameplay, graphics, length, difficulty and online capabilities, how well will it sell, and who will buy it. But how often do we talk about the game’s story? How often do we discuss the effectiveness and purpose of …

The Prisoner’s Dilemma is a mathematical game theory that refers to a game in which the payoff from playing the dominant strategy is not the highest payoff possible and illustrates how self-interest can lead rational individuals and companies to pursue a course leading to mutual self-destruction, even when that destruction …

“It’s not whether you win or lose its how you play the game”. That’s a famous quote by football coach Vince Lombardi. Many people think it’s the other way around, if you win who cares how you played? People don’t really know the message he is trying to say to …

Korfball is a sport played within a rectangular field of play (40 x 20 metres). Each team attempts to shoot a ball into a basket called a korf – hence Korfball. Teams of eight players divide into two divisions – two male and two female players in each division. The …

Cricket-crazy Indians accept heroes in the field as their role models. They spend hours in front of TV to relish cricket match and taste bat and ball on wayside or here and there, wherever possible. Though, there have been many controversies yet the popularity of cricket has remained intact. Cricket …

In the essay, “Do Video Games Kill?” Karen Sternheimer takes on the topic of media’s influence on teen and adolescent violence in America. She focuses primarily on video games, particularly the recently popular “first-person shooter” games (p. 204). With the debate still raging on, there is a history that reflects …

The game of badminton was derived from the game of POONA which was played in India centuries ago. Some English Army officers stationed in India introduced the game to their homeland about the middle of the 19th century. The Badminton Association was formed in England in 1895 to standardize the …

With the technology of a civilization becoming more and more advanced, the people demand that their entertainment become more advanced as well. After a long hard day at work or school, people like to come home to relax and just lose their mind in meaningless entertainment, be it television or …

Everyone in this world is influenced by someone or something. Your friends, parents, teachers, and even technology are only a few things that make you the person you are today. So when Rainsford stated that, “The world is made up of two classes: The hunters and the huntees. I agree …

Computer game addiction is the main problem for the parents and the big question mark for the parents such as why my children can addicted to the games, and what should we do to stop their addiction, nowadays, the children spend their times in the computer for them it’s the …