Essay Draft Outline:
“Gaming and its effect on individuals” is my blog topic. Before reading anything about this topic I really had a skeptical view on gaming and its effects on users so I was therefore interested in seeing if others had the same opinion as me. To my surprise there were many articles discussing the positive aspects of gaming even on young children. The benefits range from: increased reaction speeds of gamers to increased awareness. I found this to be extremely interesting and therefore I continued my research, as I was very keen to learn more about this area which was unknown to me. I, myself, definitely enjoy playing computer games once in a while, but always saw it as a hobby more than I did an instrument of education, which some articles call it. The articles I have already found are articles that discuss anything from: an interview with a professor on computer gaming to statistics and the effects of gaming on individuals from a psychological point of point.
The research I have gathered has given me a great insight as to how I would like to narrow my question down and what areas I would like to touch. As the various articles intrigued me to the point that I want to know more about its positives as well as its negatives and basically write a blog that will contrast the two, so it will make it easier for the reader to form an opinion as well as for myself. As well as discussing the positives and negatives of gaming, I will also briefly create an introduction to gaming and its users, so basically the gamer.
Update:
After the class discussion, I have now changed my question to: "Is gaming more than just a hobby?"
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http://www.classification.gov.au/resource.html?resource=968
http://gamingandlearning.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/playing-computer-games-impact-on-health-part-2/
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/FFPIU019.pdf
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/soc/courses/stpp4C03/ClassEssay/machalien.htm
http://www.lionlamb.org/research_articles/study5.pdf
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/discussion/are-computer-and-video-games-harmful-to-children/1020817/
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