On 5/6/02 11:57:00 AM, Terry Blacksmith wrote:
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> 1.
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>In the space below, write the
>title of your tentative topic
>(e.g. Internet addiction)
> computer and video games
>
> 2.
>
>
>Briefly state why you chose
>this topic.
>My son is into video games,
>and he is very good at it, I
>see all the bad games as well
>as the good games.
>
> 3.
>
>
>Spend about five minutes
>listing what you already know
>(if anything) about your
>topic. For example, are you
>aware of any interesting
>facts, common
>misconceptions, your own
>assumptions, important people
>or institutions involved,
>key schools of thought, the
>extent of the problem, current
>trends, etc.?
>I know, as well as other
>parents, they are ver time
>consuming, and can also be
>very bad for children, on
>several situations, they can
>cause kids to become violent
>without supervision on what
>they play. My husband and son
>were playing a game one
>evening, the guy was saying
>things off the wall, scared my
>son real bad, to these games
>can be real evil, but they can
>also be a learning tool if you
>get the right games.
>
> 4.
>
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>Now spend at least fifteen
>minutes brainstorming a list
>of questions about your
>topic you’d love to learn the
>answers to. Make this list as
>long as you can, and don’t
>worry whether every question
>is a good one.
>
>1. "Why are these games so fun
>to children and adults?
>2. "Why are these games so
>adictive to people that they
>take up most of their time?
>3. "How did they come up with
>the idea of video games?
>4. "Is this a danger to
>children, can they cause kids
>to become violent?
>5. "Can kids actually become
>suicidal over the video game
>craze?
>6. "How did they come up with
>some of the games?
>7. "How are the games made?
>8. "Can children better them
>self with some video games?
>9. "Are there laws, in video
>stores that don't allow
>children to rent games of
>certain levels?
>10. "Should there be a law on
>how voilent games should be
>made?
>11. "Can we press charges
>against companys or stores
>that sell games to underaged
>children that end up hurting
>them selves or others?
>12. "Is the law as strict
>about video games as they are
>about drinking and bars?
>13. "How can we stop the
>making of violent games?
>14. "Are the industries that
>make the games responsible for
>any negative behavior to the
>games?
>15. "As the trend of computer
>and video becomes stronger,
>will our world become more
>violent?
>16. "If our children do get a
>hold of a bad game how can we
>prevent the child from doing
>somthing wrong?
>17. "How can we better the
>video world?
>18. "How can we ban the
>violent games?
>19. "Do the producers of video
>games have the same criteria
>of limits on how violent games
>can get like t.v. industries?
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> 5.
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>If you’re working in a
>computer lab (or generating
>hard copies of the exercise),
>your
>instructor may ask you to
>comment on other students’
>responses to Steps 1-4.
>Focus particularly on what
>your classmates did in the
>fourth step. For each you
>view, do two things: add a
>question you would like
>answered about the student’s
>topic, and mark the question
>you find most intriguing.
>Why is there such an appeal for violence in video games?
>
>Terry Blacksmith