The online world Have online games and social networking sites really changed how people interact with each other?
Overuse of technology is having a negative impact on humans and their relationships. I have seen the online world get very popular with in the years of my existence. When I was a young child, I remember playing video games all the time. Video games and online games have really changed. Now it is possible to play with multiple people at a time over the internet and play the same game together. (563-572). And even play with people from all around the world. Video games are fun and are easy to get stuck on for hours, but I think there should be a limit. Since it is so easy to get stuck in a game, playing a game such as online poker can be very risky. It is very easy to lose lots of money quickly if people are not careful. Some participants were self-selected online poker players who completed an online survey. Results revealed that participants played an average of 16 h per week. Furthermore, 11.5% of the sample was classified as problem gamblers according to the Canadian Problem Gambling Index. (Dempsey, Hopely, Nicki). Since playing the games can last so long it can easily pull people away from family and the real world. This can lead to causing trouble in the house hold and maybe even the bank account.
Social networking sites are another way that the online world pulls people in. It is fine to be on a social networking site such as Facebook and be talking with family and friends, but that is not all that people have to deal with. A lot of people tend to write or post about anything and everything. It is potentially dangerous to let the world know so much about oneself. There are a lot of people in this world that wouldn’t mind to cause some trouble in an innocent individual’s life. And it would probably be in your best interest for those types of people to not know about one’s personal information. People are also leaving themselves open to cyber bullies. I do like the idea of being able to find long lost friends and being able to keep in touch with family easily, but it is not the same as speaking face to face in person. I think that it is a problem that nobody chooses to hang out with family and friends, and instead choose to sit at home and use online games and social networking sites to be interactive with friends and family. Instead of playing video games or going on Facebook, children could choose to play a game of basketball or football outside with some friends or even take a visit to grandma’s house. People think that it’s just easier, but sometimes easier isn’t better. Some things just aren’t meant to be done from a distance. This is not good; the world is just getting lazier and lazier. Online games and social networking sites are used so often that some people even considered to be addicted to it. (480-485). I can definitely see how people can get addicted to these things. For example, ever since my two younger sisters got a Facebook, it has pretty much taken over their lives. They act like if that’s all they care about and like they can’t live without it. Not everyone is like that, but if 2 out of 2 young girls in this household have issues with prolonged use of Facebook, then the rest of the world has to have a majority of people with issues of prolonged use of the internet, online games and even other technology.
Adam Gopnik’s article, “How the internet gets inside us” has a great example of how the internet has changed how people get information. “Why is she doing that?” “Why doesn’t she just Google it?” Said a couple of kids to their parents while watching harry potter and seeing Hermione Granger in the library, researching using library books. Kids are raised to rely on the internet for recourses and use the internet because it’s faster. You don’t have to read through a bunch of books for hours just to find a quick answer.
The Online World Harvey Fierstein once said, “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” The world keeps on spinning not taking a moment to stop for no man, people are forced to go along with it making their own choices to cause but a small change to the world. Harvey makes rules or suggestions on important principals to have and implement into day to day lives. The one I’m going to focus on is bullying, specifically…
World of Warcraft Commecial : “Aubrey Plaza's Birthday Gift" ” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY9Ch_FuxMM There is nothing more annoying than a boyfriend who always wants to play video games while you two are hanging out, right girls? Well a boyfriend who is addicted to the online game "World of Warcraft" is even worse, and I hate to admit that I have experienced it. So what is it about this game that makes guys feel the need to consume so much of their time by playing in an online fantasy world…
filled in and the document saved again before submitting to the Unit 4 dropbox. Please read through the following comments carefully to see why we are focusing on online source evaluation in this unit and how this assignment relates to critical thinking; pay special attention to the two comments in highlighted in red: “The World Wide Web can be a great place to accomplish research on many topics. But putting documents or pages on the web is easy, cheap or free, unregulated, and unmonitored (at…
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Virtual worlds are online three-dimensional spaces where you can interact with other people, collect items and build structures, and communicate via a virtual representative of yourself called an avatar. These worlds have been influenced by various science fiction writers such as William Gibson and Neal Stephenson, along with the movie, "The Matrix." Virtual worlds differ from massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs) because they don't offer battles against monsters or have…
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Have you ever imagined being in a world outside of reality? The internet provides that with thousands of websites for online gaming. There is no exact number for the amount of social sites or online games that are out there. However, according to an article on Techcrunch, “217 million people worldwide play online games, and over 3 million obtain a Facebook account,” (Riley). Most of these sites were made up so users can create something bigger than themselves, and that is what they did. With all…
World History: Beginnings to 1750 Saddleback College HIST 4 - 15005 Course Information Instructor: Christina Ghanbarpour (GONE-bar-poor) cghanbarpour@saddleback.edu Class Meetings: TTH 12:00PM - 1:15 in HS 207 Office/Hours: BGS 302/TTH 10:00-11:00 am and by appointment Description This class covers developments in world history from the earliest human societies to 1750. Students will apply a range of historical materials to the study of diverse time periods and societies; class participation…
Evolution of Autism Support and Understanding Via the World Wide Web Phyllis B. Matthews Liberty University EDUC 521 – Foundations of Exceptionality Dr. Erik Mullinix, Ed.D., January 26, 2014 The article Evolution of Autism Support and Understanding Via the World Wide Web is written by Chloe J. Jordan, American Associate on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. The article discusses features of the internet and their relevance to Autism Spectrum Disorder, virtual communities…
Online Resources vs. Traditional textbooks As years have been passing by, technology is becoming more advanced and essential in our daily lives. The world cannot subsist without it these days, as technology is used in every aspect whether it is in the medical field, schools, or simply in our basic duties. Currently, the world is becoming more modern because of technology, to the extent that it is debated whether or not it should be provided to students at school at a young age. This will result in…