videogames

a)Some positive aspects of playing videogames for individuals and societies.
For individuals, gamers can earn income if they perform well in a competition and they find satisfaction in this career. Gamers can also build up self-confidence in the virtual world. Besides, take korea as example, famous videogamers get benefits like having a contract of advertisement because of his reputation. He/she also gains many fans as an idol.
For societies, producers of videogames benefit most. Through different videogames competition and the well-known gamers,, the business easily to promote their games and products.


b)Evidence that digital games can encourage aggression in the real world. Should government have the right to ban certain games?
-violence
-encourage war
-increase crime rate
Governmments should have the right to ban those games because certain videogames may advocate some bad messages to public like violence, sexuality,war, etc. It may deprives the stability of the countries since more and more crimes triggered by certain games occur. When people watch on the violent scenes and immerse in the world of war, they will be cultivate the mind of violence, war, and criminal.

http://0100101110101101.org/home/lifesharing/index.html Life Sharing

I think the idea of this project is creative and interesting. It can really shows the vulnerability of privacy being revealed.


It is open source because everyone can post new ideas in it.
It reflects an  open source philosophy because promotes the free access to implement ideas.

Is digital game an art?

Cory Arcangel: Super-Mario Clouds, 2002

 Mario cloud is a kind of art. According to Adams, art has content and can express idea. It is also aesthetic. Mario cloud indeed has content, is actual creative and original image. I think Mario cloud can bring people imagination. Mario cloud reflects the culture of video game. Once people see Mario cloud, they can associate the Mario games. Or some may associate their childhood when seeing the Mario cloud because it is familiar to the game players.


Athena's view about Adam's defination of art.

 

Adam claims that art is aesthetic and must have content.It can express idea and feeling of the artist. Besides, art is not formulaic and shoulld be durablle, which can last long.

Athena does not agree with Adam at all. She says art may not be aesthetic because the defination of aesthetics of different people are diverse. Art is not a stuff that is only allow people who have been trained to know it or creat it. I agree with her because aesthetics seems a complex concept and study. So, it violates the nature of art, that is, art is universal and everyone can understand.