ICS 3C Computer Science

Blog entry Week 7

Yipppeee Almost done :)

Read over http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16099971/ and

 http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/soc/courses/stpp4C03/ClassEssay/videogames.htm

I want you to create a five (5) paragraph essay and a ten (10) slide PowerPoint presentation that focuses on video game violence. Each slide should have a picture.

The focus of the essay or PowerPoint should look at one or two of the following:

• Who plays games and why. 
• What types of games do different genders play. 
• How soci-economic status effects children that play a certain type of game.
• The effect or perceived effect violence has on children in a game form. 
• Are violent game marketed directly towards children, or is that not the case. 

The PowerPoint and/or essay should be handed in electronically at school. You will present the PowerPoint on Friday October 22nd.

Due on Thursday October 21st 2010

Now that you have read over the criteria for ratings of games answer these questions:

1. Do you think the rating system is fair?

2. If you were to re-design the categories, what would you change or add to these descriptions?

3. Would you make new categories or keep them the same.

4. How much do you think parents pay attention to their children playing games? Do they simply follow the rating system or do you think they just don’t care?

5. Do you think that little children should have access to game like Halo, Call of Duty or Battlefield? How would you stop children from obtaining these games if they are under age?

6. Here is your chance to be artistic. I want you to design a rating in between everyone and teens or between teens and mature. It is up to you to design the rating label and give a brief description of that it will encompass. You can use photoshop or any drawing program to help you out with this question.

Read and answer the questions

This blog assignment will have new pieces added each day. Be aware that there will be four parts to this assignment that need to be done and each will be completed at the end of their respective days.

First assignment this week is a survey. Yes it is a picture, so you have to type some stuff up :)