While our parents were preaching free love, smoking pot and listening to their Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix records, computer nerds had invented the first ever home computer game system, The Atari. ... The Atari-History website even referred to it as the "Big Bang Explosion" of video games. ... Before the end of 90's Personal Computers PC's were being bought at a rapid rate, due to the fact that the Internet was gaining prominence in households. ... Increasing advances in computer technology, like graphics cards and sound cards, and the increase of processing speed a...

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Technology is a way of life in today's world, computers are used by toddlers, adolescents, and adults alike; no matter what career path a person chooses, the computer plays an essential role in the job. The more our technology progresses and as our industry grows stronger, computers and electronic entertainment will grow to be found everywhere around the world. ... In October 1977, the Atari Video Computer System was released, along with it the classic game "Pong", giving the system a place in the history books. ... The ESRB is an organization in which representatives from all of the majo...

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Technology is a way of life in today's world, computers are used by toddlers, adolescents, and adults alike; no matter what career path a person chooses, the computer plays an essential role in the job. The more our technology progresses and as our industry grows stronger, computers and electronic entertainment will grow to be found everywhere around the world. ... In October 1977, the Atari Video Computer System was released, along with it the classic game "Pong", giving the system a place in the history books. ...

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The Addictive Nature of EverQuest This paper outlines the addictive nature of the popular online computer game EverQuest (EQ). ... The evolution of the EQ economy has an interesting history. ...

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In the beginning, video games were mostly played by people interested in computers and technology, but since then video games have become an everyday part of some people's lives, particularly children. ... The video game industry is reaching out to children now, more than any other time in its" history. ...

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