In this week topic, to be honest i did not know what aspect to discuss because I am not a big fan of games especially online gaming. This is because, my personal opinion towards people who have been addicted to gamers is very typical and negative for example, to me online games can make people lazy and waste heir time if they do not put any rules on it. Moreover, there are some negative aspect in relation to online games such as violence and sexism.
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As an example of the most widespread online games, Counter Strike which involves heavy violence such as weapons, murders and war. It may not give any effect to adults because they are able to think with matured mind, but not to children and even adolescents. They may get influenced by what they see, especially when they spend hours in front of their computer and television in a day. Undoubtedly, the element of sexism is also something that can influence the gamer. For example, female character wear clothes which expose, a slave to men character and many more. People need to be more sensitive in this particular issue because it will give a big impact to people in a long run. (Raessens 2005, p. 376) explains that 'representations are thus not only reflections of society they also play an active role in shaping it'.
Raessens, J. 2005, ‘Computer games as participatory media culture’, Handbook of Computer Game Studies, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass, pp. 373-388.
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