Why We Play Games, Part 3 by Steve Hall
In part 2 of this series we took a look at Creative Expression and Escapism, two significant motivators of the common gamer. The week before that, we covered Challenge and Competition. This week we have a look at Socialization and try to tie it all together. ... Knowing yourself and what drives you can help you figure out what sort of games you should be playing and, more importantly, which will never give you anything but frustration. ... Interestingly, many games with a high degree of social complexity also have a large amount of the mathematical complexity that may drive away socially...

If You Are An Online Gamer, Here Are A Few Must Haves by Gregg Hall
Online gaming has exploded in popularity in the last few years, thanks to increasingly better technology. Characters look more real, and opponents abound because of the venue's popularity. A player in California can duke it out with someone in Japan in these live formats. ... These headsets come in handy and are even necessary for some games. ... Gaming companies are getting smarter. ... Many are offering package deals where the headset will come with an online gaming service and subscription, and thus a person doesn't have to search for just the right set for a given game.

How To Get Paid To Play Video Games At Home - 3 Easy Methods by Hitoshi Jones
You might find that your video gaming habit is getting in the way of your making money, or worse yet anything else. Luckily, there are ways to turn your video gaming into cash and get paid to play video games at home. Here are a few tips to get you started. ... If you write well and play enough different games, start a blog and write reviews for it. ... The opportunities are endless, but the key is that you can actually get paid to play video games at home. ... If you can prove that your advice is helpful and well written, there are plenty of gamers who are willing to pay for your tips,...

Free Online Multiplayer Games by Thomas Morva
Along with role-playing games, multi-player games are becoming one of the most popular types of games. This type of game allows the players to play or compete with the computer or with other players. To be able to compete with the computer, you just have to click on the options provided in the... As with role-playing games, players in multi-player games also take on different characters and are involved in a varied number of plots as well. ... Some sites offer very simple games such as checkers, chess, scrabble, and backgammon, while other websites offer more sophisticated games that may...

The Perils of the Playstation 2 Game System by Morgan Hamilton
Are you crazy about video games? Oh, come on don’t be ashamed! Nowadays this is so normal. So many people love to stay lazy at home and play video games all day long. Some even claim that video games are the best entertainment on the Earth. Let me be more specific, guys just love to waste their... There people love to play video games. ... As a result, he was playing video games all day long! ... She felt so bad that her 26-year-old boyfriend was playing video games constantly. ... She just hated video games!

How To Become A Video Game Tester by Emma Drosy
Do you love video games? Do you want to enter into the video game industry? Are you organized and can locate bugs in computer games? If you answer yes to all the questions above, then you have the making of a good video game tester. If you only have one or two yeses to the above questions then... Playing video games does not necessarily mean you are already testing the game. ... It is difficult to play games repeatedly to find bugs in a game. ... There are requirements on how to become a video game tester, i.e., knowledge of computer programs including Microsoft office programs and other...

Suffering From Classic Video Game Nostalgia? Play an Online Video Game by Scott Soloff
In this new world of 3D video games, many people who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s find themselves feeling nostalgic. They miss the days when video games were just as simple as Mario and Luigi running across a screen, or Pac Man gobbling up little coins in a maze. ... Online video games are not just restricted to ones based on traditional video games. ... Whether one is more into classic arcade games such as Pac Man, or more into Nintendo games like Super Mario Brothers, one is sure to find an online video game that one would enjoy playing.

Online Games - Should Parents Worry Or Rejoice? by CD Mohatta
Parents have always been worried about Internet and their children. Till now the main worry was the adult websites. Now online games are becoming a worry. Should parents worry about the effect of online games on their children? Let me discuss this with you. ... Free online games give you that tool. ... Select games that help your child enhance his/her mental ability and response. ... Why look at free online games with apprehension? ... Why not look at them with joy and think that now my child will play games and not visit adult websites.

Video Games Game Cube-The New Revolution by Wycliffe Williams
Video Games Game Cube is another Nintendo creation. Nintendo are undoubtedly the trailblazers of the modern home video game. Their system, Nintendo Game Cube made its foray into the market just after Playstation 2 and Xbox debuted. Surely two difficult if not impossible acts to follow. ... Video Games Game Cube boasts a choice of well over 500 games. ... Video Games Game Cube links up nicely with two handheld video game systems. ... Here are Nintendo promises for Nintendo Revolution: • Play DVD movies • Nintendo GameCube games.

Free Web Games by Amit Sharma
Perhaps one of the most popular uses of the internet and the web is playing of games by people around the world. Imagine playing a game of chess with someone in another country in realtime! Before the web this was done by post! Today one can play multi-player games with people around the world... Sports games These include games like baseball, football, soccer, tennis, cricket, snowboarding etc. ... Card Games Solitaire, spider, pyramid, and Free cell are some of the popular card games. ... The traditional crossword does not exhaust the wide variety of world games available.