Video Game topic

1. What is your topic and how does it relate to the overall theme of trends and culture?

My topic is going to be video games. I will look at the possible effects of the video games becoming a major part of the entertainment industry. This relates to the overall theme because more and more money is being put into these games. Also, more and more time per day by our young people is being spent on these games because they are becoming increasingly more interesting.

2. What is the main controversy? Who are the participants in the debate?

The main controversy is that in playing games more and more that kids and adults will become lazier. The participants in the debate are the people who actually play these games and the people who don't. Games can also make a more public interest in things like war, depending on how many war games come out during what time the country is in.. Stuff like that I will look at.

3. Please list all the causes/effects you intend to explore in your essay. Obviously, you might come up with other causes/effects based on your research, but it is useful to know what you have to start with.

Cause: Nintendo came out 1985
Effect: More people bought gaming systems
Cause: More companies began to make systems (Sega)
Effect: Gaming became increasingly popular
Cause: More games were made

And so on. Then the effects will be talked about after I make it to present day. like if more and more keeps being put into this industry what could happen to our youth.

4. What approach will you be using? Please explain if you plan to combine approaches.

I plan to look to the future in my debate, but I also plan to look at the past to see trends of different types of games have caused others to be made which is using like cause to a certain effect which made another cause which in turn makes an effect. until it is present.

5. What information will you be looking for as you start researching the topic?

Important dates, money in the gaming industry, money being spent on single games, number of people in pay games, online gaming stats, and influential games.