Video Game Industry

The video gaming industry has grown rapidly since its first debut in 1958, by physicist Willy Higginbotham. These were not available to the public during their first production. Actual commercial game development did not begin until the 1970’s when the first gaming console was produced. With several advancements from one inventor to the next the industry has made great accomplishments in sticking with the times and growing with the technology through the ages. Although the industry began to be a battle for each company seeking to reign on the top in their market one company stood above the rest.  From these advances a company called Activision was created.  Activision began in the late 70’s with its first distribution being Atari. Later Activision took over “Call of Duty” in the year of 2010.  Activision took this popular game from another leader in the industry which was Infinity Ward with “Call of Duty” and its franchise.  Along with Call of Duty “Battlefield 3” a competing game produced by EA Sports uses social media in the networking form to enhance game play. “Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 [Elite]” along with “Battlefield 3”is seen using the same technology as Twitter and Facebook as mentioned in the article Battle Field 3's Battle log Took Notes From Social Media, Halo and COD posted by Steve Watts. The article demonstrates that there is a social media that is stimulated through gamers who have a common interest, allowing the gaming industry to make it easier for networking and expelling information about what each player thinks through the messages generated from this.  The sales of these video games tend to be a reaction from the public by reviews of critics. Many people watch for reviews posted through social media by the critics to depict if they will buy the actual product. PSX Extreme mentions the actual sale distribution of video games by scores generated from critics on an article posted on their website. The article brings the question of whether the actual comments are the reason for sales and how largely would the impact be. Articles such as 'Battlefield 3' Review: Is It Better Than 'Call Of Duty'?, Modern Warfare 3 Relying On Social Media to Advertise, Opposite Approach of Battlefield 3, and Modern Warfare 3: Armed and dangerous are all articles depicting the social media reviews of each game in the battle of the two and how the impacts are effecting the games ratings and the sales of the products.

                                                       

Phineas and Ferb

Now a lot of people believe that after a certain age one shouldn't watch cartoons,  or even the Disney channel at that, but I have a particular believe that Phineas and Ferb is essential to anyones life. There is a highlight to the end of each of my work days that is this cartoon. Although intended for children the moral backgrounds and intriguing judgements displayed throughout the duration of the show tend to entertain a more advanced mind as well. The program plays for a duration of thirty minute segments but there are three to four different segments placed in sequencial order.
The show is about two young boys who are trying to entertain themselves and their friends throughout the summer vacation. Both with a high intellect so they tend to invent different constructs that all have a different purpose but ultimately helping them escape boredom. They have an older sister that tends to try and tattle on them for the things they bulild but for some reason the items always disperse in some form or fashion by the time Candice is able to get their mother to look. The show has a sub show in  it as well, The boys pet platypus Perry, is a secret agent and tries and succeeds to stop his nemesis Doofinshbergs evil experiments. The show may seem child like but the comedic aspect mixed with the educational / moral glue tends to allow the mind of older people the glory of enjoying. This example of electronmic media seperates the age boundaries and allows the ability to simply enjoy a national past time of television watching.

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My name is Anthony Marcus Wright, currently I am a Mass Communications major focusing on the Public Relations aspect of things. My minor is marketing and seems to be more of my calling. I am currently on course to graduate from UWG this upcoming December 2011. Recently i have taken on the responsibility of playing for a intramural football team titled the "Real Deal," hopefully with the talent to go to state and bring West Georgia another trophy. This September I will be sworn into the United States Navy with a planned departure in the Sping of 2012, secretly hoping they station me in Japan or California.
I was born in Washington, D.C and raised in Fort Washington, MD. From there i moved to Georgia and graduated from Fayette County Hig School in Fayetteville, GA. "I have grown to adjust to the accents and am regretingly picking up one myself.  Other than the geographic change there is not much more to tell. Oh yeah I am alspo a work-a-holic, i have a habit of wanting nice things and the oly way to acquire them is through money whch is stimulated from working. Thats me in a Nutshell.