ABSTRACT

Video games are the granddaddy of all forms of interactive digital entertainment. Games involve the player in achieving an ultimate goal the player must first overcome a series of challenges. Artificial intelligence(AI) in games is the element that can make a game seem eerily life-like, and this is done by giving realistic behaviors to NPCs. Action games are fast-paced, full of physical action, and often call for a great deal of handeye coordination and strategy. A thoughtful article by Dr. Romeo Vitelli, published in 2013 in Psychology Today, reviewed the research done thus far on the connection between playing games and violence. Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the industry group dedicated to the video game business, the average age of gamers is now 30. Gamification is an especially popular new tool for promotion, and is also used in education. Games have made light years worth of progress since the first games were introduced back in the 1970s.