Human Interaction with Technology and Information

I really liked the video dealing with software piracy especially since now one of the biggest issues is music piracy which has affected tons of singers. In the video, software producers explain why software is so expensive due to marketing and creating the software. It takes up to 1500 to 200 hours to create software. Various reporters and lawyers were saying that this is no different than car theft. A software developer explained a program called locksmith which can create identical copies of software and include the serial number and all the protection that the original software contains. Vice president of Activision stated that all buyers can simply call a hot line and state their issue and the manufacturers would help them. School system uses Locksmith program the most because they create an archive and give the backup to their students for usage. Franckie mouse who is a software pirate was interviewed and explained that pirates do this for the recognition and to be able to outsmart the software workers however, pirates do not receive any profits from their illegal work. He also showed how he illegally copies programs and the software can be used by anyone in the nation. A lawyer stated that the penalty of piracy can be up to five years in jail and fines. At the end, an editor for a software company said that the best way to reduce piracy is to create cheaper software’s which are more affordable to consumers. The video was very interesting and I encourage more people to look at it because of the new form of theft in this day and age.

Description of the data:

I would like to look at information dealing with which age range plays video games more during the course of a year and what types of games are played more among gamers and the influence video games have on gamers using the ratings that is listed on video games. finally, i want to see if there is any connection between a person’s action and the games that were played while using news articles and cases to see if there is any link between the two items that i am looking for.

Why is this data interesting:

This information can help the video game industry figure out what type of games to create based upon the age range such as the violent and blood content in a game. Also, the data could help with figuring out how many violent games do people actually play which in turn could help psychologists and other doctors figure out if there is any connection to people acting more violent toward others and other violent acts occurring in the world such as shootings on college campuses.

How can we obtain this data:

The data can be found at http://news.digitaltrends.com/news/story/14441/survey_adults_favor_casual_games_for_kids and it states on the site:
“The survey also found that the older kids get, they more likely they were to play video games three times a week or more; however, the figures topped out at almost one third (32 percent) of teens aged 14 to 17 saying they play three times a week or more”

The information shows that it is mostly teenagers who play video games and on this site it explains the impact of violent video games:
http://media.www.fchornet.com/media/storage/paper921/news/2007/04/18/Opinion/Video.Games.MaturePlayers.Dont-2849962.shtml

on this site, you can find information on the top games that players like to play which from the site, all of them are violent and bloody:
http://www.gamespot.com/games.html?type=top_rated&page_type=games&tag=subnav;top_games&om_act=convert&om_clk=subnav

http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/kooijmans.html- a site deaing with the history of video games and how they affect a person’s aggression

http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-anderson.html- myths and facts dealing with violent video games

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,177090,00.html- News article about violent video games
What questions will this data answer?

1. What age range do game players play the most video games?
2. what type of video games do players like to play?
3. Does the violence in video games promote people to perform evil deeds?