Week 1

 I think that esports is cool, it makes the game even more interesting and fun for gamers. I play games but I don't care to play competitive games but this has really become a big trend because people make millions of dollars because of streaming. The only down part I see of this is people taking the game too far and being inappropriate towards someone who isn't of age. Also, I have heard about how streamers will stream for hours and never sleep and also drink multiple energy drinks just to stay awake. I get that those people may be trying to make a name for themselves but that isn't healthy for their bodies whatsoever and that can cause some serious problems. Practice My boyfriend and his friends actually stream sometimes when they're either playing 2k23 or Call of Duty. Something I notice in common with gaming streams is that the people's behavior can be a bit erratic, I understand that people are competitive but all the screaming, yelling, and cussing is a bit mu

3 things I found interesting or important "Observation is a  crucial first step  for learning how to fully participate in any activity, and digital games are no exception. Caregivers who look closely will see that children who appear to be merely observing a game are also asking questions, strategizing and hypothesizing, or posing “what-ifs.” "The turmoil is an echo of the infamous Gamergate episode of 2014 that featured an organized online campaign of harassment against female gamers, game developers and gaming journalists. The allegations are also of a piece with a decadeslong history of gender discrimination in the technology field." "The danger is that younger people are being drawn to gamble on esports. In 2019,  17% of esports gamblers  were aged 18-24. In general,  more and more  UK 16-34-year-olds are gambling, and the average age of gamblers  is decreasing . The number of problem gamblers aged 11-16  has also quadrupled  to more than 50,000 in just two year

t 3 things I found interesting or important "Now obviously that technology exists today, but it’s all each vehicle for itself. Now imagine a world where these vehicles can talk to each other. These cars can talk to infrastructure on the side of the road. They can talk to pedestrians, they can warn a pedestrian that they’re coming up behind them. So it really takes your autonomous driving to a whole new nother realm in terms of both efficiency as well as safety". "Technology and devices are not always made with everyone in mind. People with disabilities are often overlooked and left out of these designs". I find this interesting because of the fact that I never actually thought about how drastically technology affects people with disabilities.  "In the past, technology experts have worried about a “digital divide” between those who could access computers and the internet and those who could not. Households with less access to digital technologies are at a disadv