Does Video Game Music Enhance Player Experience in Video Games? Abstract Research on the psychology of music has shown different genres of music impact the listener’s emotional and cognitive state of mind. Do an individual’s psychomotor skills and performance have a bearing on music? The use of music in video games can be traced as far back as 1978 when chiptunes were used to the modern days when certain music genres are written specifically for specific video games. Most people do not understand how background music influences a player’s behavior, performance, and immersion experience in a video game. Therefore, a study is done to establish how background music in video games has been used to enhance player performance and influence their personality type through cognitive-training games. Introversion and extroversion cases are considered in cognitive-training games to gain an understanding of how music impacts the personality traits of players. Music conditions are considered in four categories (high tempo, medium tempo, low tempo, and silence). Data is collected based on player performance, their behavior during the game, the flow experience. This data…

Information Hunt: Children’s Literature Facts and History Define children’s literature. It is material scripted to convey information or entertain young adults or kids. These materials include; plays, books, poems, and magazines written mainly for the children. Define the term “vicarious experience.” It is listening to someone or listening to a person’s story and positioning oneself in their life. Why is vicarious experience important in Children’s and Young Adult literature? Having a vicarious experience through literature helps the adults and children acquire knowledge of experiences that would be helpful later in their lives. It also helps readers connect with people who are different from them. . Describe a hornbook and what time period it was used in/for. A hornbook was used during the 15th century as a primer for the youngster. It was either made of leather, bone or wood, and vowels, religious verses, and alphabetical letters were patterned in it. Describe the first picture book published specifically for children by Comenius and what it was used for. Orbis Pictus was the first picture textbook written by John Amos Comenius for…

  INDONESIA RACIAL GROUP The Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It has a strategic location along major sea lanes connecting East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania. It is the world’s largest island country, Indonesia is an ethnically diverse country with around  633 ethnic groups. Javanese ethnical group Javanese people are one of the ethnic groups in Indonesia. They are the dominant ethnic group in Indonesia, with makeup 42% of the population. The majority are from the Islamic religion. They also have a few from Christian doctrine and roman catholic. They are predominant in the central to eastern parts of the island. They also are significant numbers of people with Javanese descent in most provinces of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Suriname, Saudi Arabia, and the Netherlands to name a few Cirebonese The Cirebonese people are an Austronesian ethnic group and nation native on the city of Cirebon, and its immediate surroundings located in the northern part of the island java. They are mostly Muslims; their language is Cirebonese, which is…

new and flashy marketing channels Despite new and flashy marketing channels continually popping up, email remains one of the strongest for many companies. This involves many people and many departments. Making a decision is a bit hectic as it consists of doing various tests, implementations, during the different stages of the email marketing funnel. It requires one to have the overall view of the program, and not merely having a small patch of the whole processes involved. Understanding the whole process involved helps to make decisions wisely. (Wilson, E. V., Hall-Phillips, A., & Djamasbi, S. (2015)Failure to use the right techniques during the decision making can lead into bringing unexpected consequences, therefore to ensure that quality is adhered to, key performance indicator(KPI) is done in order to evaluate the success of the organization for it to make strategic decisions based on data analysis Open and click rates are the primary forms of marketing metrics used in emails as they measure the Email Campaign Effectiveness. They can give a good idea of how the campaigns are performing. However, sometimes they are…

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Things to Know Before Traveling to Chicago Alone   Are you planning to travel to Chicago and wondering where to start? Moving for the first time to a highly populated city like Chicago may seem overwhelming. However, with knowledge about the city of Chicago, you can, at any time, walk to Chicago head up. It is for this reason that we have decided to write this article for you. To let you know of the things in Chicago. Continue reading this article to find out more about the essential things to know before traveling to Chicago alone.   Climate Are you planning to travel to Chicago with your light t-shirt and a pair of shorts? If so, then you’re in for a shock. One of the cities greatly affected by the winter season in the US is Chicago.   The city also experiences some rains accompanied by thunderstorms. The heavy winds resulting from the storms are capable of causing so many damages. It may even cause tornados.   The city also experiences other seasons like summer and spring. You should…

Edison Chen Edison was born on October 7th, 1980, and he was raised in Richmond, which is found in Vancouver (Chen). He attended high school at Robert Cecilia Palmer Secondary school, and his reputation in school was not so good since he was not hardworking, but he graduated. He presently lives in Hong Kong and works in the music, fashion and cinema sectors (Chen). Further, he owns a lifestyle firm known as CLOT and the company works with labels and artists from all over the globe and gathers them all together in the Greater Asian region. In his official online blog, Edison states that he is just a regular everyday guy just like any other person, but his only job is to entertain (Chen). Edison failed to find a way of becoming successful in Canada or the United States because of his Chinese ancestry, and that is why he returned to Hong Kong. With the help of his father and networks, he was able to make it big in the entertainment industry. Edison Chen glowing profile Arguably, Edison Chen is…

ART PHILOSOPHY Over the past years, there has been massive artistic shifting in the interactive media from primitive means such as printing and broadcasting to the use of advanced technology such as moist media in art. New advancements have also brought the telematic culture which encompasses. Telematic culture asserts that humans cannot concretely think or feel while they are isolated. Through the sharing of creative designs and distribution of authorship, the artist is not denied the ability to express their self creativity. However, the design has helped amplify the artist’s creative thoughts hence not only intensifying the experience but also enabling one to active participate in global activities through a global network with other minds Computerized telematic systems are not viewed as complicated tools that encompass painting, music or even published literature but rather as a creative field if expression creativity unlike one established before. Every artist is obligated to study and explore various technical aspects to ensure the viewers are empowered by offering direct interaction for collaboration in the creation of authentically artistic experiences. An artist’s mind combined with…

The hip-hop artists The hip-hop artists have been able to introduce modern ways in representing their rebellion by being able to adopt people like DJs and MCs who make the music more appealing. The use of appealing and sexual dancing styles have made the songs appealing and acceptable to many, and so the singers can make still continual to pass their rebellious message. Yes, relations changes between musician and their fans have had a significant effect on rock music in the 2000s. In the 200’s internet became quite popular and so the audience would follow their favourite singers in social media. This made the fans to be aware of new releases by the artist on time. This contributed to an increase in sales of rock recordings as well as spreading the acceptance of rock music all over the globe. People in the 21st-century economy are vibrant and are interested in music that is involving. The 21st century is also marred with the use of technology, and so the audience can directly download the albums from the web, which has decreased…

  SHAPING JAPANESE CULTURE The English Collins Dictionary defines popular culture as the overall public culture, including books, music, ideas together with mass media, in contrast to high culture. Popular culture was perceived as the current voice of Japanese society. Popular culture is and remains a relevant aspect of the culture of the Japanese, whereby most of the comics play an important role. During the imperial time, utilization of popular culture was to support the values and the ideals of the government. Artists who did not comply with what was regarded as a message that matched with the state values were forced to comply, or they even risked being arrested. An overall change was seen, especially after the war in Japan, with the relaxation of censorship[1] Influences from America, particularly Tezuka Osamuin, Japan, who was commonly referred to as the God of Manga, developed a style that was perceived as the masterplan of the contemporary Japanese comics in storytelling along with the design of its art. This implied that the comics were acceptable for not only targeted for short comedy…