Xbox Live

By Colin and Jeremy

Xbox Live is the online service for the Xbox 360 console. The Xbox 360 was created by Microsoft, a company that makes computers, phones and other types of electronics. Xbox Live allows you to get together with friends to play games or play online matches with random players. You can create a party with your friends, even if you are playing different games.

Gamercard

A gamercard is used to tell other people what you have been doing on xbox live. The pieces of information on a Gamercard include Gamertag, Gamer picture (avatar), Reputation, Gamerscore and recently played games.


Your reputation starts at 5 stars and goes down if you are reported. Most people ignore this.

You get gamerscore from achievments you earn during video games. Each game has 1000 gamerscore. It tells people how much you play.

A Gamertag is your name on Xbox Live. Gamertags are used to be able to search for your friends on xbox live. A gamertag is what random people or people you know will see ex) O Ghillie, XxM4 OGxX . it is pretty much a name you make, keep in mind there are a lot of people on xbox so it will be tough to find the one you like.

Communication

In Xbox Live, you can communicate with people by buying a microphone or a Kinect, which has a built in microphone. With your microphone or headset, which costs anywhere from 20 dollars to 300 dollars, you can talk to other players in your online match, or you can join a party with your friends and talk with them even if you are playing different games.

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Effects of video games on Youth
It has been thirty years since video games became available to consumers. They are a unique form of entertainment, because they encourage players to become a part of the game's script. Today's sophisticated video games require players to pay constant attention to the game, rather than passively watching a movie. This has both positive and negative impacts on players. There are several studies have been published that explore these impacts on today's children.  There are positive and negative effects of video games on adolescents.

 The positive effects are:-

  • Teenagers improve their computer literacy

  • It makes the player be good at following instructions

  • The concentration, memory and mapping skills improve.

The negative effects are that:-

  • Some video games make teenagers very aggressive

  • They become disorganized by not finishing and submitting homework or assessments on time.

  • The teenagers may engage in fighting with their peers.

  • The players become antisocial which is not good since people have to be able to interact with other people.

Our Opinions

I like talking with my friends on Xbox live. It is a quick and easy way to get together with friends and talk to them while sitting in the comfort of your own house. It is fun because you can play games and talk to your friends without having to drive to their house. Colin

I think that xbox live is a great way to communicate because you can talk to people in other places that are far away and you can play games with them at the same time. Jeremy