http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/video-games Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:38:03 -0400 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:38:03 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/821/evolution-of-the-gaming-experience-live-video-streaming-and-the-emergence-of-a-new-web-community By Nathan Edge - The introduction of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) into the eSports industry has caused an unprecedented growth in its viewership and community involvement. As uses and gratifications theory suggests, individuals are actively seeking out new media content that coincides with their interests. IPTV and live steams of videogames provide a new Web-specific genre of entertainment that is not available from traditional broadcasting methods. The convergence of multiple Internet technologies, social interaction and community-produced content has given birth to a web community with a vast and dedicated... Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:37 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/821/evolution-of-the-gaming-experience-live-video-streaming-and-the-emergence-of-a-new-web-community http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/159/from-bullies-to-heroes-homophobia-in-video-games By Danielle M. Vitali - Due to the lack of homosexual characters in mainstream video games, there are very few positive references to homosexuality. If a homosexual male avatar is present in a video game, he is usually portrayed as flamboyant, feminine, and unable to fend for himself. There are, however, an abundant amount of tough, courageous male avatars who celebrate heterosexuality in the form of saving damsels in distress. These male avatars are not afraid to use violence, weapons, and curses to win over their true love, which usually ends in the gamer beating the video game. One only has to look so far as Super... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:42 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/159/from-bullies-to-heroes-homophobia-in-video-games