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Throughout their history, even though their purpose and function have essentially remained unchanged, video games have repeatedly changed their essence, from pioneering technical endeavors, through arcade machines, to thoroughly complex modern video games. At a certain stage of their development, video games were very difficult to complete, with one of the main reasons being that for many years games were primarily played on coin-operated arcade machines, so it was in developers' interest for the games to be challenging. However, there is a crucial difference between difficult video games and video games that we call ergodic video games. The essential difference is that ergodic video games (or video games with ergodic elements) require players to adopt a non-trivial approach, i.e., additional effort, skill, and dedication, and since ergodicity drastically changes the difficulty level of the game, it also requires certain character traits from players, in terms of readiness to respond to frustration with persistence rather than giving up, which often borders on a specific type of masochism. Therefore, ergodic video games are colloquially called masocore games, which is a portmanteau of the words "masochism" and "hardcore". This paper aims to explore the causality between ergodic video games and the existence of masochistic character traits in players who play them, as well as how such games, by combining pain and frustration on one side with pleasure and a sense of accomplishment on the other side, provide a gaming experience that is almost impossible to experience by playing classic, non-ergodic video games.

In this paper, we study the vital role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the development of video games, with a focus on various aspects of AI application in this industry. In the introduction, we discuss both the development of video games and the role of AI systems in the user experience, defining the progression of AI's role in video games. In the following section, we investigate how in-game entities and AI collaborate. Here, we analyze basic concepts such as Non-Playable Characters (NPCs) and how AI enhances their intelligence and reactivity in the game. The mechanisms of AI in video games are a crucial point of consideration in the next part of the paper. We explain how various AI techniques are used for decision-making, player tracking, and adapting the game to their actions. Furthermore, we explore the use of AI in video games beyond NPC control, examining examples such as procedurally generated worlds and player experience modeling. This application of AI contributes to a deeper and more dynamic player experience. In the modern application of AI in video games, we delve into advanced uses of machine learning and deep neural networks in game development. Here, we consider how AI is used for game personalization, user data analysis, and enhancing graphics and sound. Finally, we discuss the future of video games and the role of neural networks in their development. We predict the growth of AI in various aspects of games and how it will shape the future player experience. In conclusion, we assert that artificial intelligence has become an indispensable part of video game development, and its impact will inevitably expand in the future, enabling increasingly rich, dynamic, and personalized games for players worldwide.

Video games have become the most significant phenomenon of popular culture, and one of the most widespread forms of entertainment in society of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. This prevalence corresponds with profitability, and the video game industry records the highest revenues in the cultural and entertainment industries. Simultaneously, the level of the scientific study of the phenomenon and its impact remains disproportionately small, while moral panic and the banalized and oversimplified accusation of video games for causing violence and evil in people are the dominant social attitude and reaction. That is why the influence of playing violent video games on the development of aggression and violent behavior in individuals has been thoroughly researched. While some studies indicate that gaming has no effect at all, or even a cathartic effect, others claim that playing violent video games is associated with increased aggression and antisocial behavior. The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of explicit violence in video games on the aggressiveness and violence of players of such games. Using various analytical methods, by exploring stereotypes, cultural factors, and the potential negative effects of playing violent video games, this comprehensive analysis challenges the incorrect preconception that video games inherently encourage real-world violence. While acknowledging certain negative effects like the promotion of a culture of competitive militarism and desensitization to violence in the real world, this paper recommends responsible gaming, parental control and guidance, and positive social influence as crucial factor in shaping moral attitudes and behavior.

Nasilje je u prirodi, pa samim tim i u ljudskom rodu, jedan od osnovnih načina ostvarivanja ciljeva i pokazivanja nadmoći. Ono što ljude odvaja od životinja je uređeni društveni sistem u kome žive i koji razvijaju, i čija je jedna od osnovnih funkcija da zaštiti svakog člana društva od, generalno rečeno, zla koje je imanentno ljudskoj prirodi. Stepen civilizacijskog razvoja se može meriti i stepenom zaštićenosti svakog pojedinca od nasilja onog ko je jači, i u stepenu distribucije pravde za sve. Stoga, ukoliko posmatramo savremeno društvo, kao i njegove prethodne iteracije, možemo da zaključimo da uprkos određenim pomacima, ljudska civilizacija još nije dostigla zadovoljavajući nivo. Tehnološki razvoj je doneo brojne promene, i uz sve što je dobro i što je izmenilo način na koji se odvija život na Zemlji, taj razvoj je istovremeno delovao kao katalizator za problem koji postoji bezmalo koliko i ljudska civilizacija, a to je nasilje nad ženama, koje je u digitalno doba dobilo novu formu koju zovemo digitalno nasilje. Cilj ovog rada je da istraži odrednice, stanje, rasprostranjenost i forme digitalnog nasilja nad ženama, sa osnovnom hipotezom da je rodna neravnopravnost, duboko ukorenjena u ljudske odnose kroz čitavu istoriju i prisutna u skoro svakom aspektu ljudskog života i aktivnosti, glavni uzročnik disproporcije u rodnoj distribuciji žrtava digitalnog nasilja.

Although the first true criminal psychological profile was created less than 70 years ago, and the first unit whose task was to help solve challenging and complicated crimes by analyzing psychological aspects was created about 50 years ago, today we cannot imagine the work of any law enforcement service without the significant contribution of psychological profilers. On the other hand, the number and type of security threats have grown exponentially in the same period, and although it is not possible to react to one part of those threats on time and prevent them, for the other part of those threats there is enough space and time that by engaging profilers, and in certain crisis situations, such as hostage crises, be it terrorist attacks, bank robberies, or other situations in which the perpetrators of such acts take hostages, by engaging a specific subtype of profilers – the negotiators, increase the chances for a peaceful resolution of the crisis situation and prevention of loss of human lives, which is of paramount interest in humane societies. The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of profiler-negotiator in crisis situations with a criminal background, using a hypothetical-deductive model and methods of analysis of primary and secondary sources, as well as qualitative, quantitative, comparative analysis, with the starting hypothesis that using techniques and methods of psychological profiling and negotiations in crisis situations with a criminal basis and background, the probability of a positive outcome, peaceful resolution of the crisis situation and damage control drastically increases

Jedna od osnovnih funkcija medija je da pravovremeno i istinito informišu građane o stvarima koje su se dogodile van njihovog opažajnog dometa. Na tu osnovnu funkciju nadograđuju se ostale, više društvene funkcije, pomoću kojih mediji mogu da direktno ili indirektno utiču na društvene tokove i pojave postojanjem, načinom i vrednosnom kvalifikacijom umetnutom u informacije koje mediji distribuiraju. Nasilje nad ženama je negativni fenomen ljudske civilizacije bezmalo od njenih početaka, odnosno, od kraja matrijarhata. Osnovni uzrok za to je percepcija muškaraca kao u svakom smislu nadmoćnijim bićem nad ženom, i iz takve percepcije proisteklih stereotipa, navika i običaja. Uprkos očiglednom civilizacijskom progresu, u velikom delu sveta i danas važi identični obrazac muško-ženskih odnosa koji je uspostavljen pre nekoliko hiljada godina. Ipak, savremena društva sa višim nivoom ljudskog razvoja pokušavaju da koriguju brojne nasleđene društvene nepravde, od kojih je neravnopravni položaj žena iz kog proističe i disproporcionalna količina nasilja nad njima, jedan od najvažnijih. U tim društvenim korekcijama mediji kao nosioci ogromne društvene moći imaju krucijalnu ulogu. Cilj ovog rada je da analizom medijskih sadržaja, kao i primarnih i sekundarnih izvora, istraži na koji način mediji izveštavaju o nasilju nad ženama sa posebnim akcentom na medije u Srbiji. Osnovna hipoteza ovog rada je da mediji ne koriste sve svoje funkcije, ili ih ne koriste na najcelishodniji način, i da kao posledica određene disfunkcionalnosti medija, problem nasilja na ženama vrlo često ima senzacionalistički i tabloidni prikaz u medijima, što uz odvojeni problem medijske glorifikacije nasilja, dovodi do stvaranja novih teškoća umesto da doprinosi rešavanju problema.