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Gambling addiction, gambling addiction, gambling addiction, or simply gambling for money, is a type of mental addiction. The need for gambling completely overrides a person’s moral and family values. Therefore, treatment of gambling addiction is a psychotherapeutic method that allows a person to return to normal life.

Gambling addiction is one of the most ancient addictions, which appeared simultaneously with the invention of gambling. Today she has moved to the virtual world and is thoroughly rejuvenated.

They are immersed in gameplay from kindergarten age. You should not think that the disease only leads to the ruin of the addict and his family. He begins to experience both mental and physical changes in the body that require timely treatment.

Main reasons, motives, traits that give rise to addiction

Doctors and researchers in the field of addiction treatment today identify three main reasons for the emergence of this mass disease. This:

• boring and ordinary real life;
• psyche “broken” even in adolescence by gameplay and social networks;
• sexual problems.

The development of the disease occurs as a result of the motivation that has developed in the human mind.

Character and personality traits motivate a person to play, turning him from an addicted gamer into a real casino player.

There are many such features, but a few of the most common ones stand out.

• Unsociability and isolation. With the help of the game, the gamer, as it were, compensates for his failures in real life.
• Stinginess and thirst for “easy” money. Getting the first win motivates a person to do it constantly. In this case, it doesn’t matter whether you win or not.
• Laziness. Reluctance to earn money in real life, but to get it in the game. An irresponsible and lazy person can become a gambling addict in a short time.
• Dissatisfaction makes a person plunge into all the “heavy” things. While expressing himself in a game, a person is not able to show his talents in life. Only professional treatment will help change the situation for the better.
• Heredity. Often, parents suffering from alcohol addiction give birth to children predisposed to the disease. This is certainly not a decisive factor; it all depends on the personal characteristics of the person.
• Pathologies associated with the psyche. People suffering from psychological disorders and committing rash acts can become addicted to the game.

How to recognize a gambling addict: don’t miss the first signs

Addiction to a real or virtual game occurs in stages. It is possible to determine the stages of immersion. To do this you will need to carefully observe the person. Experts distinguish three stages of addiction development. This:

• the initial level, when a person is just developing a desire to play - of course, there is no pronounced aspect of addiction, but the duration of gaming entertainment increases every day. Treatment at this stage will be most effective;
• the level of struggle between consciousness and subconsciousness is a period when it is already difficult to resist desire, but still, a person still has a question about whether it is worth playing;
• the final period when a person is no longer able to control his mind - the desire to play exceeds all acceptable standards. Treatment is necessary to avoid fatal consequences.

If a gambling addict (a gamer or a real player) has reached the third level of addiction, neither he himself nor his family can cope with the addiction. All efforts will lead to only one thing - torment and a return to the next “dose”.

The addict himself is unlikely to agree to voluntarily undergo a course of treatment for gambling addiction, and therefore his family and friends are recommended, without delaying or postponing the matter, to apply for professional psychological influence or compulsory treatment of gambling addiction in a specialized institution. Our experienced specialists will accept your request by phone or online at any time of the day and begin the difficult and lengthy process of restoring the personality of a gambling addict.

The inevitable consequences of continuing the game

If a person who has fallen into the clutches of addiction has not yet reached the second stage, he will be able to cope with the disease on his own. At the second stage of development of the disease, he is hardly able to resist the harmful attraction, and therefore the intervention and help of relatives is extremely necessary. Try to switch his attention to other, fascinating objects and phenomena, such as communicating with friends, relaxing, hobbies or traveling.

If at the second, and even more so, the third stage you cannot change the situation, professional treatment is necessary. Otherwise:

• the dependent person will gradually lose all his social connections and position;
• he will begin and deepen conflict situations in the family and at work;
• Serious financial difficulties will gradually arise and debts will appear;
• consistent and inevitable degradation of personality will begin.

Treatment of gambling addiction: a special approach to solving problems

The flow of old and new gaming addictions forces the specialists of our center to constantly work on creating more and more unique treatment methods. All our efforts are aimed at effectively solving the problems of any dependent patients - both those suffering from gambling addiction and all other addictions

The result of treatment for gambling addiction

The clinic works with people suffering from addictions throughout Russia. The center offers patients to solve the problem using individually selected techniques. The course of “treatment of gambling addiction” involves:

• complete reconstruction of personality;
• changing the thinking of a dependent person, restoring him to the norm of life;
• treatment of gambling addiction and overcoming pathological processes occurring at the physical and psychological level.

“Clinic Vita” is individual classes coupled with unique psychotherapeutic training in groups.

These are mini-communities of people with the same problems.

Their communication with each other, solving the same problems helps to complete the course of treatment for gambling addiction faster and more effectively. The desire to help each other makes the process more profitable.

Our center team is:

• experienced psychologists and narcologists;
• professionals who are passionate about their work;
• people with a narrow profile specialization, who have extensive practical experience, who know all the complexities and subtleties of communicating with patients.

The center's attentive and tactful doctors will help organize treatment for gambling addiction confidentially and with full responsibility. The effectiveness of our method has been proven over time. She invariably helps people overcome all the difficulties of the rehabilitation period.

Topic: training on the prevention of gambling addiction “Stop, gambling addiction”

Target: to form a negative attitude towards gambling among training participants

Tasks:

- expand the understanding of the harmful effects of gambling on the human psyche;

Foster a positive attitude towards a healthy lifestyle;

Reach understanding between training participants.

Equipment: Whatman paper, felt-tip pens
Progress of the training
Exercise “You and I are similar in that...”
Target: get to know each other, get to know each other, in order to find friends with similar interests.

Progress of the exercise: participants line up in two circles - internal and external, facing each other. The number of participants in both circles is the same. Participants in the outer circle say to their partners opposite a phrase that begins with the words: “You and I are similar in that...”. For example: that we live on planet Earth, study in the same class, etc. Participants in the inner circle answer: “You and I are different in that...” For example: that we have different eye colors, different hair lengths, etc. Then, at the command of the leader, the participants in the inner circle move (clockwise), changing partners. The procedure is repeated until every member of the inner circle has met every member of the outer circle.

Discussion:

• 
  What emotions did you experience during the exercise?
• 
  What new things have you learned about others?
• 
  What interesting things did you find out?

Acceptance of training rules, assessment of awareness level

The presenter briefly announces the rules of work and explains their meaning. The rules are:

1) only the presenter can interrupt the speaker, none of the participants

interrupts a speaking comrade;

2) the person who wants to speak raises his hand and answers when the presenter allows him;

3) when criticizing - suggest;

4) do not give ratings to other participants;

5) all personal information provided during the training is confidential.

I would like to start today’s training with poetic lines (reads): “We live somewhat without excitement, monotonously, as if in a ranks, do not be afraid to throw everything at stake and change your life...”

These are the words of a song from the Soviet film “Station for Two”. In Soviet times, these lines sounded like a call to break out of boring everyday life, to believe in luck, in the possibility of happiness. And in our time these words sound like a terrible mockery. More and more people are desperately throwing everything at stake, literally ruining the lives of themselves and their loved ones, becoming slaves to gambling. We dedicate today's training to the problem of gambling addiction.

The facilitator asks the group to answer the questions:

– Have you ever been to a casino? Have you placed bets?

– Who has experience with slot machines?

– Have you ever won? How many did you lose?

– Do you know anyone who is passionate about the game?

– Have you ever had to restrain your passion for the game?

(Discussion in progress)
Crossword puzzle for the word “Gambling addiction”
The word "gambling addiction" is written vertically. For each letter it is necessary to select verbal associations that are generally associated with the word “gaming addiction”:

And (game...)

G (sadness...)

R (risk, disappointment...)

Oh (cheating..)

M (cars, torment...)

A(automatic...)

N (laptop)

And (hysteria, exhaustion, exodus...)

Each association can be discussed with comments: “How is it related to the reality of gambling addiction? What is behind this word in the player’s life?” After which you can make a table with two columns: positive associations are recorded in the first, negative associations in the second, and then make a comparative analysis by quantity. In any case, there are significantly more negative associations.
Test “Are you a gambling person?”
Let's try to find out how gambling you are? To do this, answer the test questions (Appendix No. 1). Training participants answer the test questions and count the number of points scored.

Game "Atoms and Molecules"
A little initial setup is necessary: ​​the group is asked to close their eyes and imagine that each person is a small atom, and atoms, as we know, are able to combine and form molecules, which are fairly stable compounds. This is followed by the words of the presenter: “Now you will open your eyes and begin to move randomly in space. According to my signal (the signal is specified), you will unite into molecules, the number of atoms in which I will also name. When you're ready, open your eyes." Participants begin free movement in space and, upon hearing the leader’s signal, unite into molecules. After moving for some time as a solid compound, the molecules again disintegrate into individual atoms. Then the leader gives the signal again, the participants unite again, etc.

If the last number of atoms in a molecule is five, then the exercise is a good way to divide into groups for later work.
Role-playing game “Victims of gambling addiction”
The training participants are divided into 3 groups. Groups need to come up with situations on the topic “Victims of gambling addiction”, roles are distributed within the group: “player”, “player’s wife”, “player’s son”, “player’s parents”, “psychologist”, “policeman”, etc.. Group performance , discussion.
Brainstorm
“What advice can you give to those who want to quit gambling?”

The presenter selects the most interesting tips and reads them out. Talks about where and who you can turn to for help (psychologist, psychotherapist).
Ending ritual. Exercise “Weather forecast...”
Instructions: Take a piece of paper and pencils and draw a picture that matches your mood. You can show that you currently have “bad weather” or a “storm warning”, or maybe for you the sun is already shining in full.

Participants of the training present their drawings.

Result: training participants fill out the table and note the degree of agreement or disagreement with these statements.

Statement	I completely agree	Partially agree	Partially I don't agree	Fully I don't agree
During the training, I acquired a lot of new information on the topic of the training.	1	2	3	4
I felt comfortable during the training.	1	2	3	4
The information received at the training will be useful to me in the future.	1	2	3	4
I will definitely share the information I received with my friends.	1	2	3	4

Homework: come up with 5-7 slogans urging players to quit this activity.

Lesson No. 3
Topic: training on the prevention of alcohol and beer addiction “The choice is yours!”

Goal and tasks:

Introduce the group to the rules of the training;

Bring the group together, revitalize the atmosphere in the group;

Show the harmful consequences of alcohol abuse;

Form a position of conscious choice in relation to alcohol;

Identify the level of awareness about socially negative phenomena

Equipment: Whatman paper, glue, pens, marker, scissors, A4 paper, magazines, badges.

Progress of the lesson
Exercise "Snowball»

Purpose of the game: getting to know and remembering the names of all participants in the game.

Rules: Participants in a circle say their names as follows: each participant says his name and comes up with a word that characterizes it using the first letter of his name.

For example, Lena is affectionate; The 2nd participant says the name and characteristics of the first and says his own - name and characteristics; The 3rd name names and characteristics of the 1st and 2nd and names his own, etc.

Recommendations for the presenter: it is necessary to clearly explain the conditions for performing the exercise, and also to participate in the game yourself (time: 10-15 minutes.)
"Our group rules"
After names have been chosen and the first acquaintance has taken place, you can begin to study the basic rules of social psychological training. Each group may have its own rules, but those given below can be considered the basic, most typical ones.

Recommendations for the presenter: Having told the rule, it is necessary to discuss it collectively and only if it is 100% accepted by the members of this group, is it accepted. It is necessary to focus on the fact that it is impossible to break the rules adopted by the entire group. Possible penalties for non-compliance with these rules should also be discussed. After the leader tells the rules, group members can propose their own rules, which are also accepted only if all group members agree with them.

Confidential communication style. In order to get the greatest return and achieve trust between group members, you should propose to adopt a uniform form of addressing each other as “you”. This psychologically equalizes everyone, including the leader, regardless of age, social status, life experience, etc.

Communication based on the “here and now” principle. During the training, it is necessary to talk only about what concerns the group members right now, to discuss what is happening to them in the group. Otherwise, as a manifestation of psychological defenses, there may be a desire to go into the area of ​​general reasoning, to engage in a discussion of events that happened to other people, etc.

Personification of statements. For more frank communication during classes, we refuse impersonal speech, which helps to hide our own position and thereby evade responsibility for our words. Therefore, phrases should sound specifically from oneself (for example, “I think that ..."), and also should not be without targeting (for example, not “Many did not understand me,” but “Vasya and Kolya did not understand me”) .

Sincerity in communication. During group work, you must tell only the truth. If you don’t want to speak out sincerely, it’s better to remain silent. This rule means openly expressing your feelings towards the actions of other participants and towards yourself.

Confidentiality of everything that happens in the group. Everything that happens during classes is not disclosed. This helps to be sincere and promotes self-disclosure.

Inadmissibility of direct assessments of a person. When discussing what is happening, we do not evaluate the participant, but only his actions and behavior. We don’t say “I don’t like you!”, but “I don’t like your behavior!”

Respect for the speaker. When one of our comrades speaks out, we listen to him carefully, giving him the opportunity to say what he wants. We don’t interrupt, we don’t comment, and questions can be asked only after he finishes speaking.

Active participation in what is happening. This is the norm. We actively watch and listen. We don’t think only about our own “I”. Only a person actively participating in the work of the group can take something for themselves.

"STOP" rule. If someone cannot talk about some problem at this time, is not ready, then he can refuse this by saying “stop”. You just need to take full responsibility for this: the group will not be able to help this person.

Exercise “Wish for the group for the day”
Participants sit in a circle: the coach has a ball in his hands. Let's start our work by expressing wishes to each other for today. It should be short, preferably one word. You throw the ball to the person you want to wish and at the same time say this wish. The one to whom the ball was thrown, in turn throws it to the next person, expressing his wish for today. We will carefully monitor that everyone gets the ball and try not to miss anyone.
Warm-up exercise “Japanese butterfly”
Among the participants, a player is selected who will use the role of “Tori” (“bird” in Japanese). All the rest are butterflies. Tori stands with his eyes closed and his arms outstretched in the center of the circle, his hands open, palms up. Butterflies go in a circle around Tori. Every now and then one of the butterflies stops in front of Tori and lightly touches his palm. Tori tries to catch that player's hand. Once the butterfly is caught, it stands in the center of the circle and turns into Tori.
Exercise “Treasure Digger”
The group is divided into subgroups of 3 people. In an educated group, participants choose one person who will look for the treasure; ask all treasure hunters to leave the room for a while. The rules of participation are explained to the rest: “Your group has 2 people left, now you need to determine for yourself who will play the role of “Good” and the other “Evil.” After this, you must hide any treasure without leaving the classroom.

The task of “Good” is to lead the treasure hunter to the treasure, and the task of “Evil” is to lead him away from the treasure. Moreover, it is prohibited to touch the treasure hunter.

After this, the conditions for the treasure hunters who are behind the door are explained. “Now you will go into the office where your groups are waiting for you, with one playing the role of “good” whose task is to lead you to the treasure, and “Evil” to lead you away from the treasure. Your task is to find the treasure. Whoever you believe, you will follow. Good luck!".

For the presenter: in the process of finding the treasure, it is important for the presenter to only direct actions as requested, but to exclude any hints. The guys need to make their own choice.

After the game, reflection in threes. Possible questions: “What signs determined the roles? “Was it difficult to choose?”

Exercise “Feelings”
Participants are asked to recall a situation when they interacted with a person who abused alcohol or drugs. For 5 minutes they share this experience with each other in pairs, with one talking during this time and the other listening carefully, then the roles change. After this, a list of feelings that the participants experienced when they told and when they listened is compiled in the general circle.
Analyzing feelings helps us realize how personally involved we are when faced with another person’s addiction problem.
Exercise “Saying nasty things”
The group is divided into two teams, the participants sit opposite each other. Each receiving pair says nasty things to each other in turn. Anyone who hears nasty things should respond with a compliment.

The main condition is to speak evenly, with restraint, address yourself exclusively as “you”, add “sir” or “madam”.

For example: “You, sir, are a fool,” “Thank you, madam, you know how important it is for me to know your opinion,” etc.

The team whose member could not stand it and responded sharply to the nasty thing gets a penalty point.

After the game, a discussion is held: was it difficult to maintain decency, in which cases such restraint is justified, and in which cases it is not worth holding back. Volunteers can discuss in which situations related to their work would require such restraint, etc.
Exercise “Squaring the Circle”
Participants are divided into fours, each team receives a cord (the longer the cord, the more difficult it is to complete the task). The team's task is to make a square from the cord, the vertices of which are held by 4 participants. In this case, the players' eyes are closed, but team members can talk to each other. When a team decides that it has completed the task correctly, its players can open their eyes and evaluate the result. Teams can also evaluate the work of other teams.
Exercise “Why do people drink alcohol?” (brainstorm)
You are encouraged to speak freely about the reasons that motivate a person to drink alcohol. The presenter records the answers as they are received on a piece of Whatman paper, encouraging all participants to be active. At the end, a summary and generalization is made, the question is asked about what was difficult, whether any discoveries were made.

During the discussion, it is advisable to pay attention to what human needs are supposedly satisfied with the help of alcohol and whether there are other ways to achieve the same effect.

Summarizing:

1. How do you feel before and after the training?

2. What needs does alcohol satisfy?

3. Why did you decide to become a volunteer?

GBOU secondary school No. 867(2)

Gambling addiction: disease or myth?

Project

Students of class 10 "B"

Tereshina Daria

Project Manager

Sukhodub Yu.G.

Moscow, 2015

Content

Introduction

Why is my topic interesting?

This new disease affects the younger population, predominantly teenagers and young adults. Although this disease has nothing to do with infection, it is spreading around the world at epidemic speed. There are a lot of reports in the press that here and there the aggressive behavior of a teenager led to tragic consequences. Probably, many remember how an American teenager shot his peers and teachers with a machine gun, another example is the death of a Chinese girl who, before the tragedy, told her playmates that she was very tired.

The experts' conclusions are not reassuring. Anyone who spends more than two hours a day playing video games is at risk of becoming addicted to a computer game. How to avoid being enslaved by modern technology? Are there ways to prevent or overcome computer illness?

I want to show children and teenagers playing online (computer) games….

1.Identify the problem and look for sources of information.2. Compose a sociological survey.3. Conduct sociological surveys at school, on the Internet and on the streets of the city.4. Analyze and process the information received, as well as based on the survey results, identify the preferences of respondents about their favorite games, which are further classified into categories and identify the impact of these games on players.

5. Interview a psychologist.6. Conduct photo and video shooting.

7.Create a movie for my project.8. Prepare a presentation for the defense of the project.

The product of my project activity will be a film that will tell the whole essence of the problem. ...

Main part

We identified the problem and looked for sources of information.

Computer game addiction - form manifested in obsessive passion . 2.Compiled a sociological survey.

Class :_________________

Personal data : (Circle answers)

1.Gender (m, f)

2.Age (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)

Your attitude towards online (computer) games. (Circle answers)

a) I don’t play and I’m not going to try

b) I want to try

c) Played, but quit

d) Sometimes I play (less than 1 hour)

e) I play often (2-3 hours)

e)AND I play constantly (more than 4 hours)

Favorite game____________________

3. Conducted sociological surveys at school, on the Internet and on the streets of the city.4. We analyzed and processed the information received, and also based on the survey results, I identified the respondents’ preferences for their favorite games, which I later categorized and identified the impact of these games on players (categorize the table: age (6-10,11-13,14-16, 17-18,19-25, 26 and older) - game - category (arcade) - description of the game - influence on the player)

Age

A game

Game description

Impact on the player

6-10

Minecraft

Minecraft is a game released online in 2009 that takes place in a world built from cubes. The so-called "sandbox". You can give free rein to your imagination and build from blocks whatever your heart desires. The game itself has two modes: Creative and Survival.

An interactive analogue of the Lego constructor. It provides the same benefits as an ordinary construction set and develops the child’s intellectual and creative abilities.

Tanks online

Tanki Online is the first multiplayer 3D action game in Flash. Take part in frantic tank battles - destroy enemy tanks, help your team, develop your tank, build a military career, take part in clan wars! Many types of weapons, several game modes and only real players, no bots.

Warface

Massively multiplayer first-person shooter 3

Warface is a military shooter set in 2023. The game will offer both classic full-fledged PvP battles (players against players) and cooperative missions in the PvE concept (players against bots).

11-13

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

first person view 3

The main idea of ​​the game is this, two groups resisting each other - Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists.The goal of the CS game is to destroy all players from the enemy team, or to fulfill the goal of the game, which is different on each type of map. After each round, both teams receive a certain amount of money in different ways, which can be spent on equipment. The winning team receives significantly more money than the losing team.

Grand Theft Auto

Action 4

The point of the game is to accumulate a lot of money (after all, money is power), and you choose the methods used for this purpose yourself. Starting as a simple gangster running errands on small errands, gradually, after completing missions, the character gains more influence, his reputation in certain circles grows. Upon reaching a certain rating, the hero can use some improvements: change clothes; acquire more powerful weapons; repair or repaint a car in a workshop; use ambulance and police transport; and many other benefits. The more tasks are completed, the more authority the character enjoys, moving closer to his cherished goal - to become the most powerful and, of course, rich and influential gangster in the city and beyond.

The Sims

The point of the game is to manage a family, which can consist of a maximum of eight people (sims ). You can create a family yourself or choose from the list provided. Initially, each family has a monetary amount of 20,000 Simoleons.

14-16

Dota 2

Multiplayer online battle arena 6

The game involves two teams of five people. One team plays for the light side, the other for the dark side. Each player controls one hero. The hero can gain experience to increase his level, earn gold, buy and collect items that strengthen him or give him additional abilities. Each player constantly receives a small amount of gold from their base, and also earns small amounts of gold for killing enemy creatures and large amounts for killing heroes. Teams are dispersed along lines where they fight with enemy heroes and computer-controlled creep squads that appear at the team bases every half minute. The goal of the game is to destroy the main building at the enemy base.

Assassin's Creed

with elements 7

Your hero is an ordinary person, but with good preparation. It will not be easy for him, since quite strong people want to destroy him. You shouldn't let this happen, so use your wits.You will immediately notice this when you set out on the warpath. You need to find a sacred artifact - this is your task, but for what purpose it is needed, you do not yet know. You need to find loopholes for shelter and rest. Even if it’s a roof, the main thing is to keep your head on your shoulders. The best assassin is you, or rather, you can become one if you prove your superiority.

17-18

Far Cry 3

The main character, Jason Brody, goes on vacation with friends to an unusually beautiful tropical island. And then he finds himself hostage by a gang of pirates led by the mad killer Vaas. From this moment on, your task is to survive at any cost.Jason will be drawn into a bloody war between pirates and local rebels, in which blood, lead and drugs flow like a river. Some psychopaths fight with others, and soon the main character is no longer able to distinguish an opium dream from an insane reality. The crazy island drives everyone who sets foot on its shores crazy and you have to be crazy to stay here.

19-25

World of Tanks

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The task of the game is very simple and clear - choose a tank, and boldly go into battle, after which you repair it, and in your free time, improve the characteristics and buy new crews to open other tanks. Of course, all this costs money and therefore they won’t let you just rest in the game, because for a well-executed battle you will receive more game currency, which means you can buy a better improvement.

25 and older

Poker

Card game 9

The goal of which is to win bets by making the highest possible poker hand using 4 (old classic) or 5 cards, or by forcing all opponents to stop participating in the game. The game is played with cards completely or partially hidden.

1.- - a computer game, the rules of which are created by the player himself.

2.- Tank simulator - genre , variety dedicated to combat management .

3.- Massively multiplayer online first-person shooter ( rus. massively multiplayer first-person shooter ) - variety , combining gameplay With with a large number of players connected via .

4.- Action ( . - « action " or "action "; translation from . - "action") - , in which the player's success largely depends on his reaction speed and ability to quickly make tactical decisions.

5.- God simulator - genre , in which the player controls a community of game objects and characters in the role of some higher entity with supernatural powers.

Life simulator ( life simulation game ) is a genre of computer games in which the player controls the life of one or more virtual creatures.

6.- MOBA - (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, literally “multiplayer online battle arena”) - a genre of computer games that combines elements And and notable for its resemblance to - user card ( ) Frozen Throne.

7.- Action/Adventure or action adventure - genre English First Person Shooter, FPS ) is a genre of video games in which the gameplay is based on battles using firearms and throwing weapons with a first-person view: the player perceives what is happening through the eyes of the main character.

9.- Card game - deck ) .

5. Interviewed a psychologist.

Asked questions to the psychologist:

Why are children addicted to computer games?

What are the harms of online games?

What are their benefits?

How can gambling addicts get rid of addiction?

What can replace online games?

6. During the previous stages, I carried out photo and video shooting, which I later used to create a film for my project.7. Prepared a presentation for the defense of the project

Emotions that arose during the creation of the project.

We have a small celebration: here is the fifth issue in a series of articles about useful software. You could say it's the first anniversary. Let's celebrate this event without unnecessary pathos, but with a selection of new programs. A graphic editor, a file manager, an assistant in recovering forgotten passwords and logins, an e-book cataloger and other equally valuable programs await in this release. And don’t forget to look under the cat: applications for mobile phones, browser extensions and useful links are hidden there.

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"Catch the video"

Three eternal problems of the World Wide Web that we encounter almost every day: viruses, paid “strawberries” and the ban on downloading videos and music from storage sites. We’ll leave the first two pranks until better times, but the pundits have already dealt with the solution to the third.

"Catch the video" literally pulls out your favorite video or musical composition by the ears, even if there is no official download button. Many video portals and social networks are guilty of this. According to official statistics, the program recognizes its target in 95% of cases and detects videos on a variety of resources. At the same time, the developers guarantee flawless work in tandem with the thirteen largest media portals (while its analogues are usually limited to just one):

After installation, the assistant will always be at hand, waiting in the wings in the system tray. As soon as you launch another video with cats on YouTube, the program will immediately grab them by the tail and offer to save them to your hard drive. Or it will even do it automatically - to activate the “Auto” mode, you must first open the menu with the right mouse button and click on the corresponding button.

The extracted audio and video materials are displayed in the download archive with the names that the utility grabbed from the tags. The same window allows you to scatter files into the desired folders, copy them or run them in any convenient player. In the near future, the authors promise to build in a simple converter to quickly change the original unusual formats into something digestible.

But now it is possible not only to pull out ready-made videos and music, but also to record live Internet broadcasts. The latter is especially valuable. Why buy and install expensive video capture cards if everything can be done in software?

Possible alternatives:

FotoSketcher

Masterfully handling a pencil or brush is a talent not given to everyone. Fortunately, a computer can act as a personal artist if you choose the right software. FotoSketcher can turn any photos into works of art.

Of course, the program will not be able to paint portraits and landscapes from scratch. But it masterfully simulates the effect of a pencil sketch, oil or watercolor painting if you upload a finished photograph to the application. Transformations begin with mixing paints - from the palette (“Drawing Options”). The first step is to choose the art style in which the work will be done. In total, the electronic artist is trained in twenty-three effects.

A pencil sketch can be colored or monochromatic, with all the details fully drawn, or barely noticeable, with a “smeared” effect. If you are bored with a regular lead, you can replace the pencil with an ink pen. There are even more painting effects. In addition to the type of paint - watercolor and oil - you are free to set the size of the strokes and apply a number of filters that radically change the result.

Let's move on from classical artistic techniques to modern techniques. Pixelation, colored dots or mosaics - the electronic artist is capable of such tricks. He can also turn your friend in a photo into a “cartoon” or send him back to the past - create the effect of a front-line photo card.

Each of the effects can be further adjusted using special sliders. Adjustable color mixing, intensity and brightness. Here you can place the picture in a frame and add a signature with the artist’s name. The public should know the great artist who worked on the canvas for several years!

Possible alternatives:

MiniLyrics

Do people sing at demonstrations, in the shower, or when they are happy? I dare to argue with the classics of Soviet cinema and suggest that we sing when... we know the words of the song. And everything else is consequences. MiniLyrics is ready to help expand your personal repertoire.

The application has an excellent ear for music and can guess almost any melody that the player is currently playing based on the first chords. It is trained to interact with twenty-three programs: from Winamp and WMP to iTunes and BSPlayer. The artist name and track title are automatically detected and instantly displayed in the main MiniLyrics window. Then you can request the full lyrics of the song. To do this, the computer must be connected to the Internet; a local database is not provided.

Sooner or later you will want to sing along to your favorite song. The application is ready to help with this too. A few clicks on the menu, and the static text comes to life: words begin to be filled in, and lines begin to disappear and appear. The program synchronizes the verses on the screen with the performer's voice at lightning speed. Full-fledged home karaoke. All that remains is to connect the microphone.

There are several effects for the movement of verses in the program window, as well as a simple editor. If you notice an error in the text, the editor will allow you to correct it and save a new version for future use. You can rate your favorite compositions on a five-point scale (“Star” icon). This is how developers track users’ musical preferences. The authors did not forget about external diversity. Eleven “skins” are provided. We advise you to immediately change the standard version to the Metal version. Only it displays the cover of the album to which the track belongs.

However, the application can sometimes “fake” and fail to find what you want. Or stubbornly offer the lyrics of another song, albeit by the same artist. Fortunately, misfires happen infrequently.

Possible alternatives:

Windows 7 Knowledge Bank

If you prefer to issue commands with the keyboard rather than with the mouse, then you will certainly appreciate the ability to launch the most common applications using keyboard shortcuts.

To do this, create a shortcut for the program on the desktop, go to “Properties” (right-click on the shortcut) and move to the “Shortcut” tab. Here we are interested in the “Short call” line, in which you need to type any key combination. For example, I launch Total Commander with the combination “Ctrl+Alt+X”.

Shutting down the computer in Windows 7 involves two clicks: “Start” - “Shut down”. A little more physical movements have to be performed if you need to reboot or “put to sleep” the machine. The solution is simple: right-click on “Start” and select “Properties”. We find ourselves on the “Start Menu” tab. All that remains is to select the desired “Power button action”.

Few people know about the existence of Resource Monitor (resmon.exe) - a very useful application, an alternative to Task Manager. The program displays processes and load levels on CPU, disk, memory and network. Hung processes are marked in red. If you right-click and select Analyze Latency Target, the program can help you figure out what's causing the hangup.

caliber

Who said that today's youth read less? The machinations of spiteful critics! It’s just that books have become electronic, and we now hold in our hands not recycled trees, but plastic gadgets.

To put your personal electronic library in order, bright minds came up with caliber. The program can work with CHM, EPUB, FB2, HTML, LIT, MOBI, ODT, PDF, RTF, TXT and DOC formats. Simply put, almost any file that looks like a book is too tough for this “electronic shelf.” Without any questions asked, she is ready to synchronize files stored on the hard drive with texts recorded on the already mentioned plastic portable devices. In its own database, the program will sort books by authors, series, languages, publishers, file formats, and so on. If you need it, of course. No one will forbid storing everything in a heap on the main screen. For convenience and clarity, you can choose covers for untitled texts and write down additional information. Similar to editing music track tags.

The program can also reproduce texts: either in its own shell, or by launching a third-party program that is more natural for the current file. She can act as a converter from one format to another. The latest version has improved the PDF saving process.

If you have studied your own fiction from cover to cover, you can use the built-in search for electronic bookstores; the program is familiar with forty-seven foreign sites. Other network features include: sending books by email directly from the program window, setting up shared access to a folder with texts and a number of other specific features.

A “smart book shelf” can be attached not only to a “window” (no matter how strange it may look), but also to Linux and Mac OS X.

This time we selected completely different resources, without reference to a single topic. Therefore, we hope everyone can find something interesting for themselves.

A modest extension that supports viewing eight TV channels. The list contains both well-known “buttons on the remote control” (“Russia 24”, “Moscow 24”), and narrowly targeted Internet channels (Yunost.RU, “First Internet Channel”). Sports are represented mainly by extreme sports; there is a channel about wrestling. Moreover, the latter at times stops showing at least some picture.

The “TV Fox” is a true media mogul, controlling 2,780 television channels around the world. The add-on equips the browser with a new panel into which four TV icons are integrated. Each has its own functionality. In the first, the country of broadcasting is selected, in the second, the thematic focus. The last two “screens” will appeal only to Americans: in them you can select a TV channel in a specific state and quickly go to a thematic site. As for domestic television, everything is fine here too. Thirty-four TV channels in the database is a very respectable figure.

The plugin for Google Chrome has a little more of them - thirty-eight pieces. And all are aimed at the Russian audience. The main news, music and popular science TV channels to which we are accustomed are presented. The only drawback of the extension is the abundance of advertising banners.

Product Key Explorer

Registering is sometimes easier than writing down a password. It’s easier to pay for the key to the program than to save it in Notepad. Due to simple laziness, you subsequently have to restore your registration data or pay again. In some cases, Product Key Explorer will help solve the problem.

Sphere: system

Version in question: 3.1.2.0

Developer: Nsasoft

Language: English

Spread type: shareware (functional limitations, trial version with a 15-day limit)

Price: 29,50 $

Payment method: credit card, PayPal

The program sticks its long nose into the affairs of other applications and looks for registration data. In other words, we have a universal tool for recovering forgotten logins, passwords and keys. Being a good intelligence officer, he knows how to ingratiate himself with three thousand unsuspecting programs. Among its victims are Microsoft Office, VMware Workstation, CyberLink PowerDVD, Winamp, ZoneAlarm, Borland Delphi, and products from Sony.

The intercepted data is displayed in the main window. They can be saved or printed. But only if Product Key Explorer was officially purchased. This functionality is not available in the trial version. Moreover, it will artificially hide some of the keys that were found.

One of the nice perks worth noting is the ability to search for serial numbers on remote computers by connecting to them over the network. But the biggest benefit may be the ability to create a special registry file with all the registration data, which will make life much easier when completely reinstalling the operating system and software products.

Possible alternatives:

Unusual mobile applications

There are many serious assistant applications on mobile platforms. But we will talk about completely useless fun, created only to cheer up. Or ruin it. Under special circumstances.

One of the most unusual simulators on mobile phones is the beer simulator. An intoxicating drink with an “appetizing” sound is poured into a mug, foams and flows from edge to edge, reacting to the movement of the phone in space. The best part is that after a party with virtual beer, you can safely get behind the wheel. Virtual hops don’t go to your head. Verified.

The scratching of foam on glass, nails on a chalkboard and the whirring of a dentist's drill are sounds that make your ears droop and give you goosebumps. The application contains a whole collection of similar symphonies. Earplugs are not included.

Based on personal experience, I can advise leaving the lower sector to the sketches. It becomes much easier to navigate through photographs and videos when you see, albeit small, but still a picture, and not a faceless file name.

The command line is implemented very well, and it is always at hand. More precisely, under the top navigation menu. There is a search for external devices - it was added in the latest version.

Another key difference from competitors lies in the small window in the lower left corner. This is the so-called “Little Trash Can”. The closest analogue is a virtual folder. The trash can is filled by simply dragging files into it. But in reality, the program only creates links to them; physically the files remain in different directories, on different media.

To immediately determine who and what each program is intended for, we indicate its scope of application. You can familiarize yourself with their list by looking under cat.

Audio- programs for viewing, creating, editing, converting audio files.

Video- programs for viewing, creating, editing, converting video materials.

Graphic arts- programs for viewing graphic files, graphic editors (including 3D).

Text- text editors, from large packages to simple Notepads, programs for viewing, recognizing and printing text, utilities (such as Punto Switcher), translators.

Net- programs related to activities on the global Internet and website development.

Safety- antivirus programs, firewalls, security utilities.

CD/DVD- programs for burning and copying discs, working with images, emulator programs.

Decor- programs with which you can change the appearance of the system beyond recognition (sets of icons, themes, cursors, taskbars, screen savers, logons, loading screens, as well as programs through which you can use all this).

System- disk utilities, data recovery, defragmenters, programs for working with hard drives at the logical level (partition level), system utilities (uninstallers, registry optimizers, testers, system information collectors, tweakers, etc.), as well as organizers, notebooks, etc.

File management- file shells (Total Commander, Far, etc.), archivers, etc.

Iron- drivers, application programming interfaces (DirectX, etc.), platforms (Java Runtime, .NET Framework, etc.), utility programs for working with equipment (processor, RAM, video card, etc.)

Catalogs- any kind of catalogs, catalogers, reference books, collections of information (video libraries, car catalogs, etc.).

Programming- specialized programs for software development.

Mobile devices- programs for controlling gadgets connected to a computer (from mobile phones and tablets to web cameras and USB fans)

Miscellaneous- programs not included in any of the categories.