Transcript Online Gaming and it’s History

Online Gaming and it’s History
Online gaming is playing videogames with
opponents through the use of networks.
It all began in the early nineties. A small software
producer, id software, that developed a trailblazing action game concept.
The Online Gaming
Alliance™ (OGA) was
established to monitor the
thousands of worldwide
licensees of Grand
Virtual™ technology
The Online Gaming
Alliance is a positive force
for online gaming,
providing benefits to
players, casinos and the
industry.
Online Gaming in the Market
The online gaming market already generates significant profits
for established operators, and despite a complex legal and
political environment, it continues to attract new ones
2002 statistics
• With online casinos taking the biggest
share of the industry, Data monitor estimates
that online gamblers currently spend more
than $30 billion
• As the market develops and broadens
its appeal to a wider range of
customers, the uptake of online gaming
will continue to rise. This graph shows
the dramatic increase in regular online
gamblers over just five years.
Different Multiplayer Games
Action Games
Kid/Family Games
Sport Games
Puzzle Games
Racing Games
Casino Games
A Theory of Fun for Game Design
Book
This is a novel that shows
ways of teaching
interactive designers how
to create and improve
their designs to
incorporate the highest
degree of fun.
This book also shows
detailed game description
and other aspects of the
product design.
Multiplayer Online Video Games
Revolutionized
gaming
Played through
computer networks
usually the internet
Video games are
played against human
opponents rather than
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Definition: The ability of a computer or
other machine to perform those activities
that are normally thought to require
intelligence
Main component of modern gaming
Also, largest component missing from
online multiplayer gaming
Multiplayer generalizations
Uses internet connection
to play other people from
around the world
All PC’s and most
Consoles now have
ability to play online
multiplayer
Different experience from
traditional game playing
Multiplayer PC Gaming
PC’s were the first
multiplayer platform
Easiest to get on and
play online
Interaction with other
players is easy
through keyboard
RPG and Strategy are
best on a PC
Multiplayer Console Gaming
Considered future of
gaming
Play games head to
head with people
around the globe
Easier to use for
games like sports,
racing, and shooters.