Week 4 - The Current History of Games
Well I won't go on about the present generation (Sony Playstation 2, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube and Gameboy Advance) or next generation games (Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Playstation Portable and DS) because everybody knows about them. If you don't, well just click here
Instead I will be talking about the mopre important issues......................
What are the significant developments facing gaming at the beginning of the 21st Century?
One siginificant development that hasn't ever stopped is the graphics. These days games get so much criticism on how they look. Games that simulate people and real life surroundings take ages to create and I think that gameplay is sacrificed to have more time to create better graphics. This is usually the case with yearly line up of crappy EA games, but it sells!!!
Another siginificant development is realisitc gameplay. Games that simulate people and real-life surroundings demands the gameplay to be very realistic. This is usually done by using Artificial Intellegence (AI). This could control: physics of water, fire, avaters (movement and decision making) and interation with the environment.
Also the ever new styles of gaming (Wii, PSP, DS) are showing how creative games can be. In addition to this, games consoles are becoming the centre of the living room
What pressures does the industry face?
Well it obvously means that games should take longer to make but due to public demand, developers have to make it within the same time limit as older games. But some games are taking longer and longer to be released e.g. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has been in production for over 3 years and it still has to be released. Another example is Final Fantasy 12.
Also the cost of games is continuosly rising meaning that price of games and consoles are rising and developers have a higher profit margin. This means that developers have to sell a higher amount of games to achieve a profit. Read here for a good article about this.
Instead I will be talking about the mopre important issues......................
What are the significant developments facing gaming at the beginning of the 21st Century?
One siginificant development that hasn't ever stopped is the graphics. These days games get so much criticism on how they look. Games that simulate people and real life surroundings take ages to create and I think that gameplay is sacrificed to have more time to create better graphics. This is usually the case with yearly line up of crappy EA games, but it sells!!!
Another siginificant development is realisitc gameplay. Games that simulate people and real-life surroundings demands the gameplay to be very realistic. This is usually done by using Artificial Intellegence (AI). This could control: physics of water, fire, avaters (movement and decision making) and interation with the environment.
Also the ever new styles of gaming (Wii, PSP, DS) are showing how creative games can be. In addition to this, games consoles are becoming the centre of the living room
What pressures does the industry face?
Well it obvously means that games should take longer to make but due to public demand, developers have to make it within the same time limit as older games. But some games are taking longer and longer to be released e.g. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has been in production for over 3 years and it still has to be released. Another example is Final Fantasy 12.
Also the cost of games is continuosly rising meaning that price of games and consoles are rising and developers have a higher profit margin. This means that developers have to sell a higher amount of games to achieve a profit. Read here for a good article about this.
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