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Arcade Games
1.
What are the
________
?
2.
What are the
________
of the game objects?
3.
Are there
________
for any game object?
4.
Describe,
________
, the actions that can be taken.
5.
How does ________ intersect the game?

Digital Games II
Games and their Genre

What Makes A Game?
⦿ A game needs
________
⦿
A game needs
________
⦿
A game must offer
________ ________
⦿ Games are (increasingly)
________
-
________
⦿
Allow for complexities to be
________
and
________

Games Have Platforms
⦿
PC / Mac
⦿
Console
⦿ Smartphones of all types
⦿
Tablets, which are a little different
⦿
Social games

PC and Mac
⦿ One of the first main platforms
⦿
Relevance comes and goes
⦿
Allows for more nuanced interface (mouse /
keyboard)
⦿
In terms of market, large penetration
⦿
There can be constraints in terms of experience

Consoles
⦿ Essentially, a dedicated game box - needs a TV
⦿
Loooong lineage, stretching back to the Atari
2600
⦿ User interaction via controllers of increasing
complexity
⦿
For the last decade, it’s been Xbox, Playstation
and Wii
⦿
Next gen consoles offer a lot of promise

Smartphones
⦿
iPhone launched in 2007
⦿
Became the “must-have” consumer device
⦿ Shoved portables (PSP, Nintendo DS) aside
⦿
Controls via an intuitive touchscreen interface
⦿
Gameplay defined by “mobile” considerations

Tablets
⦿
Not the first of its kind, but the iPad launched in
2010
⦿
Initially derided, it has instead found a solid niche
⦿
Larger screen affords much richer games
⦿ Offers a “curl up” experience
⦿
Particularly popular with the very old and very
young

Social
⦿
Browser-based games played via social networks
⦿ Leapt into prominence in 2009
⦿
Gameplay requires cooperation and interaction
⦿
Takes grinding to an entirely new level ( Cow
Clicker )
⦿ Gigantic bubble inflated by Zynga, Playfish and
others

Games have Genres
⦿
Genre is a term used to
________
arts &
entertainment
⦿
Film genres include
________
⦿ Music might include
________
, etc
⦿ Each has its own set of
________
characteristics
⦿ We use genre as a means of ________ media
⦿ Games are no different

Game Genres

Puzzle Games
⦿ These can be either
________
or
________
⦿
Generally require logic and
________
⦿
Highly popular category of casual games
⦿
Appeals to the “
________
” part of our brain
⦿ Examples: Tetris , Puzzle Pirates , 2048, Angry
Birds

Puzzle Games

Puzzle Games

Strategy Games
⦿
AKA “
________
” because of the player perspective
⦿ Can be “turn-based” or RTS
⦿
“4X” -
________
,
________
,
________
, and
________
⦿ Rely on
________
and
________
⦿ Wiped out classic war-games
⦿
Examples: Civilization , Alpha Centauri , Total War
series

Strategy Games

Strategy Games

Shooters
⦿ Can be
________
,
________
,
________
⦿
Fast-paced, twitch-based action, often gory
⦿
Networked play trumps single person experience
⦿ Simple, easy to understand, popular and
threatening
⦿
Examples: Halo , Doom , Call of Duty

Shooters

Shooters