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This document discusses video games and their genres, including role playing games and massively multiplayer online games. It also covers gaming platforms, developers, modes, and key terms related to video games. Additionally, it notes that the primary gaming market was once seen as male aged 11-15, but is now expanding due to factors such as improved graphics, more complex gameplay, industry growth resulting in a diversity of games, and online gaming increasing appeal to different groups.

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Intro to games May 10, 2010 Video Games
Intro to games May 10, 2010 Genres: Role Playing Game (RPG) Massively Multiplayer Online (RPG) Competitive Online (RPG) Platform(s): Hardware architecture Software framework Developer Mode(s) Media Avatar key Video Game terms
Intro to games May 10, 2010 Who is the primary gaming market? Once seen as male, aged 11-15 but is now expanding. Why? more sophisticated graphics and complex game play early gamers continuing industry growth resulting in diversity of games culturally acceptable across many social groups industry growth has meant games are cheaper to buy online gaming has expanded appeal, e.g increasing female audiences who play traditionally male games

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Intro to games

  • 1. Intro to games May 10, 2010 Video Games
  • 2. Intro to games May 10, 2010 Genres: Role Playing Game (RPG) Massively Multiplayer Online (RPG) Competitive Online (RPG) Platform(s): Hardware architecture Software framework Developer Mode(s) Media Avatar key Video Game terms
  • 3. Intro to games May 10, 2010 Who is the primary gaming market? Once seen as male, aged 11-15 but is now expanding. Why? more sophisticated graphics and complex game play early gamers continuing industry growth resulting in diversity of games culturally acceptable across many social groups industry growth has meant games are cheaper to buy online gaming has expanded appeal, e.g increasing female audiences who play traditionally male games