Video Games
Back at the genesis of the video game industry, games used to be made by lone (and
usually hobbyist) programmers at home in their spare time. Today, however, the video game
industry is the biggest entertainment medium around dwarfing cinema by a huge margin in
terms of revenue and employs huge amounts of professionals from numerous disciplines and
skill sets.
In the last decade, a market has developed for those more likely to play solitaire on the
computer than the latest epic role playing game or first-person shooter. Casual games
Blurring the distinction between casual and non-casual game, online browser games
Browser games have the potential to reach a broader audience because they can be
Another kind of online game uses social networking sites, namely Facebook, to reach
players.
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Unlike regular browser games, social network games have access to a users network
profile and usage statistics. Thus, they often invite a users friends to play the game or
to help the user finish a task or quest. And unlike traditional video games, social
network games do not end with a winner, but offer infinite quests. These games make
money by selling virtual items that help fulfill a quest more quickly.
AAA Games
These games have high budgets, often comparable to major motion picture budgets in
scale, and are expected to make a large profit (although the flops can be equally as
costly as a Hollywood bomb). AAA games often contain cinematic cut scenes,
Indie Games
small budgets have become more popular in the modern video game industry thanks to
Indie games tend to fill a niche between casual games and AAA games. They appeal to
non-casual gamers, but they do not offer the same cinematic immersion as AAA
games. Minecraft is one of the most successful indie games of all time, making millions
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I love a good, long story and getting to control one as it plays out is all the
better. While most games have a story behind them, I find myself getting
most attached to characters in RPG's. From Lavitz in "Legend of the
Dragoon", to Tidus in "FFX" to Liara in "Mass Effect," when I feel connected
to characters, games become something much more to me; something
personal. Add to that some potentially stellar gameplay and seeing characters
grow personally and physically, I now have an experience. I'm not saying I
couldn't find this in other game types, but I most consistently find it here.
- (Anonymous, https://www.thetoptens.com/video-game-genres/)
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take
responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or
taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and
guidelines.
There are several forms of RPG. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop RPG
(LARP) players physically perform their characters' actions. In both of these forms, an
arranger called a game master (GM) usually decides on the rules and setting to be
used, acting as referee, while each of the other players plays the role of a single
character.
Several varieties of RPG also exist in electronic media, such as multi-player text-based
games in which players control a character or team who undertake quests, and may
include capabilities that advance using statistical mechanics. These games often share
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settings and rules with tabletop RPGs, but emphasize character advancement more
playing_game)
Role playing
Shooter
Action
Platform
Sport
Adventure
Fighting
Strategy
Racing
(Anonymous, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189592/breakdown-of-us-video-
game-sales-2009-by-genre/)
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