CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Involving human interaction with a user interface,a video game is an electronic game which generates visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor. The word video in video games traditionally referred to a raster display gadget, but it now indicates any type of display gadget that can form two or three-dimensional images.
In allowing a video game to operate,platform refers to the specific combination of electronic components or computer hardware which, in conjunction with software.Platforms are known as the electronic systems used to play video games; examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles. These platforms range from large mainframe computers to small handheld computing devices. Specialized video games such asarcade games,in the 1980s, have slowly decreased in use because the widespread availability of home video game devices (for example,PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) and on desktop, laptop computers and smartphones.
Unlike PCs,a "console game" is played on a specialized electronic device that connects to a common television set or composite video monitor.A console is a dedicated platform, which is manufactured by a specific company. Normally, it runs only games developed for it, or games from other platform made by the same company, but never its direct competitor, even if the same game is available on different platforms. It often comes with a specific game controller.
Nintendo has dominated the console market with their first handheld gaming device called Gameboy, having sold over 150 million units, and continuing to create more handheld ones. Games have also become easily accessible on smart phones, following the trend of portability. According to research conducted by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), 43% of gamers play games on their smartphones, and 25% play on a wireless device. Video game consoles have drastically improved since the 1970s, having become lighter, faster, and more interactive. All of these improvements were made possible by the advancements in hardware.
The very first ‘Video Game’ was invented by Edward U. Condon in 1940, At first it was a simple game called ‘Nim’. In nim players try to avoid picking up the last match. Thousands of people played it, although the computer won at least 90% of the games. Around ten years later in 1950, a new computer program was created by Claude Shannon for the game of chess. In autumn of 1972 the first gaming console was released by ‘Magnavox’ and they called it the Odyssey. Three years later, the next big gaming console arrived when Sears sold the first ‘Atari Pong.’ This was the beginning of a long partnership between Atari and Sears. This relationship lasted multiple years, and Sears sold several successful games. Multiple years later in 1985, Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System. This new gaming console dominated the Gaming Industry and grew Nintendo’s Company. Nintendo created several gaming console legends, such as the Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advanced, Nintendo Gamecube, Gameboy Advanced SD, and Nintendo DS, all of which made a huge impact on everybody’s childhood from 1985 to 2005. In the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century Playstation and Xbox also started releasing consoles. They are still to this day making successful Gaming Consoles, and individual games, as well as Xbox and Playstation.
video games have been around technology for years now. It started as a hobby but it has grown into something that no one had expected. It is now a thrilling, hair-raising tournaments crowded by millions of fans. Competitive gaming has influenced many lives and it is still constantly growing. Video games should be considered a sport. Gaming has mental strategy and exercises and their competition is highly intense like all other physical sports. Both sports and video games includes working together and teamwork . Sports is a category that is logical to say that video games should be considered in.
There are many people play video game, pc game, massively multiplayer online game and mobile game, the game industry is increasing. Because of technology, the game industry can develop more game which have high quality, and develop more generation of console.
It can be use across platforms. It is compatible with PC , Playstation and Xboxes
An example of a console is a Ps3. The Ps3 contains a processing cell which is 3.2-GHz PowerPC core which is equipped with a 512 KB of L2 cache. The PowerPC is a powerful processer on its own which could be used to just run a computer. The PowerPC core is a type of microprocessor. The Ps3 contains a vector processor. They are designed to quickly process several pieces of data at one.
Video games have been around since the 1950’s. The first computer game was called Chess and there was no “video” to be displayed. The program was not even powerful enough to play the full game. The first computer game to use video was called XOX, or Noughts and Crosses, a form of digital tic-tac-toe. Since then, video games have rapidly grown in popularity and improved the play style and graphics. Some graphics in video games that are currently being released look realistic and the gameplay is smoother. Also, video games today are no longer confined to a desktop computer. There are now gaming laptops, consoles (Ex. GameCube, Xbox, PS3), handheld video games (Ex. Gameboy, 3DS, PSP), and you can now play games on your smart phone anywhere you want. The most popular ways to play video games are on computers or on consoles. PC gaming (computer gaming) and console gaming have been at a “gaming war” for yeas on which is better to play video games on. Both PC gaming and console gaming offer entertainment and a journey into a fantasy world, however, each offers a different way of gaming for the player. Depending on which system is chosen can determine the cost of the system and the upkeep, the way it is played and the special features each have to offer.
Gaming consoles have come a long way from where they started. There was many variations of the game Pong to 3D realistic environments. From the start as a simulator all the way down as way of exercising. There were many consoles at the beginning, and then through time it came down to a final three top selling companies. Every gamer, close to the age of thirty and over, has seen the generations of game consoles evolve. There are 7 generations total of game consoles. Game consoles have become part of our culture, some people do not know it yet, but in some way they are gamers. In the beginning there was Ralph H. Baer, “The Father of Video Games”, and he created the “Brown Box” in 1968. Now the Brown Box was a working prototype. It was the
Video games were originated first in laboratories by scientists. “This first idea came from their imaginations in late 1940s but unfortunately it did not reach the people as they were confined only to laboratories. This situation was observed till early 1970s until arcade games became popular.Then later on a new start-up named “Atari” unleashed a new
PC’s currently have the most optimized gaming platforms to date, the hardware of which is made commonly by third party companies and can be integrated to then develop a computer to its best performance. In turn this allows the PC to reach higher frame rates than an ordinary console can achieve, and also produces better graphics and other visuals. PC’s include a very unique hardware development for example the CPU’s, Memory size and the GPU’s are a lot more advanced than standard consoles.
Video games give people a chance to experience something in a virtual environment that can not be experienced in the real world. Gaming consoles create the great experience video games have to offer. Gaming consoles are becoming more technologically advanced every day. Currently, the two major gaming consoles are Xbox and PlayStation. The two type of consoles differ in exclusive games and prices, while having similar smaller features.
Threat of Substitutes: The main substitute for a video game console would be a personal computer. They can both be used for playing different types of video games and be used for entertainment. The threat of this substitute edging out video game consoles is very low, because they are not completely similar. If anything, video game consoles are edging out personal computers in the gaming industry. The threat of substitutes in the video game is not very high. In 2008, this was not a very strong force in the video game industry.
* In the past game consoles were just for playing games but today they are more than just for playing: surfing in the internet, download pictures and movies, rip music, and watch movies (e.g. Sony’s integrated Blu-ray) past: gaming ; today: gaming and home entertainment systems
A video game is any type of digital game which includes interaction with a user interface to make visual feedback on video equipment such as a computer screen or television screen. In these days, video games
From the start of the creation of video games, most were viewed as a sole form of leisure. Contrary to popular opinion, while video games today do appeal to the entertainment market, with current and future technologies in the gaming industry, video games can function as a bridge in learning and developing practical skills. A serious game is defined as a game whose primary purpose is other than pure entertainment. Usually these types of games offer assistance in the field of defense, education, science, medicine, and engineering. The original intent of creating a video game was for entertainment purposes but quickly transformed into a wide variety of applied purposes with the rise and advancement of new technology in the video game industry. For example, some games can mirror the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and allows the player to take a risk at investing with