Unit 8 Computer Games Development Assignment 1 PART 2 (Investigate Technologies used in computer gaming)
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Unit 8 - Computer Games Development
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In this assignment I will be writing about different types of genres. Not everyone likes to play the same type of games, that’s way there is verity types of genres. I will be writing about three different genres which are First Person Shooter, Role playing games and platform games. I will also be...
unit 8 computer games development assignment 1 investigate technologies used in computer gaming
investigate technologies used in computer gaming
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Unit 8 - Computer Games Development
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Introduction:..........................................................................................2
Popular genres:......................................................................................2
Genre 1:.............................................................................................2
Genre 2:.............................................................................................2
Genre – Platform Games:......................................................................3
Types of Players:....................................................................................3
Immersive gamers:..............................................................................3
Casual gamers:...................................................................................3
Demographic:........................................................................................4
Gender:..............................................................................................5
Themes:.............................................................................................5
Game production:...................................................................................5
Mainstream publisher:..........................................................................5
Free-to-play:.......................................................................................6
Multiplayer:.........................................................................................6
Artificial Intelligence:..............................................................................7
Search algorithms:...............................................................................8
Mathematical optimisation:...................................................................8
Logic:.................................................................................................8
Security of integrated services and multiplayer environments:......................9
Sources..................................................................................................10
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,Introduction:
In this assignment I will be writing about different types of genres. Not everyone
likes to play the same type of games, that’s way there is verity types of genres.
I will be writing about three different genres which are First Person Shooter, Role
playing games and platform games. I will also be writing about types of players,
there is two different types of which ae immersive gamers and casual gamers. I
will be elaborating on game demographics. Furthermore, I will be writing about
game production, game designers, game developers and the security services of
gaming companies.
Popular genres:
Style of play is the way the gamer plays the play for instance active, speed,
constructing, cutthroat and group game. An illustration of serious and group is
FIFA. Sort of difficulties is the thing that the gamer requirements to do to endure
or dominate the match. Instances of difficulties are time, puzzle and etc. For
certain games like Call of Duty the test is endurance. Camera viewpoint is when
gamers can utilize the camera to control what they need players to have the
option to see.
The ascent of multi genre games makes classes considerably harder to discover.
Individuals use genres since it assists with putting the games on a segment, it
will help individuals discover the games substantially more effectively and it
additionally helps in advertising. Advancement and creativity are keys to the
accomplishment of a game distributer and players are continually ready to
investigate various sorts of games.
Genre 1:
First Person Shooter (FPS)
One of the most famous types in gaming is the First-Person Shooter (FPS) class
where the player sees through the eyes of a person and should battle through
various levels to accomplish a specific objective, for instance Call of Duty.
Mission or journey mode and multiplayer mode are the two fundamental
manners by which FPS games can be played. For a solitary player game, the
mission mode is generally the default mode. It generally involves the client
engaging their direction through progressively troublesome game stages to
arrive at a last objective. Numerous players take an interest in multiplayer mode
through an organization and play in a common game climate. Multiplayer mode
can take a wide range of structures.
Genre 2:
Role-playing games (RPG)
RPGs (role-playing games) have been famous since before computerized games
were made. Players in exemplary pen and paper games like Dungeons and
Dragons looked facing a prison ace subsequent to choosing a person. As the
game continued, their person developed and improved as they decided.
This pretending idea functions admirably in PC games, and a few RPGs, like The
Elder Scrolls V: SKYRIM, have been massively well known. Other game
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, engineers have perceived the allure of RPG game players working on their
characters and have started to fuse this component into different types, like Call
of Duty, permitting players to 'step up' and gain advantages and rewards.
Genre – Platform Games:
Platform games are kind of computer game highlighting two-dimensional
illustrations where the player controls a person bouncing or moving between
strong stages at various situations on the screen.
A couple of instances of these looking over stage games incorporate exemplary
games like Super Mario Bros, Castle Vania, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pitfall!
The primary certifiable stage game was Nintendo Company's Donkey Kong
(1981), an arcade game in which Jump man moved up and down stepping stools
and hopped from one stage to another while evading a goliath chimp (Donkey
Kong) end route to saving a lady.
Types of Players:
Immersive gamers:
Immersive gamers play long duration games like Call of Duty or GTA. While
playing the game the time is not noticed, it has the risk of addiction.
Immersive is a term which refers to how focused you are on the experience that
you are having. An immersive game will keep your attention for long periods of
time and block out distractions. It should make you enjoy the game more, but
only if you have the time to spend on it.
Time is not noticed during play
Time rich
Risk of addicting
Smaller groups
Casual gamers:
Casual gamers play short duration games like battleship or candy clash. These
games have low risk of addiction and also can be played in large groups.
Casual gamers people who only play games for short periods of time and prefer
simpler games.
Guilty for wasting time
Time poor
Low risk of addiction
Largest group
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