GAMING

CS30-B: Dacay, Go, Labrador, Sta. Ana, Villarosa

 GAMING THEN & NOW

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NEW AND ESTABLISHED GAMERS
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15 16 new gamers
n
established gamers
t 10
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g 5
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0
12 to 17 18 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45-54

Chart based off “Video Game Statistics” http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-game-statistics

GAMING
IT & Upgrading
Connectivity
AUGMENTED REALITY

“The world can be viewed

and manipulated through a
camera and screen”
[Kolan 2011]

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AUGMENTED REALITY
According to
Patrick Kolan of IGN:

• AR is viewed through handheld

devices
• AR needs high speed
connectivity. Solution: 4G
•In 2050: “retinal displays” or
“transparent gaming tablets”
will synch with GPRS & satellites

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AUGMENTED REALITY
Augmented Reality Revenue
350

300

250

200
Augmented
Reality
150
Revenue
100

50

0
2008 2014

Chart from Matthew Szymczyk’s “Augmented Reality Statistics 2009."

IT & Developing
Connectedness
 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Creating smarter AI is the key
feature in future games
[Graepel, et al. 2009]:

• Adaptive behavior
• Pathfinder
• Online gaming interactions
•New game genres
• Realistic physical movements

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 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AI technology can provide
realistic, intelligent behavior to the
virtual creatures of a game world.
They can learn things by them-
selves and engage users in
human-like social interaction
[Kolan 2011].
Would you find it scary if you couldn’t
tell the difference between a human
user and AI?

Image taken from: http://smb.media.seagate.com/files/2010/01/artificial.intelligence.jpg

IT & Cutting
Connections
 MOBILE GAMING
In the future, people would rather play online games
in mobile devices rather than in conventional
computers [Toktomambetova 2010].

This will lead to more mobile

advertising and app revenue
[Khan 2011]
App revenues: $58B by 2014
Mobile advertising: $24B by 2015

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 DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
PC Game Purchase
12

10
In USD (Millions)

0
Digital Download Physical Retail
Units Sold 11.2 8.2

Chart based on an article by Oliver Chiang, “Digital Vs. Physical: PC Game Downloads Surpass Retail Unit Sales By 3M, Says Survey.”
GAMING
synthesis
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chiang, Oliver (2010): Digital Vs. Physical: PC Game Downloads Surpass Retail Unit Sales By
3M, Says Survey. Forbes. http://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/2010/09/20/digital-vs-physical-pc-
game-downloads-surpass-retail-unit-sales-by-3m-says-survey/

Graepel, Thore, Herbrich, Ralf, and, Botea, Adi (2009):Video Games and Artificial Intelligence.
Microsoft research. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/ijcaiigames/

Khan, SardarMokhim (2011): Smartphones Are the Future of Gaming. Artic Start Up.
http://www.arcticstartup.com/2011/05/18/smartphones-are-the-future-of-gaming

Kolan, Patrick (2011): Future Fun: Gaming in 50 Years. PC Feature at IGN.Web.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1168110p1.html

Szymczyk, Matthew (2009): Augmented Reality Statistics 2009. Slideshare.

http://www.slideshare.net/MHSzymczyk/augmented-reality-statistics-2009

Toktomambetova, Zarina (2010): Mobile Internet and the future of Mobile Social Gaming. India
Tech Online. http://www.indiatechonline.com/mobile-phones-and-social-gaming-68.php

Video Game Statistics (2010): Tech Blog. http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-

game-statistics