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Online Gaming

Online Gaming. By: Scott Holmes Robert Orloff Matt Harrow Alan Dehesa Blake Morton. Types of Online Gaming. Console Games Online Gambling Java Games Massive Multiplayer Online Games Application Games. Console Games. Background / History. Used for Entertainment

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Online Gaming

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  1. Online Gaming By: Scott Holmes Robert Orloff Matt Harrow Alan Dehesa Blake Morton

  2. Types of Online Gaming • Console Games • Online Gambling • Java Games • Massive Multiplayer Online Games • Application Games

  3. Console Games

  4. Background / History • Used for Entertainment • Uses a Controller to control game play • 1st Console in 1972 - Magnavox Odyssey ($100) • 7th generation Consoles – Xbox 360, PS3, Wii ($150-$350)

  5. Xbox 360 • Successor to Microsoft's’ Xbox • Play DVD’s, Games, Play Online, Download Games, Game Demos, Trailers, TV shows, Music, Movies, Windows Media Center, Facebook • Launched May 12, 2005 • In 2009, Sales have Surpassed 30 Million Units

  6. Xbox 360 Xbox 360 Variety • Arcade - $199 • Standard- $250 • Elite - $299 • Refurbished - $159 Membership • Silver - Free • Gold (12months) – $49 Microsoft Points • Game Currency – 1600pts = $20 Games, Accessories, Controllers

  7. Xbox 360 Software/Hardware • Internal/ External Hard Drives • Memory - 512 MB GDDR3 RAM • Triple Core IBM CPU • Graphics - ATI Xenos(10 MB eDRAM) • Wireless: 2.4 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum Marketing • Towards Youth • Use of Ads & Demos Future • Project Natal • Social Networking

  8. Online Gambling Types of Online Gambling include: Online Casinos Sports Betting Online Lotteries

  9. Legality • Online Casinos are illegal in the United States and are run out of foreign countries including Antigua Barbuda, Australia, and Cyprus along with others. • In 2006, Congress passed laws that prohibited gambling on the internet and the transfer of funds with the intention of gambling. • The Caribbean country of Antigua Barbuda won a World Trade Organizations ruling against the criminalizing of online gambling by the United States. • The laws are currently in the process of being repealed.

  10. Major Casinos & Software Used

  11. Start-Up and Costs • To start an account with an online casino, you will need to: • Download Software • Register for an Account • Deposit up to $50-$100 into your account • Other costs may include membership fees and tournament entry fees. • The primary cost is the money that is lost playing.

  12. Game Types • Online casinos offer many games from Texas Hold ‘em, to Omaha, and other poker games. • Other games offered include blackjack, dice, roulette, slots, and many others.

  13. Earnings • For 2004, the international revenue earned from online gambling reached $8 billion. That is up from $3 billion in 2004. • In 2006 estimated revenues from online gambling reached $16 billion. • In 2009 one of the online casino Bodog.com reached its 3 million customer mark.

  14. Java Games

  15. Background/Community • Originally developed by James Gosling at SunMicroSystems(1995) • “Write once, run anywhere” • Derived from C++ • SDK is free • Future of Java is controlled by the by the community (JCP) • Most computer users have at one point ran a java applet. • Microsoft vs. Sun Systems

  16. Start-Up Costs • In the past, Java charged for special licenses • In 2006, Sun released Java as open source software.

  17. Farm Ville • 82.4 million active users • A user friendly RTS (Real Time Strategy) mixed with social networking • Access requires a facebook account • Can be accessed directly from facebook or MSN Games • Expansion to other platforms coming soon.

  18. Game play basics: • Buy seed for less • Grow crop and sell for more • Use money and experience to expand farm. • Work together with facebook friends to expand each others farms! • Earn ribbons by completing challenges.

  19. How Does It Work? • Game created using Javascript • Funded by in game advertisements • Shady Business… • Offers for virtual cash • Sign up for Netflix • Cellular service subscriptions disguised as something else. • Installation of unrelenting toolbars. • Virtual Cash was removed in November 2009

  20. Future of Javascript • Streamline the community • New systems will be able to filter out outdated or malicious code. • Confidence in strong code will encourage sharing, and progression.

  21. MMO Games

  22. What is a MMOG? • MMOG- “Massive Multiplayer Online Games” • MMOGs are video games that are capable of supporting hundreds to thousands of players simultaneously. • They are played on the internet and can be played on PCs and consoles; including PS3 and Xbox 360.

  23. MMOG Genres • MMOG Genres Examples • Role Playing (WoW, Eve Online, Everquest) • First Person Shooters (World War II, Planetside) • Social (The Sims Online, Ego) • Sports (Football, Baseball, Basketball) • Real Time strategy (Dark Space, Mankind)

  24. How do they work? • There are two ways to get MMOGs, you can buy the software from a store or online, sometimes you can download it for free. • MMOs typically make money by charging a monthly fee for membership. The average fee is about $15 a month. • Marketing for MMOs has gone mainstream, ads can be seen on TV, internet, magazines, and even food products (Pepsi, Mt. Dew). • The future for MMOGs seems to be very bright. A lot of games are trying to go in the direction of MMOGs.

  25. World of Warcraft • The most popular MMOs are Role Playing games. • WoW is currently the biggest MMOG in the world. • Produced by Blizzard Entertainment • MMORPG • Requires that players buy software and expansions in order to play • $14.99 monthly fee

  26. WoW and Beyond • Currently has 2 expansions; The Burning Crusade (2007), and Wrath of the Lich King (2208) • New expansion has been announced, Cataclysm (release date Fall 2010) • WoW currently has 11-12 million monthly subscribers worldwide. • It holds about 60% of the market share for MMOGs that have monthly subscribers.

  27. Application Games Downloadable games for smart phones, iPod Touch, & iPads

  28. History/Background • July 10, 2008 Apple Inc. informs media of app store release for the iPhone and iPod Touch. • July 11, 2008 Apple opens app store allowing users to purchase apps • Originally opened up with 500 third-party apps • 125 of which were free to download • Over 10,000,000 downloaded over opening weekend • Billionth app downloaded on April 23, 2009 with about 35,000 apps available for download

  29. Currently • Apple continues to dominate the application world • With over 185,000 apps in the app store • As of April 8, 2010 over 4 billion downloaded • Games are still the most downloaded types • Many other companies trying to compete with Apple with own platforms

  30. Accessing/Buying App Games • Apple App Store • Google Android Market • Microsoft Windows Mobile • Nokia Ovi Store • Palm App Catalog • Blackberry (RIM) App World • Nintendo DSiDSi Shop Downloaded gaming applications: $Free - $10 Devices Platform

  31. App Game Genres Genres Examples • Action Dark Void Zero • Puzzle Escape The Room • Sports Hockey Nation • Racing Monster Trucks • Adventure Zenonia • Arcade Orion Racer • Strategy Pipetrix

  32. Apple Inc. App Earnings

  33. Future Numbers • Next three years expect revenues to hit upwards to $29.5 billion • By 2013 downloads will exceed 21.6 billion compared to 2.5 billion in 2009 • There will be an increase in the number of free apps available, but heavily sponsored by advertising • More less tech-savvy mass market will arise as smart phones drop in price • Advertising will be key focus in generating revenue

  34. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FarmVille • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_games • http://scottgu.com/blogposts/debugger/step5.jpg • http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/javascript-creator-ponders-past-future-704?page=0,3 • http://www.wowwiki.com/Portal:Main/expansions • http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222301414 • http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/01/apple-responsible-for-994-of-mobile-app-sales-in-2009.ars • http://helpguide.org/mentalgambling_addiction.htm • http://www.uri.edu/personal/awel5922/gambling.index.html

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