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Game Development Essentials: An Introduction Third Edition Chapter - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Game Development Essentials: An Introduction Third Edition Chapter - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Game Development Essentials: An Introduction Third Edition Chapter 3 Goals & Genres what are the possibilities? Key Chapter Questions What are some non-entertainment goals associated with game development? What are the
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Key Chapter Questions
■ What are some non-entertainment goals associated with game development? ■ What are the characteristics associated with popular game genres? ■ Which goals and genres work particularly well together? ■ Which particular game content is traditionally associated with certain genres? ■ How are genre hybrids and new types of genres changing the way genres are categorized?
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Goals
Entertainment
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Sony Computer Entertainment America
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Goals
Social
My Empire
Electronic Arts
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Goals
Educational
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day Oregon Trail
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Nintendo
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Goals
Recruitment & Training
HumanSim
Applied Research Associates
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Goals
Health & Fitness
EA Sports Active 2
Electronic Arts
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Goals
Consciousness & Change
September 12: A Toy World
Newsgaming
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Goals
Aesthetics & Creativity
flOw
Sony Computer Entertainment America
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Goals
Marketing & Advertising
Pepsi Music Challenge
Muskedunder Interactive
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Genres
Action
Platformers Super Mario Galaxy 2
Nintendo
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Genres
Action
Shooters Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Gears of War 3
Activision Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation
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Genres
Action
Racing Forza Motorsport 3
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation
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Genres
Action
Fighting UFC 2009
THQ
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Genres
Adventure
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse
Telltale Games
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Genres
Action-Adventure
God of War III
Sony Computer Entertainment America
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Genres
Casino
Microsoft Casino: Mirage Resort Edition
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation
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Genres
Puzzle
Lumines
Q Entertainment
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Genres
Role-Playing Games
Dragon Age 2
Electronic Arts
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Genres
Simulations
Vehicle Simulations Flight Simulator X: Acceleration
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation
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Genres
Simulations
Sports & Participatory Simulations MLB 2K11
Take- Two Interactive
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Genres
Simulations
Process Simulations (Construction & Management) SimCity Deluxe
Electronic Arts
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Genres
Strategy
Turn-Based Strategy (TBS) Sid Meier’s Civilization V
Take- Two Interactive
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Genres
Strategy
Real-Time Strategy Halo Wars
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation
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Genres
Massively Multiplayer Online Games
World of Warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment
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