Yingcai Xiao Game Development II Platforms and Genres

Yingcai Xiao

Game Development II

Platforms and Genres

Video GameVideo Game

Interactive animation: Interactive animation:

user->user->interface (look) -> interface (look) ->

action (feel) -> action (feel) -> feedback (A/V, haptic)feedback (A/V, haptic)

Video Game PlatformsVideo Game Platforms

(1) PC Games

(2) Console Games

(3) Handhold Games

(4) Arcade Games

(5) App Games

Video Game PlatformsVideo Game Platforms

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Video Game GenresVideo Game Genres

(1) Casual Games

Video Game GenresVideo Game Genres

(2) Serious Games

Video Game GenresVideo Game Genres

(3) Educational Games (STEM NATIONAL VIDEO GAME COMPETITION, Imagine Cup)

http://www.stemchallenge.org/Default.aspx

Entries open November.

http://www.imaginecup.us

Game Design, Software Design, IT Challenges

Video Game GenresVideo Game Genres

(4) Indie (Independent) Games

http://indiegames.com/index.html

Video Game GenresVideo Game Genres

(5) App Games

http://www.apple.com/webapps/games/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angry_Birds

(2nd largest company in Finland after Nokia)

Video Game GenresVideo Game Genres

(6) Social Games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_gaminghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_gaming

http://www.farmville.com/Zyngahttp://www.farmville.com/Zynga

Local Game Development ClubsLocal Game Development Clubs

Akron Film+Pixel

140 E. Market St. 2nd Floor, Akron, Ohio 44308

http://akronfilm.com

Cleveland Game Developers http://www.meetup.com/clevelandgamedev/