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Yingcai Xiao Game Development II Platforms and Genres

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Page 1: Yingcai Xiao Game Development II Platforms and Genres

Yingcai Xiao

Game Development II

Platforms and Genres

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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)

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Video Game PlatformsVideo Game Platforms

(1) PC Games

(2) Console Games

(3) Handhold Games

(4) Arcade Games

(5) App Games

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Video Game PlatformsVideo Game Platforms

http://jeffthomastech.com/blog/?p=2554http://jeffthomastech.com/blog/?p=2554

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Video Game GenresVideo Game Genres

(1) Casual Games

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Video Game GenresVideo Game Genres

(2) Serious Games

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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

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Video Game GenresVideo Game Genres

(4) Indie (Independent) Games

http://indiegames.com/index.html

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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)

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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

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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/