Aspects of Computer Games for Young Audience : Report
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Added on 2020-06-04
Aspects of Computer Games for Young Audience : Report
Added on 2020-06-04
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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1A) List of ten games genres....................................................................................................1B) Critical comparison of games............................................................................................2TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................10Evaluation of current games technology and user interaction..............................................10TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................14Impact of computer games on society..................................................................................14CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................18
Index of TablesTable 1: List of games genres..........................................................................................................1Table 2: Gaming technology and user interaction in UK..............................................................10Illustration IndexIllustration 1: GTA V.......................................................................................................................2Illustration 2: Assassin's Creed........................................................................................................4Illustration 3: Age of Empires..........................................................................................................6Illustration 4: NEED for SPEED ....................................................................................................8Illustration 5: Most preferable platform.........................................................................................10Illustration 6: Video Games Genres...............................................................................................10Illustration 7: UK player demographics ........................................................................................11Illustration 8: AMERICAN GAMERS: 47% PREFER CONSOLES, 27% PREFER PC ...........12Illustration 9: The state of 4K gaming: What you need to know, from pricing to performanceneeds..............................................................................................................................................13
INTRODUCTIONComputer games are also known as video games which are specifically designed toentertain kids and young people. There are different types and genres of computer games whichare available in market for kids and youth according to their content and ratings (Scharkow andet.al., 2015). According to this context, this report will cover the aspects of computer games foryounger audience. A list of computer games according to their genres, types, platform andcontent will be made. Critically comparison of the games on the basis of their speed, quality, costand ease of access will be made in this assignment. Further, evaluation of certain types of gamesfor particular generation on the basis of content and graphics of games will be analysed and willbe presented in this report.TASK 1A) List of ten games genresTable 1: List of games genresGames GenresPlatformContent RatingExamplesActionComputer andConsoles DevicesMature rated for teensand adults above 17yearsHalo, Call of DutyAction AdventureComputers, consoles,handheld and mobiledevicesTeen Rated and forteens above 15 yearsAssassin CreedAdventureComputer and mobiledevicesEveryone above 10yearsResident EvilRole PlayingConsoles and PersonalComputersEveryone above 10yearsMass EffectStrategicHandheld and MobiledevicesEveryone above 5yearsWarcraftSportsComputers and Virtualreality console systemEveryone above 10yearsNeed for Speed, FIFAseriesEducationalComputers, console,mobile, handheldEveryone above 3yearsMath Blaster, CrazyLaboratory1
devicesBoard GamesComputers, console,mobile, handhelddevicesEveryone above 5years3-D ChessFirst Person Shooters(FPS)Computer andConsoles DevicesEveryone above 10yearsCounter Strike, DeltaForceSimulated gamesVirtual reality consolesystemEveryone above 10yearsSporeB) Critical comparison of gamesComputer and video games are entertaining the life of kids, teens and young generationsince its innovation. It implies that video games are designed to make life of people less stressfuland provide them a chance to entertain themselves. This part will contain a critical comparison ofgames genres on the basis of their cost, quality, ease of access, best platform and speed. Action Games2Illustration 1: GTA V(Source: Grand Theft Auto V, 2017)
Action games emphasize physical challenges that require eye-hand coordination andmotor sensory skill to overcome (Comello and et.al., 2016). They centre around the player, whois in control of most of the action. Action games are usually developed for teens and youngadults with majority of mature rated games. The graphics contains blood, profanity and manyadult conditions which are not meant for kids. Below are the bases provided to critically compareaction games on the basis of speed, cost, platform, etc.Speed: The speed of action games depends upon the platform on which the game is beenplaying on. Albeit, the games are classified into shooter games, stealth games, survivalgames, etc. The speed and efficiency of action game genres are more than any othergenres.Quality: The quality of action games is better than any other genres in terms of graphicsand story. Cost: The cost of action games varies on the basis of graphics, design, story, software andtime taken for development of game (Lemmens and Hendriks, 2016). For example, thecostliest game of 2013 was Grand Theft Auto V which cost £50 per game. Ease of use: Action games are mainly paid games and people who can afford thosegames can only access them easily. Best Platform: Albeit, action games can be played on any platform, the best platform toplay these genres of games are Console devices such as Sony Play station 4 or MicrosoftX-Box One and Hybrid Personal Computers.3
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