Computing GamingHistory, Present (and future?)

History of gaming

Present

•22 November 2005 Microsoft releases the Xbox•17 November 2006 Sony releases the PlayStation 3•19 November 2006 Nintendo releases the Wii•Summer 2012 Nintendo will release the Wii U

Market share

£7 Billion £7 Billion

Spending on games

1. Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 (Xbox 360 Kinect)2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3)4. Just Dance 3 (Wii)5. Zumba Fitness (Wii)6. Uncharted: Golden Abyss (PS Vita)7. Kinect Sports (Xbox 360 Kinect)8. Twisted Metal (PS3)9. Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure: Boomer (3DS, Wii, PS3, Xbox 360)10. Zumba Fitness 2 (Wii)

Amazon Sales – 19/02/12

Addiction

•Play http://www.playpacmanonline.net/•Record your score in the box below

My score – attempt 1

3. In the box below type your definition of what “being good at Pacman” means

Being good at PacMan means:

4. Now play again and record your score in the box below

My score – attempt 2

Addiction

•Type in the box below, the strategy that you will use in your next attempt (e.g. start in left bottom corner and never chase a ghost)

Strategy & Score attempt 3:

Even a little game like Pacman can become very addictive; in the box below, type a short paragraph as to why you think that Pacman is addictive.

The reasons that I think Pacman is addictive are:

Extension•Create a quiz about game consoles and gaming addiction using the class tools website.

•Choose to create a game that appeals to either the techy players (i.e. harder questions) or a wider audience (i.e. easier questions

•You will have to do further research to find your answers

Addiction