1. Alejandra Garcia Andrew del Mundo Chris Peters Long Vu Katrina Tewksbury

2. Overview History of online gaming Top game systems Marketing Used for Online Gaming Top 3 Consoles Console vs. PC The future of online gaming Our Opinion

3. History of Online Gaming 1969 Initiation 1980s Bulletin Boards 1990s Evolution of Advanced Internet Technologies 2000s Today's Most Popular Entertainment

4. Top Online Systems Xbox PlayStation PC Games Nintendo

5. Demographics Average age of a gamer: 34 years Average gamer spends 8 hours playing games per week; 5% of total hours in a week 40% of all gamers are female Average age of a gamer: 34 years Average gamer spends 8 hours playing games per week; 5% of total hours in a week 40% of all gamers are female

6. Online Gaming Statistics Average age of a gamer: 34 years Average gamer spends 8 hours playing games per week; 5% of total hours in a week 40% of all gamers are female Of online gamers: 58% male; 42% female Age: 25-44 Income: $35,000 - $75,000 Online Gaming Market Worth More than $15 Billion About 20 million players on Xbox Live

7. Marketing Average age of a gamer: 34 years Average gamer spends 8 hours playing games per week; 5% of total hours in a week 40% of all gamers are female Uses emotion, especially humor, to market games Give away downloadable content (DLC) Maps Unlockable characters Weapon Upgrades Companies moving toward social media sites Twitter Facebook YouTube

8. Advantages Blu-ray Free Network Controllers Graphics Disadvantages Network Games Game MAG

9. Advantages Network Content Disadvantages Charges Attachments Controller Game Halo

10. Wii- An Overview A popular video game console released by Nintendo on Nov/19/2006. Runs Wii and GameCube software. Use wireless controller (the Wii Remote). Featured with WiiConnect24, enabling it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in the standby mode.

11. Wii- features Wii Menu Backward compatibility Online connectivity Parental controls

12. Wii- Pros & Cons Pros: Price is cheap. Endless possibilities such as different channels. Monitor-sensor innovation allows gamers to make play the game. The motion sensing controllers enable the console to tack the things to do for players and translate it to in- game action quickly. Equipped with some of the most useful features that allow users to browse all other facilities that a computer can provide. New games are always available every month to attract gamers.

13. Wii- Pros & Cons Cons: Each individual game costs about $50-$100, while the console itself doesn't cost much. Other potential problems with Wii are that people spend their time playing football or tennis on the Nintendo Wii rather going out and playing these sports real.

15. PC game- An overview PC game is known as computer game. It is a video game played on computer. It often requires specialized hardware to play. It is distributed on DVDs, CDs, and floppy software, or through online services such as Steam or D2D (Direct2Drive).

16. PC game Developed by Valve Corporation. A digital distribution, multiplayer and communications platform. Has a community features, automated game updates, in-game voice and chat functionality.

17. Pros & Cons Pros: Easy to use. Stable download manager. It offers a massive community, which allows users to make friends. Always keeps games on users’ account to avoid lost or stolen. Cons: Not always reliable. It is illegal to sell a steamworks game again. Clients update too often

19. Future of Online Gaming PC Games – more content Consoles – advanced technologies and entertainment Eighth generation of consoles o Nintendo Wii U – announced to be release in 2012 o Sony Playstation 4 – in development and may release around 2015 o Microsoft Xbox 720 – in development and may release around 2015

20. Future of Online Gaming Games will evolve into an open world where a player’s choices can change the path they take More 3-D “Future of gaming lies in the cloud”[1.] No more game media Games won’t get installed, but exist in the cloud – get streamed to the console Users pay a license fee to access Consoles replaced by tablets

21. Our Opinion Which is best? Playstation 3 o Superior hardware – blu-ray o More features Xbox 360 o Poor hardware o More games and online streaming Wii o More for kids o Games get old

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