 Console Games  Online Gambling  Java Games  Massive Multiplayer Online Games  Application Games

 Used for Entertainment  Uses a Controller to control game play  1 st Console in Magnavox Odyssey ($100)  7 th generation Consoles – Xbox 360, PS3, Wii ($150-$350)

 Successor to Microsoft's’ Xbox  Play DVD’s, Games, Play Online, Download Games, Game Demos, Trailers, TV shows, Music, Movies, Windows Media Center, Facebook  Launched May 12, 2005  In 2009, Sales have Surpassed 30 Million Units

Xbox 360 Variety  Arcade - $199  Standard- $250  Elite - $299  Refurbished - $159 Membership  Silver - Free  Gold (12months) – $49 Microsoft Points  Game Currency – 1600pts = $20 Games, Accessories, Controllers

Software/Hardware  Internal/ External Hard Drives  Memory MB GDDR3 RAM  Triple Core IBM CPU  Graphics - ATI Xenos(10 MB eDRAM)  Wireless: 2.4 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum Marketing  Towards Youth  Use of Ads & Demos Future  Project Natal  Social Networking

Types of Online Gambling include: Online Casinos Sports Betting Online Lotteries Online Gambling

 Online Casinos are illegal in the United States and are run out of foreign countries including Antigua Barbuda, Australia, and Cyprus along with others.  In 2006, Congress passed laws that prohibited gambling on the internet and the transfer of funds with the intention of gambling.  The Caribbean country of Antigua Barbuda won a World Trade Organizations ruling against the criminalizing of online gambling by the United States.  The laws are currently in the process of being repealed.

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 To start an account with an online casino, you will need to:  Download Software  Register for an Account  Deposit up to $50-$100 into your account  Other costs may include membership fees and tournament entry fees.  The primary cost is the money that is lost playing.

 Online casinos offer many games from Texas Hold ‘em, to Omaha, and other poker games.  Other games offered include blackjack, dice, roulette, slots, and many others.

 For 2004, the international revenue earned from online gambling reached $8 billion. That is up from $3 billion in  In 2006 estimated revenues from online gambling reached $16 billion.  In 2009 one of the online casino Bodog.com reached its 3 million customer mark.

 Most computer users have at one point ran a java applet.  Microsoft vs. Sun Systems  Originally developed by James Gosling at SunMicroSystems(1995)  “Write once, run anywhere”  Derived from C++  SDK is free  Future of Java is controlled by the by the community (JCP)

 In the past, Java charged for special licenses  In 2006, Sun released Java as open source software.

 82.4 million active users  A user friendly RTS (Real Time Strategy) mixed with social networking  Access requires a facebook account  Can be accessed directly from facebook or MSN Games  Expansion to other platforms coming soon.

Game play basics:  Buy seed for less  Grow crop and sell for more  Use money and experience to expand farm.  Work together with facebook friends to expand each others farms!  Earn ribbons by completing challenges.

 Game created using Javascript  Funded by in game advertisements  Shady Business…  Offers for virtual cash  Sign up for Netflix  Cellular service subscriptions disguised as something else.  Installation of unrelenting toolbars.  Virtual Cash was removed in November 2009

Future of Javascript  Streamline the community  New systems will be able to filter out outdated or malicious code.  Confidence in strong code will encourage sharing, and progression.

 MMOG- “Massive Multiplayer Online Games”  MMOGs are video games that are capable of supporting hundreds to thousands of players simultaneously.  They are played on the internet and can be played on PCs and consoles; including PS3 and Xbox 360.

 MMOG Genres Examples  Role Playing (WoW, Eve Online, Everquest)  First Person Shooters (World War II, Planetside)  Social(The Sims Online, Ego)  Sports(Football, Baseball, Basketball)  Real Time strategy(Dark Space, Mankind)

 There are two ways to get MMOGs, you can buy the software from a store or online, sometimes you can download it for free.  MMOs typically make money by charging a monthly fee for membership. The average fee is about $15 a month.  Marketing for MMOs has gone mainstream, ads can be seen on TV, internet, magazines, and even food products (Pepsi, Mt. Dew).  The future for MMOGs seems to be very bright. A lot of games are trying to go in the direction of MMOGs.

 The most popular MMOs are Role Playing games.  WoW is currently the biggest MMOG in the world.  Produced by Blizzard Entertainment  MMORPG  Requires that players buy software and expansions in order to play  $14.99 monthly fee

 Currently has 2 expansions; The Burning Crusade (2007), and Wrath of the Lich King (2208)  New expansion has been announced, Cataclysm (release date Fall 2010)  WoW currently has million monthly subscribers worldwide.  It holds about 60% of the market share for MMOGs that have monthly subscribers.

Downloadable games for smart phones, iPod Touch, & iPads

 July 10, 2008 Apple Inc. informs media of app store release for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  July 11, 2008 Apple opens app store allowing users to purchase apps  Originally opened up with 500 third-party apps  125 of which were free to download  Over 10,000,000 downloaded over opening weekend  Billionth app downloaded on April 23, 2009 with about 35,000 apps available for download

 Apple continues to dominate the application world  With over 185,000 apps in the app store  As of April 8, 2010 over 4 billion downloaded  Games are still the most downloaded types  Many other companies trying to compete with Apple with own platforms

 Apple App Store  Google Android Market  Microsoft Windows Mobile  Nokia Ovi Store  Palm App Catalog  Blackberry (RIM) App World  Nintendo DSiDSi Shop Downloaded gaming applications: $Free - $10 DevicesPlatform

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 Next three years expect revenues to hit upwards to $29.5 billion  By 2013 downloads will exceed 21.6 billion compared to 2.5 billion in 2009  There will be an increase in the number of free apps available, but heavily sponsored by advertising  More less tech-savvy mass market will arise as smart phones drop in price  Advertising will be key focus in generating revenue

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