Online Multiplayer Games
and the Culture that Plays
them.
Created and designed by
Joseph S. Plavnicky
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Culture that Plays Them
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What Is Online Gaming?
• An online game can be any game which
communicates through the internet, LAN
networks, modems, or even email.
• Any game that has more then 1 person
playing together or against each other is a
multiplayer game.
• Many online games come directly from PC’s.
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Types of Games
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Some games are competitive.
Other games are co-operative.
Many games are both.
Some examples of these games are
Guild Wars, Travian, Adventure
Quest, World of WarCraft,
StarCraft, etc.
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A Brief History of Online
Gaming
• In 1993 Doom was released with death
match capabilities for the PC. This was the
birth of modern Online Gaming.
• Before Doom computers used modems and
hardwires in order to compete against
others.
• During the 6th generation of console
gaming, the Sega DreamCast was released
with the first internet capabilities for a
console system.
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• Within the last 5 years online
multiplayer games have expanded
dramatically on consoles and on PC’s.
• Four games within the last five years
have redefined online gaming.
• Halo 2 & 3
Gears of War
• World of WarCraft
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• Each of those games has active
subscribers ranging from several hundred
thousand for Halo 2 and Gears of War, to
over 8 million active players for World of
WarCraft (largest amount of people playing
any 1 game in Western society)
• As the technology to compete online has
improved new problems have arisen.
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Problems With Gaming
• As online multiplayer games have grown in
popularity there is a growing risk of
obsession and over use.
• Earlier this year a Mr.Lee from South
Korea died after heart failure following a
50 hour marathon gaming binge of
StarCraft.
• Many people who grow addicted to online
gaming forgo family and friends in order to
get more time in for their games.
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Statistics of Gamers
• From research done by the ESA (Entertainment
Software Association) the average male spends
7.6 hours a week playing games while women spend
7.4 hours a week.
• Following that they also made mention that most
gamers actually triple that time in what they
volunteer to the community or work out.
• The ESA found that roughly 94% of gamers keep
on top of current events and read books regularly.
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Benefits of/from Gamers
• Many gamers volunteer their time to
help their communities.
• Many gamers constantly read for fun
or to know more information about
their games.
• Childs Play Charity was formed by two
gamers who were fed up with the bad
reputation gamers normally receive.
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Culture that Plays Them
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Gender of Gamers
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Age of Gamers
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Problems with the project
• While working on the videos one of the videos would
not run no matter how I attempted to fix it.
• Bad internet connections at times limited how much
info I could gather.
• Loading the applet took time to find the right one.
• Not enough caffeine while I was working the last few
weeks.
• Stressing out over minor details till they were done.
• Getting the right colors for all the text.
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Things learned from this
project
• How to code multiple links in order to
better organize the website.
• How to prioritize information
• How to remember passwords and
crucial information
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