"Games and the future"

Origin?...

We know games now... But where did it all start from.....?

• 1970s: Home and arcade gaming grew in popularity. The decade’s hits included Atari’s arcade game Pong, computer game The Oregon Trail (developed by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium), the Atari Video Computer System, and arcade game Space Invaders (made by Taito).
• 1980s: The video game market boomed in the ’80s, starting with the arcade game Pac-Man (Namco), quickly followed by Nintendo’s Donkey Kong, which introduced Jumpman, known today as Mario. Nintendo dominated the rest of the decade, debuting its Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985, the role-playing game Legend of Zelda in 1987, and the handheld Game Boy in 1989.
• 1990s: Microsoft included Solitaire with Windows 3.0, introducing gaming to millions. Sonic the Hedgehog and the Sega Genesis game console dominated the early to mid-’90s before Sony released its PlayStation in the U.S. market. The decade introduced Mortal Kombat (Midway Games), which brought video game violence to the U.S. Senate’s attention, resulting in hearings.
• 2000s: The Sims, a life simulator game made by Electronic Arts (EA), kicked off the decade. In 2001, Microsoft entered the game console market with Xbox, and in 2005, the software giant became a major player with the Xbox 360. Nintendo maintained dominance in the handheld market with the Nintendo DS, introduced in 2004. The company then introduced the Nintendo Wii, which included motion sensors. Games such as Rock Band and World of Warcraft were among the most popular. FarmVille and Angry Birds, both mobile games, also stirred up the market.
• 2010s: The popularity of mobile games grew, thanks to the rise of smartphones. Games such as Minecraft, created by independent developers, and Pokémon Go, which laid the foundation for augmented reality (AR) in video games, transformed the video game market. Nintendo responded with the Switch in 2017, allowing players to take the same games they play on their home TV screens with them anywhere they go. Sony dominated the 2010s with its best-selling PlayStation 4 game console, surpassing all other game console developers in the decade. In 2018, Fortnite, an online cross-platform battle game, earned $2.4 billion.

 

What are the types of games that are there??

1. Action Games

“Action” is a broad term referring to games that require high reaction speed and strong hand-eye coordination. The player is often under time pressure to overcome physical challenges, including combat, while partaking in activities such as solving puzzles.

Popular subgenres of action games include fighting, first-person shooter (FPS), and survival. Early action titles include the Super Mario Bros. series. More recent action series include Assassin’s Creed, Resident Evil, and Saints Row.

• Fighting: Close combat between two or more characters or groups. Titles: Street Fighter IV, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Tekken 7, Virtua Fighter 4, Soulcalibur VI.
• First-person shooter: Weapon-based battle from a first-person point of view. Titles: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Halo 5: Guardians, Wolfenstein II: A New Colossus.
• Survival: Gathering of tools, weapons, and other resources to survive in various environments. Titles: DayZ, Subnautica, The Forest.

2. Idle Games

Idle games, also called incremental games, require little to no interaction. Players progress through basic actions, such as clicking, to receive rewards. Rewards can come in the form of in-game currency or opportunities to build upon their success.

For example, players of AdVenture Capitalist start with a lemonade stand, but over time, through minimal actions, they can grow their business into a thriving, lucrative enterprise. Titles: Realm Grinder, Cookie Clicker, Clicker Heroes, Idle Miner Tycoon, Plantera.

3. Role-Playing Games

Role-playing games (RPGs) often allow players to create customized characters who represent them in a fictional space. The player inhabits the character to interact with companions and others in the game and makes decisions that can lead to rewards such as skill points and inventory. The key characteristics of RPGs include combat, a developing storyline, exploration and discovery, and choices and consequences.

An early example of an RPG is 1987’s Dungeon Master. More recent popular RPGs include Final Fantasy XV, Pokémon Yellow, and World of Warcraft. Popular subgenres of RPGs include massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) and sandbox RPGs:

• Massively multiplayer online role-playing games: Large numbers of players in perpetual online worlds play MMORPGs. Titles: EverQuest, Guild Wars 2, RuneScape, The Elder Scrolls Online, Star Trek Online.
• Sandbox RPGs: Game play in sandbox RPGs is open-ended, allowing gamers to roam a virtual world at will and make changes without much limitation. Titles: Astroneer, Minecraft, Roblox, Surviving Mars, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

4. Simulation Games

Simulation games, also known as sims, are played in a simulated real-world or fictional experience. Examples of real-life experience sims include flying a fighter plane, cooking like a chef, or driving a truck. A fictional sim might involve taking part in a historical event or living life as an animal. Sims offer gamers authenticity and entertainment at the same time.

Popular subgenres of simulation games include the following:

• Life: Players control the daily lives of virtual characters in real-world and fictional settings. Titles: Animal Crossing: New Horizon, The Sims 4, Second Life.
• City building: Players plan, build, and lead a city, town, or world. Titles: Aven Colony, Frostpunk, Jurassic World Evolution, Skylines, Surviving Mars.
• Flight: Users get an in-the-cockpit experience. Titles: Kerbal Space Program, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, X-Plane 11.
• Vehicle: Players get behind the wheel. Titles: American Truck Simulator, F1 2020, SnowRunner.
• War: From strategy to making life-defining decisions, a simulated experience of war. Titles: Brothers in Arms, World of Tanks, World of Warships.

5. Sports Games

Sports games simulate real-world sports, such as soccer, basketball, boxing, or football. Some sports games aim to realistically depict game elements, including physics laws. So-called arcade sports games are less concerned with accuracy and include impossible physics and unrealistic settings. Others include elements such as franchise management and player development.

Popular subgenres of sports games include the following:

• Racing games: Users compete on simulated raceways. Titles: Need for Speed Heat, iRacing, Forza Horizon 4, Asphalt 9: Legends.
• Pro sports: Users manage teams, make trades, and play as their favorite athletes. Titles: ESPN NFL 2K5, NBA 2K11, FIFA 13, the Madden NFL series, PGA Tour 2K21.
• Arcade sports: Taking sports to unrealistic — and entertaining — extremes. Titles: Mario Tennis 64, Rocket League, Windjammers 2.
• Extreme sports: Users play virtual sports that involve a high degree of difficulty and risk. Titles: BMX The Game, Riders Republic, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2.

6. Strategy Games

Strategy games allow players to make important gameplay decisions that determine the result. Thinking, skillful planning, and managing resources are essential to success. Themes often include military scenarios in which players plan battles, gather essential resources, build bases, and recruit and train troops. In peacetime strategy games, a player may have to make important decisions to hunt down treasure or save humanity from impending doom.

Popular subgenres include the following:

• Multiplayer online battle arena: MOBA games involve two teams competing against each other in a predefined environment. Titles: Heroes of the Storm, League of Legends, Smite, Strife.
• Real-time strategy: RTS games involve fast, strategic decisions to defeat an opponent against a ticking clock. Titles: Age of Empires 2, Command & Conquer, Company of Heroes, Rise of Nations, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.