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Name of the driving force | <b>Name of the driving force</b> | ||
Browser games – is it the future? | Browser games – is it the future? | ||
What is it? | <b>What is it?</b> | ||
Browser games come in many shapes and sizes. Typically these are games that can be played using a web browser. The main advantage of this technology is that it doesn’t require much computer power and can be easily played by anyone because of the almost non existing learning curve. The type of the games offered in a browser is changing. From only text-based games they evolved to action, platform games played in a browser. Now real 3d action games that require a heavy pc can be accessed and played through only a browser without any installation required (i.e. Quake Live). | Browser games come in many shapes and sizes. Typically these are games that can be played using a web browser. The main advantage of this technology is that it doesn’t require much computer power and can be easily played by anyone because of the almost non existing learning curve. The type of the games offered in a browser is changing. From only text-based games they evolved to action, platform games played in a browser. Now real 3d action games that require a heavy pc can be accessed and played through only a browser without any installation required (i.e. Quake Live). | ||
Enablers | <b>Enablers</b> | ||
• Web browser | • Web browser | ||
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• Social networks | • Social networks | ||
Inhibitors (what can stop or slow the driving force down) | <b>Inhibitors (what can stop or slow the driving force down)</b> | ||
• Piracy issues | • Piracy issues | ||
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• Monthly subscription free pays to play. | • Monthly subscription free pays to play. | ||
Experts | <b>Experts</b> | ||
There aren’t really experts in the web browser games industry. | There aren’t really experts in the web browser games industry. | ||
Timing | <b>Timing</b> | ||
With the emerging new technologies to play games through a web-browser, is it time coming that we don’t need much computer power to play video games? Is the way the browser is evolving going to change the way video games are going to be played? Integration is the word. The browser is setting the standard for integrating everything at one place. | With the emerging new technologies to play games through a web-browser, is it time coming that we don’t need much computer power to play video games? Is the way the browser is evolving going to change the way video games are going to be played? Integration is the word. The browser is setting the standard for integrating everything at one place. | ||
Web resources | <b>Web resources</b> | ||
Quake live: http://www.quakelive.com/ | Quake live: http://www.quakelive.com/ | ||
List of multiplayer browser games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiplayer_browser_games | List of multiplayer browser games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiplayer_browser_games | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 4 May 2009
Name of the driving force Browser games – is it the future?
What is it?
Browser games come in many shapes and sizes. Typically these are games that can be played using a web browser. The main advantage of this technology is that it doesn’t require much computer power and can be easily played by anyone because of the almost non existing learning curve. The type of the games offered in a browser is changing. From only text-based games they evolved to action, platform games played in a browser. Now real 3d action games that require a heavy pc can be accessed and played through only a browser without any installation required (i.e. Quake Live).
Enablers
• Web browser • Internet connection • Social networks
Inhibitors (what can stop or slow the driving force down)
• Piracy issues • Cost-benefit issues on supplying free to play games. • Spy ware issues in web based games. • Monthly subscription free pays to play.
Experts
There aren’t really experts in the web browser games industry.
Timing
With the emerging new technologies to play games through a web-browser, is it time coming that we don’t need much computer power to play video games? Is the way the browser is evolving going to change the way video games are going to be played? Integration is the word. The browser is setting the standard for integrating everything at one place.
Web resources
Quake live: http://www.quakelive.com/ List of multiplayer browser games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiplayer_browser_games