...The Future of Gaming Employment Kimberly Dixion DeVry University Author Note This paper was prepared for HMT 440 taught by Professor Zombas. Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………3 Gambling Through the Years……………………………………………………………………3 Types of Casinos…………………………………………………………………………………6 Careers in Gaming ……………………………………………………………………………….8 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………….10 Introduction The casino and the gaming industry has gotten to be very popular throughout the years. The fact that different states and countries are allowing gambling into their areas, means that more jobs will be popping up for the people of these areas and who are in this industry. I feel that the gambling industry will offer employment to many people for years to come. Information that needs to be considered are that casinos are be putting up in almost every state, but you also have to look at online casinos and casinos that are now on cruise ships. Between Resorts, cruises and just the casinos themselves, there are many positions that need to be filled to keep these establishments running. Gambling Through the Years There is no exact date of when gambling was started. There is record of the Chinese doing it in 2300 B.C (casino-hstory.org). There are also stories of the ancient Greeks, Queen Elizabeth and the Romans gambling in some way as well. A lot of the games that are played in recent times actually have a history of starting in Europe and China. Gaming...
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...Real Steel World Robot Boxing Game Assessment report -Submitted by Abhay Arya Contents: Serial No. Name Page 1. Mobile Gaming Industry 2 2. Indian Mobile Gaming Scenario 3 3. Reliance Entertainment 4 4. Real Steel World Robot Boxing 5 5. Game Metric Analysis 7 6. References 11 1|P A G E Mobile Gaming Industry: The worldwide video game marketplace, which is driven by strong mobile gaming and video game console and software sales, the market is forecast to reach $111 billion by 2015. Mobile games are the fastest-growing segment of the market, with revenue set to nearly double between 2013 and 2015 from $13.2 billion to $22 billion. It is growing so fast that it’s expanding the traditional video game industry far beyond its old borders. Digi-Capital recently issued a report that predicts mobile gaming could drive the whole game software industry’s revenues to 100$ billion by 2017. The mobile and online game can grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 23.6 percent to 60$ billion by 2017. Asia is becoming the biggest driver of economic value in mobile and online games, with the best companies’ revenue growth and profit margins becoming the envy of foreign competitors. Asia and Europe combined could take more than 80 percent of the global revenue share for mobile and online games. Nine of the top 10 game M&A deals of 2013 had Asian buyers, compared to eight out of 10 in 2012. Thirteen out of 15 game initial...
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...Evolution of Gaming Graphics Abstract This research was done to demonstrate how gaming graphics have evolved from the 1980s to the present. Third and fourth video game generations involved, “single game creators”. Present day video games have become much more sophisticated and require a “multifaceted production staff for every creative discipline” (Porcino). Graphics, storylines and complexity was researched in minor detail to compare how technology has developed from past, present and future. Creators used the most advanced technology of their time to create a video game for gamers to enjoy. Evolution of Gaming Graphics The evolution of gaming graphics has progressed from the initial creation of gaming consoles, such as Atari and Sega Genesis, to more sophisticated consoles, such as Xbox and PlayStation. Former game generations provided the use of basic colors, shapes and complexity. Present-day game generations provides sprites or characters that display crisp scenes and facial expressions, which lead the gamer to experience an exceptionally realistic gaming atmosphere. Past To understand gaming graphics one must be aware of few terms involving the process. Two dimensional or 2D is a plane of existence moving either vertical or horizontal. Given the limitations on the computer’s processing power, the main character had to be represented as a colored square. Objects and monsters, swords and dragons were all represented by crude pixelated graphics. (McCall...
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...•Analysis of Key Uncertainties •Analysis of Future Trends •The Scenarios & Implications •Conclusion •References A Brief History of Video Games Atari to Wii Introduction (1/2) • Video games have been around since the 1940s. • Over the decades, game machines continuously evolved to become powerful machines capable of stunning visuals and graphics. • In the mid 2000 to 2007, social media, smartphone and tablet technology entered the gaming scene. • Casual games become the norm attracting previously non-gamers into the market. Introduction (cont 2/2) • As the dominant force of the mobile and gaming market, in the next coming 5 years, where does Nintendo see itself competing with threats from smartphones and other gaming platforms taking up its share of the market? • Scenario planning : To make strategic decisions that will be a sound foundation for all plausible and possible future scenarios. Company Profile (1/3) • Founded in 1889 in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi. • Manufacturer of Hanafuda “flower” cards • Expanded in 1960s by Hiroshi Yamauchi. • Following the crash of the cards business, Nintendo entered the toy industry upon discovering Gunpei Yokoi, a mechanical engineer. Company Profile (2/3) • 1970: Yokoi teamed up with Shigeru Miyamoto to create games – The Father of Modern Video Gaming, creator of iconic franchises including Mario, Zelda and Pokemon. • The rest is history. Evolution of Nintendo Gaming Consoles Industry Overview (1/2)...
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...as an owner/operator of multi-business units. I am not currently in the casino industry, but I have a very big attraction to the industry as an owner. I want to do more research on the industry and there is no better way than identifying the current trends in the industry. After a lot of research, it has been noted that there are many trends that the casino industry has to keep a look-out for. These trends touch many different areas in the industry, ranging from the changes in the technology, the different types of policies and regulations as well as a shift in demographics and how they have influenced the industry. The first trend I want to identify in the gaming industry is the fact that online gaming is becoming real competition for the traditional brick and mortar casino. Some of the main competitors in the gaming industry that have a brick and mortar casino have also launched websites where people can gamble online. These are people who are catching onto the trends and will be around for the long haul because of it. There are...
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...1089/cyber.2012.0034 Online Gaming Addiction? Motives Predict Addictive Play Behavior in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games 1 Daria J. Kuss, M.Sc., M.A., Jorik Louws, M.Sc.,2 and Reinout W. Wiers, Ph.D. 3 Abstract Recently, there have been growing concerns about excessive online gaming. Playing Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) appears to be particularly problematic, because these games require a high degree of commitment and time investment from the players to the detriment of occupational, social, and other recreational activities and relations. A number of gaming motives have been linked to excessive online gaming in adolescents and young adults. We assessed 175 current MMORPG players and 90 nonplayers using a Web-based questionnaire regarding their gaming behavior, problems as consequences of gaming, and game motivations and tested their statistical associations. Results indicated that (a) MMORPG players are significantly more likely to experience gaming-related problems relative to nonplayers, and that (b) the gaming motivations escapism and mechanics significantly predicted excessive gaming and appeared as stronger predictors than time investment in game. The findings support the necessity of using measures that distinguish between different types of online games. In addition, this study proves useful regarding the current discussion on establishing (online) gaming addiction as a diagnosis in future categorizations of psychopathology...
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...will be exploring the future of the gaming industry on each of the various platforms. Consoles Next Gen It has only been a matter of time since the next gen consoles were released. In 2007 the Xbox360 and the ps3 were announced. Since then we have come a long way. Then the memory pool was 512 MB. But as the years go new things are developed. And thus with the next gen consoles inbound they have their pool of a shocking of 8 GB which allows developers to expand their Imagination and pour it into the game. Consoles have always been very popular. They are one of the reasons gaming really became popular and they have improved a lot over the last few years, in terms of graphics mainly. Oculus Rift The Oculus Rift is an upcoming virtual reality head-mounted display. It is being developed by Oculus Virtual Reality, who have raised $16 million, of which $2.4 million was raised with crowd funding. Due to be released in 2016, it will be one of the first VR (Virtual Reality) headsets, with a 1080x1200 resolution per eye. Existing games with a first person or fixed-camera perspective can be ported to VR with some development effort, however Oculus has stated that the best virtual reality games will be those that are designed for the Rift from the start. This has definitely changed the way we will play games in future, allowing for much more immersion and interaction with the games we are playing. It also changes the types of games that will be published in future as well, now games will...
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...Discuss the future of social gaming. Is it bright? If yes,why? Social gaming that is playable within a social networking site especially Facebook has exploded the gaming industry as trendsetter in the last decade.Because of that, not only Facebook game's have a lot of gamers, many companies have a lot of users. In consequence, the fast moving gaming companies turned into multi-million powerhouses and at the same time CPA (cost per acquisition) went up and gradually started leveling up with ARPU (average revenue per user). Concurrently social networks especially Facebook became as big as a virtual earth entertaining thousands of millions of people with so many services. As a result, their CAPEX & OPEX has increased sharply and ROI margin shrank gradually. These are types of some platforms for gaming: Facebook Social Networking Platform, Non-Facebook Social Networks, Mobile Social Network Games, Social Casino Gaming, Social Gaming Market Revenue 2020. With more than 1.39 billion registered users with 60% (834 million) active users monthly, it is undoubtedly the most popular social networking platform in the world. According to Facebook, 30% (250 million) of the active users play social games on Facebook. Facebook has risen sharply. Adparlor estimates that purchasing installs can cost anywhere from $.50 - $3 per install and Facebook’s recent changes to 30% revenue sharing model also set a limiting bar. There are many people who enjoy gaming on other consoles...
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...How does Online/Video Gaming affect its Players and Society? North Carolina State University. “Online gaming augments players’ social lives, study shows.” ScienceDaily. 27 Mar 2014. Web. 21 Jul 2014. The new research shows that online social behavior is not replacing offline social behavior in the gaming community. Instead, online gaming is expanding players’ social lives. This article shows several tracking results to prove this point. “Gamers are not the antisocial basement-dwellers we see in pop culture stereotypes, they’re highly social people,” says Dr. Nick Taylor, an assistant professor of communication at NC State and lead author of a paper on the study. “This won't be a surprise to the gaming community, but it’s worth telling everyone else. Loners are the outliers in gaming, not the norm.” Indeed, in recent years, a lot of players of massively multiplayer role-player games such as War of Warcraft (WOW) took an in-depth survey about their offline social lives. At the same time, researchers tracked the offline behavior of these players. The result showed that most of these players had high social skills both online and offline. It means online gaming do not affect players’ offline social behaviors, however, online gaming can even improve players’ social ability. As a WOW player, I do absolutely understand reasons of this situation. First, massively multiplayer role-player games almost create real social environments to let players talk, drink and chat online....
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...Competitive analysis CanGo is a company that operates in the Internet industry (E-tail) through three major segments: books (e-books), CDs, and videos. They are planning on diversifying themselves by adding a new segment to their company, the online gaming segment. Other companies already operate successfully within the Internet industry (e-tail) or in the book industry. Those companies are CanGo’s competitors. EBAY: eBay Inc. is an American Internet company that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. In short, the company is a giant marketplace used by more than 100 million people to buy and sell all manner of things to each other. * Revenue 2009: $7.67 billion (second position in the e-tail) * Strength : Strong customer relationships founded on a Consumer-to-Consumer business model, where strong interrelationships occurs, for example where buyers and sellers leave feedback for each other, and whereby awards are given to the most genuine of eBayers. * Weakness: the eBay model does leave itself open to a number of fraudulent activities. AMAZON.COM: Amazon.com, Inc. is an American-based multinational electronic commerce company. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, it is America's largest online retailer. * Revenue 2009: $24.51 billion ( 1st position in the e-tail) * Strength: Its competitive advantage is enhanced by their strategies...
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...case study highlights the success of Zynga in online games. This forms an excellent basis for assessing the relationship between durable and virtual products. The continuous over- reliance of Zynga on Facebook is also another essential aspect of consideration in paper. Finally, the case study addresses the various implications of Zynga on the existing video game business. Overview Zynga is among the world’s most popular online gaming firms. The firm has been operational since 2007. During this period, Zynga’s popularity has increased because of its unique approach to online gaming. Whereas most gaming companies produce games with innovative features, Zynga relies on customer analytics (Laudon, 2012). This involves the assessment of trends evident among the gamers. For instance, Zynga analyzes the most popular game features among the users. Facebook forms the platform for more than 90% of Zynga’s games. Question a: Among the most notable strategies used by Zynga is the development of “durable” and virtual products. From the context of gaming, “durable” products encompass online goods whose lifespan is considerably longer compared to the “nondurables”. The phrase “virtual” comes into application because they are sold and used online. An example of a marketing relationship between the durable and virtual products is the use of sale of virtual real estate property (Hill, 2012). This approach would attract many users and thus enhance the generation of revenues. The durable...
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...Unit 5: Future Statement Problem Solving Theory Mr. Hall By: Zachary Taylor April 13, 2015 What does the future hold? I believe that the future is going to hold much advancement in technology that will continue to change how we live everyday life. Just look at our civilization 100 years ago. At that time the automobile was just starting to become popular. At that time the computer did not exist, and when humanity finally invented it, it was the size of an entire room. Now we can basically carry small computers, called smartphones, right in our pockets. In this paper I will discuss a technology that I believe is going to take over the video gaming industry. There is a misconception on what the first videogame actually was. Most people would when asked would say Pong, Pac-Man, or Asteroids. These games came about in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The first actual videogame, however, was created in 1958 by William Higinbothan, who was a physicist in the employment of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Since then, like all of the other technology we have, the video game industry has continued to be revolutionized, with new consoles coming out that can perform faster, and with higher graphics than its predecessor. We are at the point where current video games have such high graphics, that they literally look like real life. Now that we have hit that threshold, a big question for many gamers was what is next? Where do we go from here? I believe the answer is Virtual Reality Gaming...
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...thrilling challenges, or that powerful social connection that a gamer seeks in a virtual environment. Gamers are not just wrapped up in the video game world; they also have careers, attend school, and have families they care about. While playing a good game, gamers feel and see the impact that their efforts create, almost giving them a purposeful goal. Loving something so much that it gives you the empowerment to go out into the real world and try to make it happen, can give people a sense of hope for a better future. Through McGonigal’s personal research, at the University of California, Berkeley, it has been shown that video games provide some main ingredients for a happy meaningful life by offering the hope of success with strong social connection and a satisfying work environment, with a chance of becoming a part of something bigger. According to an article written by Drea Christopher titled “The negative effect of video game addition”, gamers who spend endless amounts of time gaming may cause relationships with friends and family to suffer. Gamers as tend to argue more about the...
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...University of Ballarat | Industry Analysis Report Gaming Industry in US | BUMKT 5922 Competitive Analysis Individual Assignment | | Carolina Dos Santos (ID: 30058334) | 9/4/2011 | Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Introduction 4 3. Marco Environmental Analysis 5 4. Industry Analysis 7 5. Strategic Options and Recommendations 10 6. References 13 7. Appendices 14 1. Executive Summary It is expected that US gaming will not be the world number one casino region in the world due to the rapid growth of other casino regions. With its long lasting history and reputation, it is still a very profitable industry because of its large domestic and foreign market share. The well known brand and large portion of market share maintain its global competitive advantage over competitors and substitutes. 2. Introduction Casino gambling becomes very popular around the world and it is one of the most common types of entertainment in US and many other countries. According to Investopedia, A casino has been defined as houses or accommodates that provide facilities for certain types of gambling activities. Casino is usually built in combine with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping and other tourist attractions. It also provides facilities for hosting live entertainment events and sporting events (Investopedia 2011). The industry has been growing very fast in the past few decades in relate to its size worldwide. It has a large impact to the...
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...Introduction The gaming industry is reported to be a concurring next-generation technology that consumers are consciously paying into. The most recent video game release – Grand Theft Auto V – has proven to be an example of this consumer scenario. Video games cost a lot of money to develop and produce and in return, they are expensive to buy. However, the projected sales are almost six times the amount of marketing and developing costs in the first year. Not bad for a gaming system and its supporting technologies when they are close to obsolete in the gaming world. According to the article, “Rockstar Games (TTWO) reportedly spent $150 million on marketing – and the game is expected to make almost six times that much in sales over the course of the first year” (2). This goes to show that the consumers of this new game are not concerned with its shelf life. The consumers are drawn in by the successful marketing strategies the gaming companies use. Grand Theft Auto V is marketed through its advanced hardware that allows the gamer to play in a fictional yet realistic atmosphere. The gamers can take part in a fictional gaming world that replicates real life graphics – such as “convincing daylight.” The plausibility of these gaming systems make the success rate of them high throughout the constant change of processors in the industry. As discussed in chapter one of our text, the gaming industry practices sales orientation (5). The industry is constantly pushing new gaming systems...
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