I came across this banner that shows some statistics about gaming in the U.S. Clearly this is more than a niche community. With console gaming jumping into the online format, the online gaming community has grown rapidly.Personally, I am a PC gamer and some of my games include World of Warcraft, Team Fortress 2, and Left 4 Dead 2. You can catch more of my gaming habits here.
I have seen plenty of Twitter discussions using #hashTags and Podcasts that go further into specific games. For example when World of Warcraft's latest expansion: Cataclysm was due for launch, Twitter was inundated with #cataclysm chatter.
The Gaming industry pulls in $10.5 billion in revenue. However online gaming has a niche of it's own. People want to play with others. Subscription based games are very common.
Well, it only make sense with all the networking options these days. Look at SecondLife, it is a true virtual world. Would you like to be a part of it if you were the only one on it? I don't think so. We are all about interaction but i=not in traditional environment anymore.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting banners. I really enjoyed having a class with you this semester.
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