OnLive advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages
1. One advantage for the consumer would be that the price of the games could become cheaper because it cuts out the manufacturing of the discs and their packaging.

2. Games will become available for a wider range of people because of the cut prices.

3. There will be more space in the home around television sets and makes the living room more family orientated.

4. No piracy of games as they cant be copied

5. Top games are available online sooner than in store

Disadvantages
1. Many people may lose their jobs for example the manufacturers.

2. OnLive could get a bad reputation as they have put all the manufacturers out of business.

3. Downloading these games will take up a lot of space on your computer and therefore could make your computer run slower.

4. Also it means that you wouldn't be able to purchase as many games due to lack of hard drive space

5. If you have a slow broadband connection it could take a while a download, so it could be very time consuming.

Our favourite game advert analysis

The game that we are doing is Viva Pinata on the Xbox 360.

We think that is effective because its creative and the music used is very catchy. It is also appealing to children because it has bright colours and delves into a child's imagination. This advert also give you a real insight into the game as in the last part it shows you game play so you would know what to expect when you play. It shows you the different thing that the game involved and what the graphics are like.

This advert is aimed at young children as the actors in it are also young so the children can relate to them. It also includes a talking pinata which adults wouldn't find entertaining. The colours used are very bright which younger children would also find appealing.

Notes on Games Britannia Programme

Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson were the founder of Games Workshop. They started with the role playing games which was called Dungeons and Dragons.

Ian Bell and David Barben were the co-founder of Elite video game., which could be played on BBC micro and Acorn Electron computers.

Peter Molyeaux was the creator of black and white which involved the user 'playing god' this meant that the user controlled everything within the virtual world.

This then lead on to Lara Croft being created. She was the first ever character made with a personality and background which the gamers became protective over.

Wipeout was the first to create a driving action game which was set in a fantasy world and therefore lead the gaming industry to create more realistic games.

Carmageden was the first game which was made to create political and media attention as the aim of the game was to kill as many people as possible by running them over.

Grand Theft Auto is a mixture of Carmageden and Wipeout and Lara Croft, this was a huge success beasue it was aimed at many people as you could do a variety of different things on it.

Euphoria

Euphoria is a game animation engine created by NaturalMotion based on Dynamic Motion Synthesis, NaturalMotion's proprietary technology for animating 3D characters on-the-fly based on a full simulation of the 3D character, including body, muscles and motor nervous system.

GTA 4: No more pre-animated material. All motion is simulated in real time so you can get literally an infinite number of movement types. It is intended to create a more realistic representation of how a real human would react to the i game content.

Ideas behind GTA 4

The main theme of GTA 4 was about being different and standing out. While GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas were considered to be part of the GTA III trilogy (same graphics engine, similar characters, similar mission style, etc.), Grand Theft Auto IV is considered a fresh start for the GTA series, focusing more heavily on realism and storytelling than in previous titles. This is why it's been dubbed GTA4 and not GTA6 (as many had originally anticipated), even though it's the sixth major title in the series.

http://www.gta4.net/overview/


GTA 4 was intended to be a departure from the earlier games, with a more serious tone, a deeper, darker story and less cartoon aspects.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/4373632/Dan-Houser-interview-Rockstar-Gamess-writer-for-GTA-4-and-The-Lost-And-Damned.html

Video Games

What was the first ever game you played?
Catherine: GameBoy - Mario
Rachael: Super Mario on the Nintendo 64

What games did you used to enjoy playing and what did you like about them?
Catherine: Mario - Because it was easy and fun, and I enjoyed having the task of getting on different levels.

Rachael: Crash Bandicoot - I enjoyed the different levels that you had to unlock doing different tasks against the 'bad characters' and it was challenging.


Super Mario - I enjoyed playing this as it was a fairly simple game which I became good at, and also it was good to be able to collect coins as an achievement.



What games do you play now and what do you like about them?
Catherine: I play on the Wii, because it makes exercising fun and I also enjoy playing against different people on the game Wii Sports. I also like the variety of different things you can do, for example Kung Fu.

Rachael: I play on the Wii fit occasionally, I like the different areas that you can train on like 'Muscles', 'Aerobics', 'Balance' and 'Yoga' as it gives you a variety of enjoyable games to choose from. I also play games on Facebook like Cube Crash and Pearl Worm- which also offers a wide range of different games to suit all.

What consoles have you bought and why?
Catherine: GameBoy, at the time it was very popular as it was quite new.
Wii, it's very popular and something that I found would be a fun way of exercising - not just in a gym.
Rachael: Nintendo 64, because at the time it was the best console to buy, and the controls were really easy to use for all different gamers.

Do you play games online? If yes, what games and where do you play them?
Catherine: Yes, I play Tetris online, on a internet website found from searching google.

Rachael: I play games on the internet, like Pacman and Tetris just on internet websites found from searching on google. I also play games online via Facebook like Bouncing Balls and Snake.