Chapter 3 evolution of the Game Mrs. Van Vleet 09-2016

Early Play Survival Socializing – interacting in a group environment Hand-eye Coordination Muscle Memory Brain-extremity pathways Motor skills Reflexes Socializing – interacting in a group environment Play – participating in an entertaining activity.

Physical Competition Competitions with rules Physical trials such as long jump, sprinting Game environment – a setting altered to play a specific activity Olympic games

Intellectual competition Mental Acuity – reasoning and problem solving ability Puzzles – mentally analyze and solve a problem Early Board Games – 2 or more players, some type of “board” Royal Game of Ur Random Number Generator – without bias, create a number Card Games Games of Chance

Game immersion Role-playing games (RPGs) – the player “becomes” a character in the game. Desensitized – failing to have an emotional reaction to an event. Violence Blood Gore Evil Real Social Interaction

Games for personal Development Behavioral Development – learning how to react to a situation. Cocooning – people do not interact with their physical environment Balance – how much good vs. how much bad Cognitive Development – building intelligence through learning. Stereotype – a personal opinion that one member of the group has the same characteristics as all in the group.

Video game beginnings First video game? Patent Copyright Issued by the government patent office Protects the rights of inventors Copyright Immediately in effect if item is in tangible form Protects intellectual property of creators

Game licensing Allows third-party designers to obtain the source code Up-front fees paid to Microsoft, Sony, etc. Royalties paid to Microsoft, Sony, etc. for each game sold. Proprietary game – no third-party involved Name a Nintendo proprietary game. Name a Microsoft proprietary game. Name a Sony proprietary game.

How computers changed the game Computers made video games possible Strict rule enforcement Virtual gameplay Virtual reality Deeper immersion Motion-based controllers

Video game ratings Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Assigns age and content ratings Enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines Online privacy practices http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.aspx Rating symbols Content descriptors Blood - Depictions of blood Language - Mild to moderate use of profanity

Turn and Talk Young children are still able to play violent video games that the regulators have marked as unacceptable for young children. What steps would you take to keep these games out of their hands?