Thursday 9 April 2009

The Evolution of Gamer and Gaming Culture

Gamer and Gaming culture has never been at the foreground of society but still plays a large part in todays’ world.

In this essay I will be looking at the evolution of Gamer and Gaming culture from its roots in the old school arcades to its modern day living room counter part in order to document and analyse the changes that have occurred to it over the last few decades.

In order to fully understand the evolution of a new culture I will look into several aspects of it which include the people involved, the taboos & commandments, the effect on popular culture and the rate of change.

Due to the industries growth and the application of high end technology and innovative interaction methods gaming culture has changed to span a broad spectrum of peoples some who take part intentionally and some who are a part of it just by starting to enjoy games.

Essay Structure:

Research and define key generations of gaming culture where the most impact was made

Find statistics describing the average amount of people in the UK who play games from 20 years ago and today and use them to accurately describe the rate of growth and give a personal opinion on why the changes occurred.

Compare each advancement in culture and technology for each generation and how these two areas affected by each other.

Research on advances in technology and gameplay.

Describe how gaming culture has merged into todays popular culture

Compare taboos within society from today and several years ago. Describe how the changes in general society occurred and give opinion on why it happened.

Conclusion

Conclude with overall findings and come up with a fact based opinion about the evolution of gamer and gaming culture.

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