[Yr7-10it] Game Programming

[Donna Benjamin]

Ooops - news came from slashdot...
http://games.slashdot.org/games/06/08/30/216218.shtml


On Thu, 2006-08-31 at 09:53 +1000, Donna Benjamin wrote:
> Apologies for cross posts - but I thought this might be of interest to
> those of you teaching game programming.
> 
> "Digital Trends is reporting that a recent survey finds that there
> aren't just 2 gamer markets, but instead a whopping 6. What does this
> mean? It means that game developers and publishers are ignoring a large
> portion of the gaming market by focusing on the traditional two
> segments: casual gamers and hardcore gamers. The 4 other game markets
> they identified are Social Gamers, Leisure Gamers, Dormant Gamers,
> Incidental Gamers. If you are wondering what those categories mean, the
> article gives descriptions of what each segment is. A surprising result
> from the survey is the importance of social gaming; video games are
> often considered a solitary activity, but Parks Associates' findings
> indicate a significant portion of the market views gaming as a social
> activity."
> 
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