game camp
Day 1



 Games & Culture

overview



History of Games

Are Games Art?

Why We Need More Games!

History of Video Games




quarters!

The Original Micro-transaction


In the 70s and 80s, Games Were Played in Arcades

Machines Cost Thousands, but Made $400+ a Week

Peaked at 3.2 Billion Dollars a Year (In Quarters!)








Game Development 

in the age of arcades


Electrical Engineering

Logic was built by circuits in silicon

Soldering!

The crash of 1983


12+ Home Game Consoles on the Market
Plus the Rise of Home Computers

Inflation! Quarters were worth less
but games cost more to make

Went from 3.2 Billion in Revenue to 100 Million
(x30 Drop)








gaming was saved by mario

after arcades

The Rise of Home Consoles in the 80s to Now



PC Gaming


Home Computers Go Mainstream With Games


PC & consoles


Cost Less Than a Cabinet

Played interchangeable Games

Right in Your Own Home


PC vs. Consoles


PC and Console Gamers Don't Always Get Along

PCs Offer a Wider Variety of Play

Consoles Offer "Couch Co-Op"



the rise of mobile

A Console in Every Pocket!


If you're sensitive to PG-13 swear words, please Mute

mobile gaming is now


1.5 Billion Smartphones in the World

More Hours Per Player Than Consoles

Mostly Free-to-Play with 51% Non-Paying Players




PC and Consoles Should Both Be Afraid of the iPhone!





What Is Art? 


"Something that is created with imagination and skill 
and that is beautiful or that expresses important 
ideas or feelings" - Webster's Dictionary




Games are beautiful!




they express feelings





created with skill

we need more games

by Jane McGonigal

conclusion


Gaming Started In Arcades 

Gaming Is Now In Your Pocket

We Might Need More Than We Have


Are Games 

art

or

distraction?




yes

further watching


by BBC Channel 4 on Youtube

By The Verge

on YouTube

Game Camp: Day 1 - Games & Culture

By Erik Ralston

Game Camp: Day 1 - Games & Culture

A short discussion on the history and cultural impact of games

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