ics 131: social analysis of computerization lecture 17: computer games
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ICS 131: Social Analysis of Computerization
Lecture 17:
Computer Games
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Are there any questions?
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Key Idea
• Games are becoming an important entertainment medium and cultural artifact.
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Games as Entertainment Medium
• Competing with movies, books, television, theater, musical concerts, etc.
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History
• Various predecessors, 1880s-1950s
• Spacewar, 1961
• First Arcade Video Game, 1971
• Pong, 1972
• Atari, 1977
• Pac-Man, 1980
• Doom, 1993
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Platforms
• PC Games
• Console Games
• Handheld Games
• Single Player
• Networked
• Heterogeneous
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Genres
• FPS
• Third person adventure
• RPG
• Puzzle
• Sim
• Others?
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Game Productions
• Programmers• Modelers• Animators• Game Designers• Marketers• Managers• Sound Designers• Others?
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Game Production Process
• Hybrid of animated film and software engineering processes
• Describe each
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Casual Games
• Benefits
• Limitations
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Mobile Games
• Benefits
• Limitations
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Ducheneaut Reading
• World of Warcraft
• What are its characteristics?
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Operant Conditioning
• How does this factor in?
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What Do Games Tell Us About US Culture?
• What games do you play?
• What does this say about people in the US?
• How does it compare to movies?
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What Do Games Tell Us About Other Cultures?
• Non-US games?
• Differences from US games?
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What Do Games Tell Us About the Interactions Between
Cultures?
• Games that cross cultures?
• How do people from different cultures interact in the games?
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Topic for Debate
• Do violent computer games lead to real world violence?
• Let’s make a list of arguments for and against
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Games for Change
• Conference
• Examples?
• Panel
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Topic for Debate
• I think navigation and social skills will be the two most important parts of game AI’s in 20 years. Please list five other capabilities that game AI’s will have in 20 years, and describe the impact that each of these capabilities will have on the kinds of games.
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Today’s gamers are...
…come on down front!
LARSON, CHRISTOPHER THOMAS
MU, NAN
TRAN, CHARLIE
WILKINSON, DAVID HIROSHI
WU, KEVIN KAI
ANGUIANO, ALFRED ALFONSO
AUSTGEN, CAMERON D.
FUJITA, JUSTIN TSUTOMU
LA PIERRE, BLAKE M.
LUZWICK, JAMES ROBERT
OLIVARES, JAMES PATRICK ROBLES
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Next class: Social Relationships
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• Collaborative AI• Predictive modeling• Responsive environment• Reasonable unpredictability• Physical interfaces to Ais• Help you find other people• Remember past experience• Artificial Marketers• Emotions• Learning strategies• Deal with unpredictable people• Natural language recognition• Moving across networks• Diversity in Ais• Imitation• Content creation• Ability to evaluate players• Emotion recognition• Communal planning