Monday, August 25, 2008
Turning a Non-Gamer Into a Gamer
...If you are like many people, you have friends that just don't understand gaming. There are a few variants to non-gamers; some of them can be great candidates for gaming conversion. How do you convince a person that has no interest in gaming to play games? Similar to the way you became a gamer yourself, slowly and patiently.
Hardcore game fanatics may have taken to gaming quickly, addictively and without very much persuasion. However, this isn't your typical gamer and hardcore gamers do not make up the majority of the video game demographic. The standard hardcore gamer is very vocal and passionate about their hobby so it is easy to presume all game fans fit this archetype.
There are a few motivating reasons for gamers to attempt to persuade others to love their hobby as they do themselves. First, gamers want others to enjoy the rewards of gaming and try relentlessly to convince others about the benefits of being an avid gaming fan. Secondly, gamers want to grow their circle of local gaming friends because they've been turned off by obnoxious game players on the Internet. Lastly, gamers that married a non-gaming partner want their loved one to understand why they game so much and for them to share in the fun.
The first step to enticing a new game addict is to understand how a common gamer grabs personal interest in the hobby. Most people do not jump into gaming at a highly advanced level with intense action games - they start simple. Do not expect your friend or loved one to power on an Xbox 360 and start playing Gears of War, this isn't a typical path to building a gamer.
Many games exist that target the casual gaming demographic. Gaming history shows casual games as being some of the most desired products in the gaming industry. Not too long ago casual games were hot sellers because that was all a game system could handle - the complexities of today's gaming environment could not be processed on early console and PC systems. Statistics show many of today's gamers are getting older, averaging 32 years of age. If a 32 year old gamer started gaming as a kid that would date their gaming experiences to the early 1980's. A console or PC from the 1980's almost always catered to causal "simple" games because that's all they could handle.
Older gamers started off with casual games like Asteroids, Pac-Man, Breakout, Pong and other hit classics. Some of us got the gaming bug from the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), playing simplified games like Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong and Duck Hunt. As time passed we increased our level of difficulty and purchased Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, Contra, Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda. We started slow, grew in intensity and before long we were game addicts.
Today we are in the seventh-generation of gaming. This generation includes such systems as the Sony PlayStation 3, Mic...more
Castlevania - Evolution of the games
...f the secondary weapons by complex magic systems in which spell components are obtained from enemies or found in the castle. These systems use hearts to replenish MP and often include most of the classic secondary weapons among the much larger variety of spells and attacks.
In addition to reinventing the technical aspects of castlevania, symphony adopted an entirely new image and art direction for the world in which the games took place and the characters that existed within it. The early installments portrayed something of a sword and sorcery or dark fantasy thematic interspersed with a rugged, leather armor bound look for the Belmont bloodline. With the advent of illustrator and concept artist Ayami Kojima onto the development team beginning with symphony, the design underwent a total transformation into an elegant, hauntingly beautiful appearance inspired by the European Mannerist and Baroque art periods befitting of its romantic Gothic horror theme. As such the characters' dress and condition evolved into ornate and grand ensembles including flowing jackets, vests and period attire and the imagery and...more
Recurring major characters
...as conceived - a black suit with a long cape.
The Belmont Family
The Belmont bloodline is sworn to oppose Dracula in all his various forms. In most castlevania games, the main character is a Belmont. If not, the belmonts are usually present...more
Nintendo DS Games - Exhilarating and Mind Boggling
...atures can really permit the players to combat with their rival friends in a more interesting manner.
The top rated Nintendo DS Games are WarioWare Touched, Kirby Canvas curse, Super Mario 64 DS, Nanostray, ultimate Spider- Man, Metroid Prime Pinball and Sonic Rush etc. For the teenagers the most famous games are Trace Memory, castlevania-dawn of Sorrow, Trauma Center- Under the Knife and Metroid Prime Hunters etc. These games are beautifully crafted to attract the gamers of every age category. These fast paced games requires quick wit and greatly develop the curiosity and enthusiasm of the players.
Moreover, the music tracks which accompany these interactive games help to make the gaming environment alive. The puzzle...more
