Mobile game platforms have developed from the early 1980's with the development of Nintendo's Game & Watch.As hardware technology developed these mobile gaming devices have become as powerful as earlier home consoles.
Duel and touch screen display innovations have further enhanced there popularity.The ability to play on the go has made mobile game platforms a popular device.The mobile phones have also become a mobile game platform.
From the simple snake game on a nokia phone in 1998 to 3D game played on the Android phone today.
In this post you need to illustrate the hand held game platform timeline and compare these devices with game consoles and the PC.In doing so you need to indicate there features and limitations.
Week 4
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| Personal Computer |
The PC is another game platform.Initially the personal computer was regarded as a business machine.In the 1970's computers became smaller and introduced as a consumer product.Apple ,Commodore and Sinclair computing developed computers that encouraged game play and development of game programming.Today the modern personal computer can offer a range of games and processing capabilities that are more powerful than the home consoles.
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| Commadore 64,1982 |
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| ZX Spectrum, 1982 |
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| Apple 2, 1977 |
Tasks
Produce a simple timeline of the personal computer as a game machine.Explain the feature's and limitiations of the PC compared to the game console.Include appropriate examples and images.
Identify the similarities between the PC and Modern game consoles.Why do you think the consoles have adopted PC hardware?
