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The Rise of Online Gaming

The Rise of Online Gaming. Alvaro Fermin Jose Tai. In the Beginning…. There was PONG. Then came…. Flash Forward to 1991. Tim Berners- Lee develops the world wide web. Stormfront Studios launches Neverwinter Nights on AOL. Mini Games such as online chess and bridge become available.

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The Rise of Online Gaming

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  1. The Rise of Online Gaming Alvaro Fermin Jose Tai

  2. In the Beginning… TherewasPONG

  3. Then came…

  4. Flash Forward to 1991 Tim Berners- Lee develops the world wide web • Stormfront Studios launches Neverwinter Nights on AOL. Mini Games such as online chess and bridge become available

  5. 1992- Id Software’s Wolfenstein 3D is released Among the first “3D” games to be released.

  6. Guten Tag You play as BJ Blazkowicz, a captured US P.O.W. trying to escape a Nazi prison In addition to escaping, you also had to assassinate Adolf Hitler. You sometimes had to eat dog food or drink puddles of blood to regain a small amount of health

  7. ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE Id Software releases DOOM upon the world in the year 1992 It would change the face of gaming forever . . .

  8. HURT ME PLENTY You are the last surviving Marine stranded on a Mars outpost. Demons have been unleashed through teleportation devices created on the Mars complex

  9. Hell on Earth College students everywhere were playing online death matches against each other DOOM’s violence and gore levels ticked off many parents DOOM is considered a classic game and the father of today’s leading FPS games

  10. QUAKE In 1996, id software did it again by releasing quake QUAKE features real 3D models made of polygons, as opposed to the sprites found in earlier games such as DOOM and Wolfenstein 3D QUAKE featured a killer soundtrack by none other than TRENT REZNOR of NINE INCH NAILS

  11. The single player campaign took you through nightmarish realms populated by even more horrific creatures Despite its eerie atmosphere and disturbing imagery, the real fun came in the form of multiplayer deathmatch

  12. TEAM FORTRESS Team Fortress is an add-on for Quake Players choose from different classes: Medic, Engineer, Soldier, etc Each class had its own advantages and disadvantages (eg. Medics can dispense healhpacks, engineers could fix and build turrets, soldiers could carry rocket launchers) Emphasized teamwork and cooperation between players

  13. King British and Friends 1997- Ultima Online is released • Ultima Online is a MMORPG – • a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game • Features a persistent game world with • different people playing around the clock.

  14. Ultima’s success lies in the heart of its community • The online communities are dedicated, creative, and generally outgoing • Player created establishments within the game: Rune libraries, online wedding chapels, online museums and shops, all owned and maintained by the players as opposed to the NPC’s.

  15. H A L F – L I F E • In 1998 the world of first-person shooters would change again as Sierra releases Half-Life • Features amazing story telling along with awesome gameplay • The online community begins to thrive as gamers and amateur game designers start churning out mods – modifications- for Half-Life

  16. 1999 • 1999 would become a revolutionary year for online gaming. • Sony releases Everquest – destined to become an extremely popular MMORPG • Counter-Strike mod is released for Half-Life – soon to become an extremely popular FPS game • Id software does it again, this time releasing Quake 3 Arena – This will lead to many professional game tournaments and sponsored events

  17. The Current Craze • World of Warcraft is perhaps the most popular MMORPG out there today • It is based on the Warcraft universe created by Blizzard Entertainment of Diablo 2 and Warcraft 3 fame • Subscription numbers in the billions

  18. Gaming Hardware High Quality Good Performance Rich Audio

  19. Old PC 1964 • What could it operate?

  20. About 1981 • 64K memory

  21. Today’s PC

  22. Online Gaming Needs • Good Graphics Card • 2 Gig RAM • Sound Card (Speakers) • Fast CPU • Large Memory • High Speed Internet

  23. Graphic Card • 256 MB • 500 MHz

  24. Sound System • Good Surround Sound System

  25. Ultimate PC

  26. Music by Nine Inch Nails Slipknot Rage Against the Machine Newgrounds Audio Portal Hunter the Reckoning Coma Information and Sources: www.gamespy.com www.about.com www.ign.com www.planethalflife.com www.blizzard.com www.uo.com www.eagames.com www.idsoftware.com www.vgmuseum.com www.newgrounds.com A Deadhead Production The Rise of Online Gaming Starring Fermin as The Narrator Alvaro as The Slacker Jose as The Guru And Introducing Tai as The Technology Guy Associate Producer Netiva Cafetori Story by: Alvaro Fermin Tai Screenplay:Jose THE END

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