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Computing GamingHistory, Present (and future?)
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History of gaming
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Present
•22 November 2005 Microsoft releases the Xbox•17 November 2006 Sony releases the PlayStation 3•19 November 2006 Nintendo releases the Wii•Summer 2012 Nintendo will release the Wii U
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Market share
£7 Billion £7 Billion
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Spending on games
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1. Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 (Xbox 360 Kinect)2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3)4. Just Dance 3 (Wii)5. Zumba Fitness (Wii)6. Uncharted: Golden Abyss (PS Vita)7. Kinect Sports (Xbox 360 Kinect)8. Twisted Metal (PS3)9. Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure: Boomer (3DS, Wii, PS3, Xbox 360)10. Zumba Fitness 2 (Wii)
Amazon Sales – 19/02/12
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Addiction
•Play http://www.playpacmanonline.net/•Record your score in the box below
My score – attempt 1
3. In the box below type your definition of what “being good at Pacman” means
Being good at PacMan means:
4. Now play again and record your score in the box below
My score – attempt 2
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Addiction
•Type in the box below, the strategy that you will use in your next attempt (e.g. start in left bottom corner and never chase a ghost)
Strategy & Score attempt 3:
Even a little game like Pacman can become very addictive; in the box below, type a short paragraph as to why you think that Pacman is addictive.
The reasons that I think Pacman is addictive are:
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Extension•Create a quiz about game consoles and gaming addiction using the class tools website.
•Choose to create a game that appeals to either the techy players (i.e. harder questions) or a wider audience (i.e. easier questions
•You will have to do further research to find your answers
Addiction