A presentation trying to draw attention to the often overlooked industry of electronic entertainment and video games as a legitimate and central promoter of social media.
2. Image by c0venant - Flickr Many People Believe Pong (1972) To Be The 1st Video Game Source: Brookhaven National Laboratory 2011
3. The 1st was actually Tennis For Two in 1958 It was an oscilloscope tweak in a display to promote atomic power! Source: Brookhaven National Laboratory 2011 Image by Brookhaven National Laboratory
4. Video games have always brought people together. Image by Sony Insider
5. Image by toniayis – ncba.info Most of the time the people brought together never come close to meeting
6. Currently 65% of Americans & 80% of Brits own at least one Next Generation Console All of which support GLOBAL MULTIPLAYER Source: -Harry Wallop, The Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15 2009 -http://www.onlineeducation.net/videogame Image by thisisbossi - Flickr
7. Image by mohamedalkhatib - Flickr Many games allow up to 64 playersto interact together either competitively or for a common goal
8. Nearly 1 Billion home consoles have been sold The Sony Playstation 2 is the best selling at 138 Million units Image by Chris Pirillo - Flickr Source: http://www.onlineeducation.net/videogame
9. Video games are known for pushing technology forward into the consumer market Image by FastLizard4 - Flickr
10. Image by Astro-Boy - Flickr VIDEO GAMES ARE NO LONGER JUST FOR KIDS THE AVERAGE GAMER AGE IS 32 Source: http://www.onlineeducation.net/videogame
11. Everyday more and more people above 25 become regular gamers Maybe this will get video games attention as a true form of social media Image by OnlineEducation.net Source: http://www.onlineeducation.net/videogame
12. The Average Total Weekly Play Time is 18 hours per Gamer Image by picasnpoints - Flickr
13. In 1988 people were finally able to transport their social media to friends with the introduction of the Nintendo Gameboy Image by 0xDE - Flickr
14. Video games are everywhere now. They’re in our phones, tablets, and notebook PC’s Image by David Min - Flickr
15. Video Games have become so popular that some are social media brands people can directly identify with. Image by Walter P. - Flickr
16. Users can create a personal world where they are the HERO. Or even the VILLAIN Image by Pink FingerPrint - Flickr
17. Consoles can now let people connect socially and express themselves One of the most popular is the XBOXLIVE avatar Image by chrisfurniss - Flickr
18. They can even let people KINECT in alternative ways Image by Luke Plunkett – Kotaku.com.au