RPG Vault Looks in the Evolving Face of Gaming

chevalier · Mon, 2nd Apr '07, 2:13pm

RPG Vault has posted an ambitious article dealing with the evolution of gaming. Here's an excerpt:

Now, we're all seeing the lines blur between the two different audiences, the two different types of play patterns and lifestyles. Someone who plays Halo on the Xbox is the same person downloading Oasis from PlayFirst.com. To say that a hardcore gamer isn't interested in different types of play experiences is as crazy as saying I shouldn't like bands as different as Rush and Eminem -I won't date myself by saying which Rush albums are my favorites... but I digress.

Interestingly, where casual gamers have been traditionally viewed as people who occasionally play solitaire on the computer, and core gamers are the select few who are really devoted to their games, we are now seeing these roles merge. Casual audiences are behaving like core gamers - playing longer, later, faster and demanding smarter games - and core gamers are enjoying less hardcore experiences, as demonstrated by the popularity of titles like Wii Sports and Guitar Hero. Our research suggests that casual gamers are starting to do what core gamers have done for years, adopt and grow communities around their favorite content experiences.

Read the rest at RPG Vault.

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chevalier SPS Account Holder Senior News Editor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: I wish I were in the land of coffee... Posts: 16,675 Like: 2 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post vBActivity - Stats XP: 62,754 Level: 62 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 24.52% Daily Activity 2.98% Weekly Activity 1.28% Monthly Activity 2.11% Achievements	RPG Vault has posted an ambitious article dealing with the evolution of gaming. Here's an excerpt: Now, we're all seeing the lines blur between the two different audiences, the two different types of play patterns and lifestyles. Someone who plays Halo on the Xbox is the same person downloading Oasis from PlayFirst.com. To say that a hardcore gamer isn't interested in different types of play experiences is as crazy as saying I shouldn't like bands as different as Rush and Eminem -I won't date myself by saying which Rush albums are my favorites... but I digress. Interestingly, where casual gamers have been traditionally viewed as people who occasionally play solitaire on the computer, and core gamers are the select few who are really devoted to their games, we are now seeing these roles merge. Casual audiences are behaving like core gamers - playing longer, later, faster and demanding smarter games - and core gamers are enjoying less hardcore experiences, as demonstrated by the popularity of titles like Wii Sports and Guitar Hero. Our research suggests that casual gamers are starting to do what core gamers have done for years, adopt and grow communities around their favorite content experiences. Read the rest at RPG Vault.