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Studies in Computational Visualistics Internship at Walt Disney Imagineering in LA, CA Software Developer at impara in Magdeburg Master Studies in Interaction Design Master Thesis: Multitouch Input

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1970’s – Arcade Games

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1970’s – Arcade Games Galaxy Game 1971

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1970’s – Arcade Games Pong 1972

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1970’s – Arcade Games Space Invaders 1978

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1970’s – Arcade Games Pac-Man 1980

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1970’s – Arcade Games Battlezone 1980

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1970’s – Arcade Games Donkey Kong 1981

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1970’s – Arcade Games Frogger 1981

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1970’s – Arcade Games Q*Bert 1982

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1975 – Play at Home! http://www.gamingdump.com/consoleevolution.html

1975 Atari Pong sold 150,000 units in the Christmas season

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1977 Atari 2600

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1976 – First Handhelds http://www.handheldmuseum.com/ http://www.handhelden.com/

1976 Mattel Electronics Football

1976 Mattel Electronics Auto Race

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Nintendo Handhelds http://www.handheldmuseum.com/ http://www.handhelden.com/

Nintendo Game & Watch 1982 Donkey Kong JR. 1982 Donkey Kong

1989 Nintendo Game Boy 09.12.2007 | Erfurt

Tetris

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Platforms

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Consoles http://www.gamingdump.com/consoleevolution.html

Sony

Microsoft

Nintendo

Playstation 3 Playstation 2

XBOX 360 XBOX

Wii Game Cube

Playstation Portable

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DS GB Advanced

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Sony Playstation 3

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Sony Playstation Portable

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Microsoft XBox 360

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Nintendo Wii

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Nintendo DS

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Input Devices

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Puzzle

2008 Echochrome

1989 Tetris

1991 Lemmings 09.12.2007 | Erfurt

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Jump’n’Run 1985 Super Mario Bros. 1991 Sonic the Hedgehoc

2003 Rayman 3 09.12.2007 | Erfurt

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Adventure 1980 Zork

1987 Maniac Mansion

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1980 Mystery House

1993 Myst

1984 King’s Quest

1998 Grim Fandango

2006 Sam & Max Season One

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Action-Adventure

1986 The Legend of Zelda

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2006 Zelda: Twilight Princess

2001 Ico Grit Schuster | Children’s Software | Interaction Design | Graphics | Programming | [email protected]

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Strategy 2001 Pikmin

2001 Advance Wars

1997 Age of Empires

1998 StarCraft

1992 Dune II

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Role-Playing Game 1987 Final Fantasy I

2002 Final Fantasy Xi

1996 Diablo

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Massive Multiplayer RPG 2007 Lord of the Rings Online

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1994, 2001, 2004, 2007 World of Warcraft

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First-Person Shooter 1974 Maze War

2005 Quake 4

1974 Spasim

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Stealth

1998 Metal Gear Solid

1998 Thief: The Dark Project 09.12.2007 | Erfurt

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Fighting

1987 Street Fighter

1994 Tekken

2007 Dead or Alive 09.12.2007 | Erfurt

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Sports / Racing

2008 Mario Kart Wii

2005 Madden NFL 06

1982 Pole Position

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Rhythm Games 2004 Sing Star 1998 Dance Dance Revolution

1999 Vib Ribbon

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2005 Guitar Hero

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Simulation

2007 MySims

2008 Spore

2000 The Sims I

1995 SimCity 2000 09.12.2007 | Erfurt

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Nurturing

2005 Nintendogs

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Authoring 2005 Electroplankton

2004 Graffiti Kingdom

2008 Little Big Planet

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Characteristics http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-1

• Simulated world with rules & goal: Goal defined by the system or by the player

• Interactivity: Action – Reaction, Feedback for understanding this relationship

• Motivation: Balanced Challange – match the player’s skills, mustn’t be boring nor frustrating

• Competition: Conflict between player and system or between players

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1981 3D Monster Maze

http://www.kongregate.com/games/pixelate/understanding-games-episode-1

• Identification: Influenced by • Setting – familiarity • Perspective – 1st person, 3rd person, rear, bird, side • Control – direct, indirect, input device • Representation – abstraction, dimensions • Engaging: story, suspense, coherence, fun

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Market Shares 2007 Germany • • • •

Sony PS2

42%

Nintendo Wii

26%

Sony PS3

21%

MS XBox 360

11%

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http://gamasutra.com/ http://wikipedia.org/ http://www.pong-story.com/ http://www.griddles.de/history.html

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