Tel-T 207 Lecture 20Outline of Last Lecture I. Video Game IndustryOutline of Current Lecture II. Video Game Industry ContinuedCurrent Lecture- Video Game Industry Continuedo Cartridges themselves were an extreme cost Help less than an MP3 doeso Controllers had to be developed Had to figure out the technology at firsto Big problems in the 70s and 80s So many consoles that people were picking from and publishers didn’t know which one to focus on  No quality control Games were terrible because there were so many consoles- ET game from 1983 Video game industry almost collapsed- Nintendo emerged o More dynamic controllero Games could extend product lifespano Sold consoles at a loss but made up for it in gameso Controllers began to become more dynamic More than just knobs Directional pads Eventually got ergonomic curves, shoulder pads, more buttons, etc.- Analog stick appeared in 2000o Allowed for control of things by mere degreeso When gaming is primitive, adults don’t take it seriously Used to only be for kids and teens (aka young males)- Most games were about sports and killingo Girls at the time didn’t want thiso Polygons- could render things in 3D space Before 1997 sprites had to be drawn Now could model polygons and get rid of the constant drawingo Music gaming began to appear in 2003 More of an audience (male, female, and young)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Not just a toy anymoreo Shifted from cartridges to CDs because the cost of cartridges was too high Allowed for CGI animations (could play video for users in the game)o Xbox had the first internal hardrive in 2003o Over time games were able to tell more stories and you could begin to license musico Games are becoming more and more realistic Example: Rock Band and Guitar Hero creating controllers that are more and more realistico Wii grew the adoption marketplace Made controllers that are easy for pretty much everyone to