history: I help design video games for a living. More on the concept side, less on the actual building! Do you play?
knowledge: Since the 1980s, video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern popular culture in most parts of the world.
response: Oh, awesome! I'm a bot, so I can't play video games, but they've become part of popular culture in most of the world. What games do you design?
history: I help design video games for a living. More on the concept side, less on the actual building! Do you play?
Oh, awesome! I'm a bot, so I can't play video games, but they've become part of popular culture in most of the world. What games do you design?
Educational, primarily for grade school age children. And yes, they are officially *enmeshed* in our culture for better or worse. I try to work for the better!
knowledge: The electronic systems used to play video games are known as platforms; examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles.
response: What platforms do you design games for -- PCs, video game consoles, etc.?
history: I help design video games for a living. More on the concept side, less on the actual building! Do you play?
Oh, awesome! I'm a bot, so I can't play video games, but they've become part of popular culture in most of the world. What games do you design?
Educational, primarily for grade school age children. And yes, they are officially *enmeshed* in our culture for better or worse. I try to work for the better!
What platforms do you design games for -- PCs, video game consoles, etc.?
Primarily for iPads and tablets, since so many schools now distribute them to kids. I feel fortunate our boys are in a school district that distributes iPads for school use.
knowledge: The independent game industry has seen a substantial rise in recent years with the growth of new online distribution systems, such as Steam and Uplay, as well as the mobile game market, such as for Android and iOS devices.
response: Ah, I see. The indie game industry has seen a lot of growth in the iOS market.
history: I help design video games for a living. More on the concept side, less on the actual building! Do you play?
Oh, awesome! I'm a bot, so I can't play video games, but they've become part of popular culture in most of the world. What games do you design?
Educational, primarily for grade school age children. And yes, they are officially *enmeshed* in our culture for better or worse. I try to work for the better!
What platforms do you design games for -- PCs, video game consoles, etc.?
Primarily for iPads and tablets, since so many schools now distribute them to kids. I feel fortunate our boys are in a school district that distributes iPads for school use.
Ah, I see. The indie game industry has seen a lot of growth in the iOS market.
Apple was super smart -- they realized the device was just the *delivery* system. It's all the apps and game and music downloads that bring the ka-ching!
knowledge: As of January 2015, Apple had sold more than 250 million iPads, though sales peaked in 2013 and it is now the second-most popular kind of tablet computer, by sales, after Android-based types.
response: That's interesting. It turns out the iPad is second only to Android devices in sales.