Monday, December 19, 2011

What Are MMORPGs?

By Nico Sullivan


Advent of the Internet

Games online are video games played on a computer network. Nowadays, the word online typically means the Internet. Throughout the growth and development of online video games over the years, it gave a huge influence to the overall expansion of computer networks from local networks to the Internet and also the renowned growth and development of Internet access itself.

Games online are ranging from text based games to complex visual and virtual games which can be inhabited by many players all at once all around the world. A lot of the recent games online have enclosed social networks which made it a form of social activity.

Internet revolution where websites could utilize streaming video, audio, and a whole new set of user interactivity was made possible by the rising popularity of flash and java. When Microsoft began including flash players as a pre-installed component of "internet explorer", the Internet shift from a data/information source to also offer on-demand entertainment.

Games Online

The inclusion of flash to internet explorers paved way for web sites to offer games to web surfers. Most the popular online games such as the popular World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XI and Lineage II charge monthly fees to subscribers to access to their services, while games such as Guild Wars use an alternative scheme which offers a no monthly fee.

Most web-sites let their subscribers play for free by relying on advertising revenues from online sponsors. Others, like Runescape, offer people free play while leaving option of paying for special products and services and unlock new content.

Massive Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG's)

With the development of broadband internet access in many developed and also developing countries, massive multiplayer games online were made possible. Utilizing the internet to let thousands of players to enjoy the same game at the same time made MMOG's very prominent to children, teenagers, and younger people. Massive multiplayer online role-playing game (World of Warcraft), Massive multiplayer online real-time strategy (Mankind), and Massive multiplayer online first-person shooter (Dark Fall) are some of the most well-known types of MMOG's.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Games

The growing access to broadband internet has made it possible for gamers to play games at their homes and at the same time interact with other people without actually meeting them. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of playing online games at home:

Plus points:

Privacy. Players enjoy the advantage of playing their preferred games online at home instead of going into an internet caf and line with other individuals in order to play the games.

Discounted. Players have the choice of playing at home instead of heading out and spend on the hours they play.

Safe. Players can safely play their online games at home at the same time connect with other players.

Disadvantages:

Time consuming. Games Online are very competitive and to compete means losing a huge amount of the player's time playing online in order to keep up with the other players.

Less social interaction. The majority of the online players play at your home and put in almost all of their time in front of the computer monitor. Although players communicate with other players online, they still spend less time really meeting the person and interacting with them personally rather than in front of a monitor.

Eye strain as well as the occasional headaches. Games Online are extremely addictive towards the majority of the players. They spend nearly all of their time playing the game and some even spend the whole day in front of the computer. The strain on the players eyes vary on how long they play the game. While spending the whole day looking at the monitor, the eyes are strained more often than usual and even after they stop, their brain is over used the sporadic head-ache is often felt.




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