When you are a kid the only thing you want to do is play games all day. That is unless you are a geek by birth. Nothing beats real sports but let’s face it, video games are awesome. According to a survey most played games these days are none other than the online games. However, there are many forms of well liked online games like fps, rpg, downloadable, etc but we will get into that in a bit. Coming back to online gaming, one of the main reasons that it is played more than any other type is that it is mostly free and there are plenty of free online games out there. Several new games are released every day and even if you play a new game every day for the rest of your life I doubt that you will ever run out of online games. Online games used to be text based but now they are found in vast variety and most of the good ones have exceptional graphics, although majority of them are cartoonish and fun looking as they are meant to be played by kids.
Many people play online games using their pc or other web enabled or game consoles. The expansion and growth of online gaming industry has not only increased exposure to the gaming but it has also increased the internet usage. People are attracted to online games for some reason and that is why several website developers have put great games on their websites for their users. This usually brings more traffic and visits to a website and also gaming can make a website popular. A good example is facebook where social and online gaming is very popular among its users.
Gaming is fun in any way possible but what make it better is being able to share that fun. Yes, I am talking about multiplayer. Several online games support multiplayer methods and some games, especially browser based games, can hold up to thousands of players playing the same game.
Although browser games are good but for a better multiplayer gaming experience people are likely to play downloadable games, most common games played as multiplayer are usually fps games or rpg games. Although you can accomplish this with your pc as there are several games being released every month dedicated to your personal computer but for some a computer is just not enough and these people tend to use professional gaming consoles. Back in 2002 Xbox live was released and initially it used a feature known as system link which connected two consoles using Ethernet cables. However now, Xbox has come a long way and can support far more complex games which may include several online players. There are several other famous consoles out there and different consoles suit different people but a hardcore gamer is more likely to have a variety of consoles.
As gaming portals and consoles are becoming more and more like powerful computers the online gaming experience is getting better than before with each new development. Almost all the consoles have their market in which you can download or buy free and paid games directly or you can order the game DVD to be delivered at your doorstep using several different payment methods including credit cards, paypal, etc.
There was a time when online games were usually plain and less colorful but thanks to technologies like HTML 5, Java, and Flash online browser games have gotten better and more detailed. The music and graphics are usually the main attraction alongside the game play itself. Majority of the browser based online games are made using languages and technologies like PHP, Java and Mysql and sometimes even flash. Some complex games are using Ajax to make games more interactive and user friendly whereas others have made the use of Web GL to generate hardware accelerated graphics without using plugins and hence making games more detailed and often displaying 3d graphics, whereas avoiding the use of plugins make games easier to play by allowing you to play it without downloading and installing plugins and also makes the game run faster and smoothly.
Since the advent of Atari gaming has seen games like Mario and presently, Call of Duty. Good games these days have killer graphics and some of which even seem real enough as if you are watching a video recording or images of the real world and why not? After all gaming is an excellent way to pass time so why not enjoy visually appealing graphics on the side.
Some people have even found quite a few neat ways to earn from playing games. Methods like gaming contests and beta testing for game development companies have made a lot of gamers some serious dough. Other methods include use of sites like mochimedia, where you have to make games and earn, and also reviewing games where you write your experience and helpful stuff regarding a specific game on your blog or of anyone else’s. Keeping earning and money aside, even today in this world people tend to play games to relax and get away from the reality for a while. However, this does not apply to hardcore gamers for whom gaming is sacred and a regular part of their daily routine.
What kinds of games you play and like and why you do so can tell others quite a lot about you. However, full time gaming is bad for health and sports holds its dominance in physical and healthy aspects but nothing can ever beat the thrill and excitement that launching a new game can give you.
