How has the Internet Evolved the Videogame Medium?

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Author(s): Kostas Anagnostou (Ionian University, Greece)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 15
Source title: Business, Technological, and Social Dimensions of Computer Games: Multidisciplinary Developments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal), Vitor Hugo Varvalho (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)and Paula Tavares (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-567-4.ch027

Keywords: Gaming / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Multimedia Technology

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In this chapter we review and discuss the impact of mass adoption of the Internet and its assorted technologies is having on the evolution of the videogame medium. Specifically, we reflect on how the Internet has enabled the creation of novel game platforms and types, triggered the improvement of game development process, expanded the game audience and increased innovation in game creation. Crucially, the Internet has transformed videogames into a massive socialization platform with far reaching consequences into society and economy.

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