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A research on video games.
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A research of video games. It was part of my final year project for my university course.
In the first chapter, I explore the history of video games and how the graphics of video games evolve.
In the second chapter, I look into the theory about video games. What is the goal of video games? What make games addictive? What role does nostalgia play in video game?
In the third part of the book, I study different things about RPGs. The differences between Japanese style RPG and Western style RPGs. I also did a case study on Final Fantasy.
It contains a timeline of retro video games consoles, from Atari 2006 to N64.
I create pixel art for each console to match the style of the book. All images used to decorate the book were created by myself. I have looked into various aspect of video, such as the evolution of video games, why do we play games, the goal of video games and what role does nostalgia play in gaming culture.
As a RPG (Role-play game) fans, I have also looked into history behind RPG video games and the differences between Japanese RPGs and western RPGs. I specifically used Final Fantasy as a case study for evolution of combat system within RPG genre. I have also looked into the statistics about game and some results are surprising. For example, more than half of the gaming community are female.
