[vi0letstarx]

hello~..
ok..
basically i am writting an essay on internet and online games but i don't know much about online games.. ^^"
so if you guys don't mind..
i really need your help.. ^^



below are some questions for you guys to answer..


1. what's the name of first online game and the year it was created..? i know its from korea but i don't know the name and year it was created.. ^^"

2. the average time spent on online games and internet per week.

3. there are ratings on online games as in the age limit for different types of online games..can you guys tell me what are
they..? there are different ratings in different countries..so if you guys know them, please share with me..thank you.

4. what are some online games you guys play..and why you play them?

5. if you are not applicaple for the games as in not age appropriate for you, will you still play it..? and how you get to play them..? by lying about your age..or..?

6. any other things you guys wanna share about online games and internet..


thank you very very very much in advance.. ^^

[DanTat]

1. what's the name of first online game and the year it was created..? i know its from korea but i don't know the name and year it was created.. ^^"

no idea ._.

2. the average time spent on online games and internet per week.

hmm, probably like.., 20, rofl

3. there are ratings on online games as in the age limit for different types of online games..can you guys tell me what are
they..? there are different ratings in different countries..so if you guys know them, please share with me..thank you.

i think its...

E = for every
T = Teens (age 13+)
M = Mature (age 17+)

4. what are some online games you guys play..and why you play them?

I usually play starcraft and warcraft .., Sometimes i play other offline games that has online capabilities such as racing games and Worms .. (as long as a friend wants to play with me)

5. if you are not applicaple for the games as in not age appropriate for you, will you still play it..? and how you get to play them..? by lying about your age..or..?

I'm 18, so I dont think i currently play any non-age appropriate games. But when i was younger, i used to ignore age warnings and play whatever i want.

6. any other things you guys wanna share about online games and internet..

Online games are evil!! so addictive.., but so fun; i can't give them up

[hesaid143]

Shouldn't you research this instead since you are doing a paper on it. I'm sure google can answer you better than most of us can.

[vi0letstarx]

i don't know is it my searching skills are too lousy or just plain stupid..
i can't find the answers i wanted on the internet..
haiZ~.. ~.~

anyways..
THANKYOU soOoo MUCH FOR SHARING.. ^^

[DaAzNkIgGa627]

Oh Oh!!! I know these!!!!
1. what's the name of first online game and the year it was created..? i know its from korea but i don't know the name and year it was created.. ^^"
YAY!!! I know this!

Mazewar, it's not Korean.
http://www.digibarn.com/history/04-VCF7-MazeWar/index.html
It was made in the early 90's. First game you can play from the same network (hence you get all the aspects of online gaming), actually I believe it was in the 80's one of the first games (if not the first) to be used on the internet via a modem.

XD I'm such a nerd

2. the average time spent on online games and internet per week.

Meh.... I used to spend around 12-15. But now I barely play internet games anymore... Maybe 0-2

3. there are ratings on online games as in the age limit for different types of online games..can you guys tell me what are
they..? there are different ratings in different countries..so if you guys know them, please share with me..thank you.

I can only tell you America's/Canada (under same system) and Korea's off the bat.

America.
EC- Early Childhood (Self explanatory)
E- Everyone (Safe for all ages)
E10- Everyone 10 and up (Self explanatory)
T- Teen (Recommended for 13 and up)
M- Mature (Recommended for 17 and up)
AO- Adults only (I think you get it ^.^)

In Korea
A- Everyone
12- Suitable for 12 and older
15- Suitable for 15 and older
18- Adults only

4. what are some online games you guys play..and why you play them?

Warcraft 3. Because first of all it takes a little brain activity to play, it's really intense in battle, and frankly it's always fun combining a Real Time Strategy genre with a tinge of RPGs.

Medal of Honor Allied Assault. Well I don't play this game anymore, but since it's my all time favorite First person shooter, I'll put it in. It's so fun, just the adrenaline rush, the creaking doors, the footsteps approaching you, knowing you and your sniper are the only thing between killing and dying. This game (with the right settings) requires a lot of teamwork. So that's why I enjoyed it. Also the graphics aren't that bad completely optimized.

Battlefield 1942: Classic.... Fly planes, drive jeeps, man the guns on tanks, be a medic, be a mechanic, be infantry. You got the whole package here. Doesn't require as much teamwork as Medal of Honor Allied Assault, but it's a great game just to have dogfights in the air and what not.

Rise of Nations: I enjoy the real time strategy genre, and I'm a history nerd, so this game combines the best of both. Being able to manipulate history while conquering the world!

5. if you are not applicaple for the games as in not age appropriate for you, will you still play it..? and how you get to play them..? by lying about your age..or..?

I don't play M games just because there's nothing that interests me..... All the games I really enjoy are in the T genre (First person shooters, Real Time Strategy, MMORPG) Uhhh also if your parent buys them for you, it's completely fine....


6. any other things you guys wanna share about online games and internet..

You gotta love and enjoy it. What a great way of killing stress on a rainy day. (When you can't run of course =P)

Although I am concerned for a lot of my friends who are (whether they admit it or not) World of Warcraft addicts. I mean when your friend plays a game 10-14 hours a day... y'know... there's something kinda wrong. And yet you don't want to steer them straight just because you know they enjoy it. It's not really even that complex of a paradox because you know intervening would be better, but you just don't do it.

World of Warcraft will become our generation's Evercrack....


Hope that helped


Also if you need to improve your researching skills some tips are kinda use other phrases that might lead you to the same place.

If you were looking for the first online game, try "The history of online gaming" or "Timeline of online gaming" etc. Not necessarily First online game ever or something.

Hope that helps ^.^

Hahn