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The Fun in Video Games. By Brion Flick. What Game Genres Generate the Most Happiness?. Time Magazine. The Best Genre is shooter A Shooter is a game were the main object is shooting at something/someone Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the top game (a shooter)
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The Fun in Video Games By Brion Flick
Time Magazine • The Best Genre is shooter • A Shooter is a game were the main object is shooting at something/someone • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the top game (a shooter) • And it scored the best on my scale (Click for details) • According to Time Magazines Top Ten Everything 2009
Game Pro Magazine • The top genre was fighter • A fighter is a game were you fight other opponents in a room normally using punches and kicks, but also sometimes weapons • The magazines top ten list showed that 3-6 and 8 were fighters • According to Game Pro magazine
IGN • The top genre is Action • An action game is a game that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand-eye coordination and reaction-time • In the top ten 2, 4, and 6 are action games • According to IGN.com
Steam • The best genre is action • According to the top ten sellers 1-9 are action or action/adventure games • According to Steam Engine
Interviews • Jaco Mazza • RPG • MMORPG • Telepath • World of Warcraft • Sean Diaz • Shooter • Halo • K.O.S
Interviews 2 • Clarissa • RPG • Adventure • Greg Mcleod • Game designer • Action • Fighter • Smash Bros Brawl
Conclusion • According to my research the game Genre that generates the most happiness is an action game
Brion’s Scale • My scale is done by taking the top two of every category (if there aren’t two it is disqualified) and adding them together the one with the least number is the winner. • I used this scale for all magazines and websites • RETURN
Work Cited • "Steam." Steampowered.com. Valve Corporation, 27 Apr 2010. Web. 27 Apr 2010. • Work Cited: • Grossman, lev, and peter ha. "Top Ten Video Games." Time Magazine 8/Dec/2009: 471- • 481. Web. 27 Apr 2010. • Noble, Mckinley. "10 New Games You Need for Xbox 360." Game Pro: Tips Cheats and • Walkthroughs 2 Sep 2009: 1-2. Web. 27 Apr 2010. • "Steam." Steampowered.com. Valve Corporation, 27 Apr 2010. Web. 27 Apr 2010. • "Top Ten Lists: Most Popular." Gamestats.com. IGN Entertainment, Inc., 27 Apr 2010. • Web. 27 Apr 2010.