GAMING CONSOLES!!

INTRODUCTION:

    A specialized desktop computer used to play video games. The two most popular consoles are Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox.
Gaming Consoles were designed for playing games.
Video games are most often found on video gaming consoles that plug into your television

CONSOLES

    There are number of consoles but the most famous consoles are:

1. PS1,2,3(SONY)
2. Xbox360(Microsoft)
3. Nintendo 30S
4. PSP
5. PS Vita
   

HISTORY -1970

 First Generation Games

1. Magnavox Odyssey Released in 1972
2. -Magnavox odyssey is first game console
3. -Poor marketing cause it to fail.

Second generation Games

1. Atari Pong Released in 1975
2. Improved version of Magnavox Odyssey

TODAY

1. Seventh Generation Games
2. Microsoft joins console competition with xbox.
3. Marks the entrance of the last of today major competitions.
4. Currently 3 major consoles models are 
5. Nintendo Wii
6. Sony PS3
7. Microsoft Xbox 360

COMPONENTS

1. Joystick.
2. Mouse.
3. Keyboard.                                                               
4. Serial Cable.
5. Sound Card.
6. Output Device (a television , monitor. etc).

PLATFORMS

The platforms in which game will ship on:

1. Xbox 360
2. Playstation3
3. Some will also ship on mobiles
   
   
   

DEVELOPMENT OF GAMES

Resources
10 Game Designer
10 Programmers
20 Artists
10 Game Analyzer
24 Month development Cycle
$10M budget
(statistics for games GEAR OF WAR)

SHARES IN MARKET

1. Sony leads the game consoles company.
2. Nintendo and Microsoft are its major competitors

Other vendors:
 Sega, Atari, Konami, Namco. etc.

ADVANTAGES OF GAMING CONSOLES

1. Activity based games can be used for rehabilitation.
2. Activity promoting video games are used as a potential approach for reversing sedentariness.

DISADVANTAGES OF VIDEO GAME CONSOLES

1. The use of video games can cause  injuries (i.g.: Wii knee, Nintendonitis)
2. Traditional playtime can be converted into seat-based screen time