Social-, Mobile- and Multi-Player-Games and their Impact on Today’s Online Entertainment Industry | SpringerLink
Skip to main content
Springer Nature Link
Log in

Social-, Mobile- and Multi-Player-Games and their Impact on Today’s Online Entertainment Industry

  • Living reference work entry
  • First Online:
Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games

  • 82 Accesses

Synonyms

Online games; Smart-phone games; Group games Computer games industry; Games industry

Definition

Online games are games that are hosted on a server or that can be accessed by multiple people from different locations. Social games rely on the interaction with other (human) players or have strongly interaction-tailored elements. Multi-player games are games designed to be played by multiple players at the same time, be it collaboratively or in competition with each other. Mobile games, i.e., games that can be played on mobile devices, intersect with all of these three game types.

Introduction

One game, more than any other, has defined a generation in the sense that one is hard pressed to find someone who has not played it. That game is Pac-Man, invented by Toru Iwatani for Namco Limited in, 1977 (Lammers 2006). The game holds the (Guinness) world record as the most successful coin operated game ever (Limited 2008) and is considered by experts such as Levy (2010) to be themost...

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Ackerman, D.: The Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World. PublicAffairs, New York (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  • Aiolli, F., Palazzi, C.E.: Enhancing artificial intelligence on a real mobile game. Int. J. Comput. Games. Technol. 1, 1–9 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Al Houqani, A., Hildmann, H., Nicolas, S., Saffre, F.: Supporting environmental awareness using mobile clients. In: International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT’13). Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  • Amaro, A.C., Veloso, A.I., Oliveira, L.. Social games and different generations: A heuristic evaluation of candy crush saga. In: 2016 1st International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Sports, Health and Wellbeing (TISHW), pp. 1–8. (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  • Anderton, K.: The business of video games: A multi billion dollar industry. Forbes. (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  • Bitterberg, T., Hildmann, H., Branki, C.: Using resource management games for mobile phones to teach social behaviour. In: Proceeding of the 2008 Conference on Techniques and Applications for Mobile Commerce, pp. 77–84. IOS Press, Amsterdam (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  • Bitterberg, T., Hildmann, H., Branki, C.: On multi-agent driven structural design applications: A mobile device-based implementation of the mast project. In: Proceeding of the 2009 Conference on Techniques and Applications for Mobile Commerce, pp. 83–92. IOS Press, Amsterdam (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  • Bitterberg, T., Hildmann, H., Branki, C.: A mobile device based, and multi-agent driven structural design solution. Multiagent Grid Syst. 7, 55 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bohannon, J.: Flunking spore. Science. 322(5901), 531 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Branki, C., Bitterberg, T., Hildmann, H.: A mobile device based multi-agent system for structural optimum design applications. In: OTM ‘08: Proceedings of the OTM Confederated International Workshops and Posters on the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems, pp. 118–127. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg (2008)

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Brown, B.: Tetris: The Games People Play, First Second. SelfMadeHero, London (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  • Chehimi, F., Coulton, P., Edwards, R.: Evolution of 3D games on mobile phones. In: International Conference on Mobile Business, 2005. ICMB 2005, pp. 173–179. (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  • Cooper, S., Khatib, F., Treuille, A., Barbero, J., Lee, J., Beenen, M., Leaver-Fay, A., Baker, D., Popovic, Z., Foldit players: Predicting protein structures with a multiplayer online game. Nature. 466, 756–760 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Firestone, M.: Computer Game Developer, Weird careers in science. Chelsea House Publishers, New York (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  • Glenday, C.: Guinness World Records 2009. Guinness World Records, Random House Publishing Group, New York (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  • Gorges, F., Yamazaki, I., Daniel, B.: The History of Nintendo, 1980–1991, number v. 2. Pix’n love, Paris (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  • Hand, E.: Citizen science: People power. Nature. 466, 685–687 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hasan, S.: Multiplayer gaming for low-end mobile phones: Gaming between basic mobile phones, handheld devices and computer platforms. In: Games Innovations Conference (ICE-GIC), 2010 International IEEE Consumer Electronics Society’s, pp. 1–5. (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  • Herman, L.: Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Home Videogames. Rolenta Press, Union (1994)

    Google Scholar 

  • Hildmann, H.: The players of games: Evaluating and recording human and AI game playing behaviour. In: 2013 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics (ICACCI), pp. 724–729. (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  • Hildmann, H., Boyle, L.: Evaluating player’s attitudes and behaviour through mobile device based serious games. In: Proceedings of IADIS International Conference on Mobile Learning 2009. IADIS Press (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  • Hildmann, H., Hildmann, J.: Serious Games and Edutainment Applications (Ma et al. (2012)). In: Ma et al. (2012), Chapter 6: A formalism to define, assess and evaluate player behaviour in mobile device based serious games. (2012a)

    Google Scholar 

  • Hildmann, J., Hildmann, H.: Serious Games and Edutainment Applications (Ma et al. (2012)). In: Ma et al. (2012), Chapter 8: Augmenting Initiative Game Worlds with Mobile Digital Devices. (2012b)

    Google Scholar 

  • Hildmann, H., Hirsch, B.: Raising awareness for environmental issues through mobile device based serious games. In: 4th Microsoft Academic Days. (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  • Hildmann, H., Uhlemann, A., Livingstone, D.: Simple mobile phone based games to adjust the player’s behaviour and social norms. Int. J. Mob. Learn. Organ. 3(3), 289–305 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Inam, H., Malik, A.A., Sabahat, N., Subhani, A.: Improving the process for mobile games development, In: 2017 International Conference on Communication Technologies (ComTech). pp. 45–49. (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  • Khatib, F., DiMaio, F., Cooper, S., Kazmierczyk, M., Gilski, M., Krzywda, S., Zabranska, H., Pichova, I., Thompson, J., Popović, Z., Jaskolski, M., Baker, D.: Crystal structure of a monomeric retroviral protease solved by protein folding game players. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 18(10), 1175 (2011). Advance online publication

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Koutero, A., Fujita, S., Sugawara, K.: Design of an assisting agent using a dynamic ontology. In: Computer and Information Science (ICIS), 2010 IEEE/ACIS 9th International Conference on’, pp. 611–616. (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  • Kushner, D.: Betting the farm on games. Spectr. IEEE. 48(6), 70–88 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lammers, S.: Programmers at Work: Interviews with 19 Programmers Who Shaped the Computer Industry. Microsoft Press, Redmond (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  • Laplante, P.A.: Ender wiggin played mafia wars too. IT Prof. 13(4), 6–8 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Levy, S.: Hackers, O’Reilly series. O’Reilly Media, Sebastopol, California, United States (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  • Limited, G.W.R.: Guinness World Records 2008: Gamer’s Edition. Guinness, New York, USA (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  • Ma, M., Oikonomou, A., Jain, L. (eds.): Serious Games and Edutainment Applications. Springer (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  • Ojala, A., Tyrvainen, P.: Developing cloud business models: A case study on cloud gaming. Softw. IEEE. 28(4), 42–47 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Palazzi, C., Maggiorini, D.: From playgrounds to smartphones: Mobile evolution of a kids game. In: Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), 2011 IEEE, pp. 182–186. (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  • Rinaldi, A.: Science wikinomics. Eur. Mol. Biol. Organ. 10, 439–443 (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  • Soroush, M., Hancock, M. and Bonns, V.K.: Self-control in casual games: The relationship between candy crush saga players’ in-app purchases and self-control In: 2014 I.E. Games Media Entertainment, pp. 1–6. (2014)

    Google Scholar 

  • Stanton, R.: A Brief History of Video Games: From Atari to Virtual Reality, Brief Histories. Little, Brown Book Group, London, UK (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  • Tobin, S.: Portable Play in Everyday Life: The Nintendo DS. Palgrave Macmillan, New York (2013)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Wang, Y., Che, X.: How to keep people playing mobile games: An experience requirements testing approach. In: 2016 Intl IEEE Conferences on Ubiquitous Intelligence Computing, Advanced and Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing and Communications, Cloud and Big Data Computing, Internet of People, and Smart World Congress (UIC/ATC/ScalCom/CBDCom/IoP/SmartWorld), pp. 815–822. (2016)

    Google Scholar 

  • Wolf, M.: The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to Playstation and Beyond. Greenwood Press, Westport (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  • Wong, C.Y., Chu, K., Khong, C.W., Lim, T.Y.: Evaluating playability on haptic user interface for mobile gaming. In: Information Technology (ITSim), 2010 International Symposium in, Vol. 3, pp. 1093–1098. (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  • Yan, J.: Security design in online games. In: Computer Security Applications Conference, 2003. Proceedings. 19th Annual, pp. 286–295. (2003)

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. NEC Research Labs Europe, Heidelberg, Germany

    Benjamin Hebgen

  2. Departamento de Ingeníeria de Sistemas y Automática, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés/Madrid, Spain

    Hanno Hildmann

Authors
  1. Benjamin Hebgen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Hanno Hildmann
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Hanno Hildmann .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Applied Computer Science Department, Woodbury University Applied Computer Science Department, Burbank, CA, USA

    Newton Lee

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this entry

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this entry

Hebgen, B., Hildmann, H. (2018). Social-, Mobile- and Multi-Player-Games and their Impact on Today’s Online Entertainment Industry. In: Lee, N. (eds) Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08234-9_233-1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08234-9_233-1

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-08234-9

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-08234-9

  • eBook Packages: Living Reference Computer SciencesReference Module Computer Science and Engineering

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation