GENRE

GENRE

1. SCIENCE FICTION

   • ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN WITHIN THE GAMES WORLD
   • DOESN'T HAVE TO BE COSTLY
     • BIGGER PROFIT
   • IMAGINATIVE STORYLINE
     • INTERESTING
   • TARGET AUDIENCE
     • TARGET PLATFORM
       • VISUAL STYLE
         • GAMEPLAY FEATURES
           • FPS TYPE GAME
             • POPULAR GAME
             • EASY TO RECREATE ON CONSOLE AND PC
           • SPECIAL ABILITIES
             • GAMEPLAY MORE INTERESTING
         • REALISTIC
           • EXPENSIVE TO RECREATE
           • MORE IMMERSIVE
         • CEL SHADED
           • TAKES AWAY IMMERSION
       • CONSOLE
         • MAY SUIT TARGET AUDIENCE MORE
       • PC
         • BETTER HCI TO PLAY GAMES
     • 16 +
       • DOESNT APPEAL TO YOUNGER PEOPLE, LESS TARGET
     • BOTH GENDERS
       • WIDER TARGET AUDIENCE
     • SWEDEN
       • CLOSEST MOST POPULAR GENRE IN THE COUNTRY
       • POTENTIAL LIMITED TARGET AUDIENCE

2. HORROR

   • COULD BECOME EXPENSIVE
   • NARROWER TARGET AUDIENCE
   • GREAT STORYLINE POSSIBILITIES
   • TARGET AUDIENCE
     • 18+
       • LIMITED TARGET AUDIENCE
     • MAINLY MALES
       • LIMITIES TARGET AUDIENCE
       • LESS PROFIT
     • TARGET PLATFORM
       • PC
         • SUITS TARGET AUDIENCE
       • HANDHELD
         • LIMITING TARGET AUDIENCE EVEN MORE
         • LIMITATIONS WITH GAMEPLAY
       • VISUAL STYLE
         • EXAGGERATED
           • ALLOWS REALISM WITHOUT COMMITMENTS
         • CEL-SHADED
           • TAKES AWAY FROM THE GENRE
         • GAMEPLAY FEATURES
           • 'SEARCH AND DISCOVER'
             • SUITS HANDHELD BUT NOT AS MUCH FOR PC
           • STRATAGY
             • ALLOWS FOR LONG GAMEPLAY
             • APPEALS LESS TO TARGET AUDIENCE

3. FANTASY

   • ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE GAMES WORLD
   • EXPENSIVE TO CREATE DUE TO PROPS
   • THERE ARE ALREADY A LOT OF GAMES IN THIS GENRE
   • TARGET AUDIENCE
     • 12+
       • LARGE TARGET AUDIENCE
     • BOTH GENDERS
       • LARGE TARGET AUDIENCE
     • ESCAPISM PLAYERS
       • LARGE AMOUNT OF PLAYERS USE GAMES FOR THIS, AS IT IS UNREALISTIC, THE GAMEPLAY AND NARRITIVE COULD BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR ESCAPISM
     • TARGET PLATFORM
       • CONSOLE
         • MORE IMMEERSIN
         • SUITS A WHOLE RANGE OF AUDIENCES
       • PC
         • ALLOWS FOR EASIER GAMEPLAY
       • TV
         • VERY VERY LIMITIED
         • NO IMMERSIVE WIH HCI
       • VISUAL STYLE
         • REALISTIC
           • IMMERSION
           • RELATABLE
         • EXAGGERATED
           • IMMERSION
         • GAMEPLAY FEATURES
           • MIX OF SHOOTING AND MISSIONS
             • GIVES PLAYERS GOALS WHICH WILL MAKE THEM WANT TO PLAY FOR LONGER
           • USE OF OPTION USE, WHICH GAMES THE STORY
             • REPLAYABILITY
             • MORE INTERESTING

4. ACTION/ADVENTURE

   • GREAT STORYLINE POSSIBILITIES
   • NEEDS A LOT OF TIME TO BE CREATED
   • DOESN'T HAVE TO BE COSTLY
   • TARGET AUDIENCE
     • TEENS
       • LARGE TARGET AUDIENCE
     • 12+
       • LARGE TARGET AUDIENCE
     • TARGET PLATFORM
       • CONSOLE
         • SUIT GENRE
         • IMMERSION USING PHYSICAL FEEDBACK
       • ARCADE
         • VERY LIMITED STORYLINE
       • VISUAL STYLE
         • REALISTIC
           • VERY IMMERSIVE WITH GENRE
           • GREAT STORYLINE POSSIBILITIES
         • ABSTRACT
           • DOESNT SUIT GENRE
           • DOESNT ALLOW FOR A GREAT STROYLINE
         • GAMEPLAY FEATURES
           • MISSIONS
             • INTERESTING GAMEPLAY
             • LESS REPLAYABILITY