Saturday, November 17, 2012

Final presentation- Angry Birds (mobile phone game)



Angry Bird
Introduction to the work
Angry Birds Cinematic Trailer

It is created by Rovio Entertainment which is Finnish computer game developer.
     The initial version of the game was released in December 2009 and released for Apple iOS.

A detailed description of the work

The concept of the initial one is about there are three green pigs stole three different birds’ egg, and then they want to revenge. Players can use the unique power of the birds to destroy the pigs’ castle.[1]


 Angry Birds,Rovio. Retrieved from http://www.rovio.com/en/our-work/games/view/1/angry-birds


There are six versions of angry birds until now.
-Angry Birds
-Angry Birds Seasons
-Angry Birds Rio
-Angry Birds Friends
-Angry Birds Space
-Angry Birds Star Wars

Angry Birds Seasons
It aims to celebrate different festivals e.g. Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and Christmas. The background and atmosphere of the games are depended on the festivals.


Angry Birds Rio
This is about three birds has been kidnapped to Rio suddenly. They want to escape and save their friends. This game is combined with the film which is called Rio.


Angry Birds Friends
This game changes to let players to interact others because it can be competed.


Angry Birds Space
The game is no longer limited to the ground. The players can use the birds to attack the pigs from different angles, horizontal attack or vertical attack. The situation seems as in space.


Angry Birds Star Wars
It is on the basis of Star Wars to fight Empire’s army. It is the latest version which released on Nov, 2012.


In the beginning, Angry Birds is a game for smartphone. Gradually, Rovio tended to produce for computer, NDS. No matter which sizes of the monitors, people can still enjoy the game.

It is aesthetically pleasing because it is colorful and attracts your eyes but would not disturb players to focus on destroying the structures.

There is a thought-provoking thing. Although it advocates the attitude of revenge, it still has positive meaning which is cooperation. Different birds have different strength and combine together to finish the tasks.



According to pocketgamer Jon Mundy, Angry Birds is easy to play but if you want to get three stars, you have to consider more to see which angle will be more accurate to destroy the whole building.[2] Surely, it is suitable for every age since it is user-friendly to control the birds. However, you have to find out which point is the easiest for destroying.


An evaluation of the work in terms of the issue you have chosen to focus on
     -Is it harms or benefits individuals and society at large?
        Advantages
               àindividual: when you are taking bus on the way to school, office or home etc., you can play this to kill        time and having fun. When you pass the task, you will feel happy. When you fail the task, you will get angry. Therefore, it really affects your emotion when you are playing the game.
  
               àsociety: It makes you communicate with others. It is because as a player, if you cannot pass the task, you will ask other players to teach you to pass the task. At the same time, your distances will be closer. It becomes a discussion topic for people.

             Disadvantages

   àindividual: The game is really interesting, but if you over focus on playing this game, you will get back pain and damage your eyes.
   àsociety: After this game released, the name “angry birds” in Chinese means get angry, then people always use angry bird to describe angry feeling. It is really annoying because people always say this term by using the non- normal one. 


-Is the game art according to a certain definition?

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1 comment:

  1. Hi Lily, I think the game you have chosen is very interesting. But I think you need to use more evidences to support your arguments.

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