Task 3- Contemporary Uses

Computer Games

Side Scrolling

Sonic The Hedgehog 4

• Made by Sega and was released on October 7th 2010
• The character was programmed using the sprite technique, and that new programming was added from the original such as new obstacles.
• was intended to emulate the original Sonic The Hedgehog titles on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
• I feel that sonic is well known around the world and that these type of sonic games are very popular. Furthermore, the reason I chose Sonic is because Sonic the hedgehog is probably the most popular side scrolling game in the gaming industry, and one of the first.

Isometric

Diablo

• Made by Blizzard and was released on December 31st 1996
•  each visual element was broken down into smaller pieces, called tiles, of a standard size. These tiles were arranged to form the game world according to pre-determined level data - usually a 2D array.
• was made for mainly online purposes.
• I feel that the game looked pretty good for its time, furthermore the reason I chose it was because Diablo is the most known Isometric game.

Flash

Happy Wheels

• Made by Jim Bonacci, Jason Schymick and was released on June 4th 2010
• made using a verlet physics engine for flash, which then created the overall game.
• Inspired from other ragdoll-like games.
• I feel that the overall game is fun to play and quite challenging, overall, the reason I chose to do this game is because it is very popular in its genre.

Anime

Street Fighter 4

• Made by Capcom, Dimps and was released on July 18th 2008
• While Street Fighter IV features models and backgrounds rendered in 3D, the gameplay remains on a traditional 2D plane, with the camera having freedom to move in 3D at certain times during fights, for dramatic effect, similar to the Street Fighter EX series Capcom produced with Arika.
• The experience provided by Super Street Fighter II Turbo became the main influence for the Street Fighter IV development team.
• Overall I feel the game was quite original during the time and felt like the ultimate anime fighting game rendered with a 3D like effect.

 Abstract 

Tetris

•  Made by Alexey Pajitnov, Vladimir Pokhilko Developers: Sega, Nintendo Research
• Released June 6th 1984
• Was inspired by a childhood game 
• Overall I feel that the game was really popular because it was one of the first arcade games to be created

Music Video

See you again

• Created by Wiz Khalifa and was released March 17th 2015
• The song is featured in the 2015 action film Furious 7 as a tribute to Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in November 2013. 
• Reached number 1 in 95 countries 
• Overall I believe the song is popular because its dramatic and sad at the same time

Film and TV Advertising

Kellogg's coco pops 

• Cocoa Krispies first appeared in the United States in 1958
•  In 1991, the mascot became Coco the Monkey. In 2001, Snap, Crackle, and Pop returned, and they remain the product's mascots.
• Was inspired by other chocolate cereal before becoming their own brand
• Overall I believe that coco pops is one of the most popular cereal out of the other Kellogg brands

TV Programmes 

Doctor Who

• Released 23rd November 1963
• Created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, Donald Wilson
• The show is a significant part of British popular culture, and elsewhere it has become a cult television favorite.
• Overall I believe that the show made British TV that more popular, and the reason I chose it was because its one of the most popular TV shows out there.

Mobile Phone Apps 

Angry Birds

• Released December 2009 by Rovio Entertainment
• Angry Birds has been praised for its successful combination of addictive gameplay, comical style, and low price.
•  It has been created using the Box2D engine
• Overall I feel that Angry birds changed the mobile gaming industry with its popularity 

attractors 

• Website attractors are used to lure people into clicking onto their website
• This could be from special offers, freebies, breaking news and news letters
• Overall I think that using attractors is a good way of attracting more people 

Banner ads 

• A web banner or banner ad is a form of advertising on the World Wide Web delivered by an ad server.
• This could be from price discounts to special offers
• Overall I feel that banner ads are not that much useful since most people do not trust some banner ads

Interactive content

• Interactive content is a good way on attracting traffic because sometimes it can be entertaining
• A good example of this is mini games
• Overall I feel that using interative content would attract the most traffic out of the three, as it gives the person something to do