Week 3 EOC- My Demographic

Being born in 1990, my generation falls into that of the Millennials. Being described with “fluency and comfort with digital technology”, I have no other option then to agree with that statement.  I can remember from an early age getting on toy computers and other digital gadgets aimed at children, it was just a part of my upbringing. The video game systems along with a handful of other things were just around growing up. But over the last 20 years of my life things have definitely evolved since the early days. I can remember the days of using a cell phone strictly for phone calls because well… that’s all it could do. The days of buying a ringtone for 2 bucks so you could have your favorite song ring when somebody would call you are over. Now somebody can just load up a snippet of a song into their smart phone and viola you have your favorite song as a ringtone. Early 2000 when I wanted to go on the internet I had a horrible thing called dial up which most poor souls had to endure through AOL. God that was painful, sitting around for minutes at a time just so you could get on the web. Who could forget that wonderful sound of the connection too. But as years pass technology gets faster, smaller, and cheaper and it has become a integral part of the society that the young future lives with today. The digital age has changed the game for everything, let me say that again. THE DIGITAL AGE HAS CHANGED THE GAME FOR EVERYTHING. Everything is in the process of being and will be coming straight from a computer, displayed from a screen. Technology single handedly has and will define the generation today and those to come.

Week 2 EOC: Boston Consulting Group - Video Games

Growing up with videogames, over the years I have seen a vast change in the marketplace and the way that platforms and games are released. The days of running down to your local game shop to pick up your favorite copy of Sonic the Hedgehog are over. With the analog wonders that went bye bye so did the videogame platforms. It’s 2011 and the digital age is and has been upon us. Traditional forms of media have always come from a hard copy played in some type of playback device. But with the many revelations of modern technology, more and more bang is packed into one device.  The new Nintendo 3DS is set to be released in the next few weeks and has been developed in means to "use this technology to add creative new experiences to their games." The game now goes further then what you buy at first. With downloadable content and a slew of other interactive upgrades, games are now having a longer shelf life than ever. You won’t hear too often “I beat the game now what”. With competitive pricing from games from apps stores and other mobile devices the platform gaming system has taken a hard hit. I think from this you will see more and more developers working towards games on devices like ipads and iphones. Honestly when you think about how large platforms are only released every 8 years or so the conventions behind a gaming system like that seem outdated compared to the rapid release of mobile interactive devices. Portability is king with new products coming out like the nex-gen psp that will “rival those of the ps3”! Times are changing with the power of today’s handheld and portable gear. "A lot has changed since the Xbox 360 debuted in November 2005".

Sources Cited

http:///news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10365624-1.html?tag=featuredStory

http://news.cnet.com/2300-17938_105-10006354-7.html?tag=mncol

http://ds.ign.com/articles/114/1144775p1.html

EOC Week 1- Great Customer Service

For most of my electronics purchases I always find myself at Best Buy, just always have. Great stuff, just not always the best prices. That was until I discovered the little feature in the Amazon app for my iphone that lets you scan bar codes and gives you the amazon price. Lucky for me Best Buy price matches and I've never payed full price since. Best Buy gear but with the Wal-mart motto of "save prices,live better". ;)