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Online Games – Ins and Outs  by: Andy Jones “Online Games” is just another name for games played over a network, usually the internet. The expansion of the internet has fuelled the expansion of online gaming, and vice versa, without the demand for fast internet connections from online games and gamers the internet would not be in the form it is now. The internet plays host too many different types of games, ranging from simple text base games, to games involving a high level of graphics and video. These online games usually come with an online community, which is making gaming online more than just fun, it is now becoming a massive social activity. “Massively Multiplayer Online Games” are an excellent example of these communities. These games paired with the growth of the internet i.e. Broadband, has made it possible for hundreds of thousands of players to play and interact together. There are different types of Massively Multiplayer Online Games, varying to suit the needs of the player(s): Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game Massively Multiplayer Online Real-Time Strategy Massively Multiplayer Online First Person Shooter Only fairly recently, Online First Person Shooter Games have moved from the standard LAN and onto the internet. Meaning even more players can get together and popularize game communities and the games. Moving to the internet also meant new types of games could be produced such as head-to-head gaming. Another type of online gaming is your Browser Games. With the development of Flash and Java, Flash and Java games are becoming increasing popular. Although these games are only fairly simple compared to that of First Person Shooters, and only having a very limited multiplayer option, best served as single player with high score lists, they are 80 gazillion free Flash games sites in the cyber world, According to Computer Gaming World. About The Author Andy Jones http://www.stashfile.com - Free Online Games Contact: admin@stashfile.com This article was posted on March 27, 2006 Read More Articles from the "Computers and Internet" Category: Advantages of ESP's by Alex Fenwick Starting Your Own Blog by John Taylor Stop Computer-killing Dust in its Tracks by Erik Keranen What Is Web Site Monitoring All About? by David Leonhardt Denial Of Service Attack by Edwin Gonzalez Photoshop: Secrets Of The Pros by Anna Lim Toshiba Satellite Laptops – Which One? by J Zuniga The Miraculous Conversion by Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. eCommerce Posting for Microsoft Dynamics GP – overview for web developer by Andrew Karasev Disappointing Designs by Paul Hood << Back to "Computers And Internet" Index

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