Some interesting media issues posted by Jim Underwood, former Adjunct Instructor, Communication Department, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL. Many posts are by former students in his Introduction to Mass Communication class.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Gaikai - Cloud Gaming
I found this a while back. You do not have to download games because they are being streamed to you from other servers. (Kind of like Netflix) You can also play these on Facebook now.
Right now, they are just demos of games. Once they release the full versions of the games, they will most likely charge you to play. But I think the companies who made the games are paying Gaikai just to stream their demos on the site because it is good for advertising. More people will want to play the game because it is much easier to access, especially since you can play them on Facebook now.
How do they do that for free?
ReplyDeleteRight now, they are just demos of games. Once they release the full versions of the games, they will most likely charge you to play. But I think the companies who made the games are paying Gaikai just to stream their demos on the site because it is good for advertising. More people will want to play the game because it is much easier to access, especially since you can play them on Facebook now.
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