uVme - Day in the Life of a Games Player
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Visuals in the skill gaming framework are intrinsically as important as the games themselves. This may sound and look obvious but the two parts are not separate but mutually exclusive. A gaming platform needs to have all the essentials, look feel, dexterity and of course seemingly addictive games…in the nicest possible sense. Ultimately a player comes online for the first time and that is where the whole experience begins. Stepping back a moment and examining what brings the games player, casual gamer or even a more serious competitor to the platform is probably another article in its own right. So now lets look at the games player and try to portray their experiences, feelings and emotions. Firstly I'll use myself as the online skill games player. It’s the uVme platform I have chosen for this task, (introduced to me by a friend via their instant messenger facility-very neat and user friendly). Okay here we go, my first thought is that I just want to play for free - so lets get used to the games. Main observation is that there are loads of games to play, probably satisfying most tastes and expectations. The actual presentation and the vibrant colours are fantastic-really online skill gaming could never be any more visual than this!! I’ve read about massively multiplayer tournaments and I suppose that's a possibility soon. Anyway, here we go - the pool game looks inviting. As a student many years ago I always played pool and consider myself to be fairly skilful. Wow!! The use of the cue is so real, reaction time and accuracy is amazing-uVme have really got this "right on the money". Looking around the site any games player or casual gamer can really progress with these games-the instant messenger (brilliant invitation tool) is so easy to use, just allowing me to contact groups of people with so much ease. Touch, feel, lightness and response are so good; who could imagine such an amazing game. By the way I played another game of pool just a few moments ago - and yes I beat my initial attempt. I'm finding that my hand eye co-ordination is also being challenged. Overall my first impressions of the uVme platform are very satisfactory even greater when I'm challenging contacts and friends. The skill games community can really capitalise through the games network as there are so many avenues you can explore not just as a player but also from a business perspective. Even as I play I'm surmising that the potential cash prizes I could win could actually pay for my gaming plus add a massive amount of excitement and offer a new dynamic to the games, tournaments and competitions. It is so easy to do this-may be I can put a strategy together for you. One of my contacts who played, was so impressed that he is considering moving away from a major games platform with which he has been using from the start.....interesting point. His main observation is that games online skill gaming and of course massively player tournaments are so much easier to use with uVme offering him a new dynamic to his gaming. I have also noticed that returning to the platform is so tempting since the games are so addictive....playing again and again. The best part of this is that I'm now challenging friends and contacts-just a tip don't challenge me to pool....I'm getting pretty useful!! Navigation through the site is so light and gamer responsive: I feel as if I can manoeuvre between games without effort and more importantly without frustration. Okay in summary, very impressive and very enjoyable. Well done uVme. The pleasing nature of this experience is the future and how Web 2.0 coupled with social networking communities will expand the experience even further. uVme has arrived!!!
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