GAMES & APP
DESIGN
DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAMES
AND
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOBILE AP
PS
PRESENTED BY
Sabir Mallick
THE WORLD OF GAM ES:
TYPES AND GENRES
THE GAMING INDUSTRY IS BOOMING! IT'S
VALUED AT A STAGGERING $347.3 BILLION IN
2023 AND BOASTS OVER 3.2 BILLION GAMERS
WORLDWIDE.
FROM ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURES
TO BRAIN-BENDING PUZZLES, THERE'S
A GAME OUT THERE FOR EVERY
TASTE.
TYPES OF
GAMES
ACTION GAMES
FAST-PACED GAMEPLAY, REQUIRING REFLEXES
AND COORDINATION.
SPORTS & RACING GAMES
INCLUDES FPS, PLATFORMERS, AND FIGHTING SIMULATES REAL-WORLD SPORTS AND
GAMES. RACING EXPERIENCES.
INCLUDES FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES (RPGS) MOTORSPORTS GAMES.
FOCUS ON CHARACTER PROGRESSION AND
STORYTELLING.
PUZZLE GAMES
INCLUDES ACTION RPGS, MMORPGS, AND FOCUS ON LOGIC, PATTERN RECOGNITION,
TACTICAL RPGS. AND PROBLEM-SOLVING
STRATEGY GAMES SIMULATION GAMES
EMPHASIS ON TACTICAL THINKING AND PLANNING. SIMULATES REAL-LIFE ACTIVITIES LIKE
INCLUDES RTS (REAL-TIME) AND TBS (TURN-BASED) CITY-BUILDING, LIFE SIMULATION, AND
GAMES. FLIGHT SIMULATION.
GAMING
M A R K ET S H A RES
THE GAMING INDUSTRY SOARED TO AN IMPRESSIVE
$347.3 BILLION IN 2023, PROVING THAT GAMES ARE
BIGGER THAN EVER!
MARKET SHARE BREAKDOWN:
ACTION GAMES – 26.9% (~$93.4B)
RPGS – 20.3% (~$70.5B)
STRATEGY GAMES – 16.8% (~$58.3B)
SPORTS & RACING – 11.7% (~$40.6B)
PUZZLE GAMES – 7.4% (~$25.7B)
SIMULATION GAMES – 5.9% (~$20.5B)
ACTION GAMES:
FAST-PACED
EXCITEMENT
FIRST-PERSON SHOOTERS
MILLION COPIES,
CALL OF DUTY HAS SOLD OVER 400 MILLION COPIES A
TESTAMENT TO THE POPULARITY OF THIS SUBGENRE
PLATFORMERS
SUPER MARIO HAS SOLD OVER 680 MILLION
MILLIONS
UNITS
UNITS, MAKING IT A TIMELESS CLASSIC.
FIGHTING GAMES
STREET FIGHTER, WITH OVER 47 MILLIONS UNITS
MILLION UNITS
SOLD, HAS BECOME A STAPLE IN COMPETITIVE
GAMING.
ROLE-PLAYING
GAMES (RPGS):
IMMERSIVE
ADVENTURES
THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
THIS ICONIC GAME HAS SOLD OVER 30
MILLION COPIES IMMERSING PLAYERS IN
MILLION COPIES,
ITS VAST WORLD.
FINAL FANTASY VII
13.3 MILLION
ORIGINALLY SELLING OVER 13.3 MILLION
COPIES, IT REMAINS A BELOVED CLASSIC.
COPIES
REAL-TIME STRATEGY
STARCRAFT II HAS SOLD OVER 6 MILLION
MILLION
COPIES, MAKING IT A MAJOR FORCE IN
COPIES
ESPORTS.
TYPES OF
TURN-BASED STRATEGY
CIVILIZATION VI HAS SOLD OVER 5.5
MILLION COPIES CHALLENGING PLAYERS
MILLION COPIES,
STRATEGY
GAMES
TO BUILD EMPIRES.
SPORTS
AND RACING
GAMES
FIFA
325
THE FIFA SERIES HAS SOLD OVER 325
MILLION COPIES CAPTURING THE
MILLION COPIES,
PASSION OF FOOTBALL FANS.
FORZA HORIZON 5
THIS RACING GAME ATTRACTED OVER 20
MILLION PLAYERSIN ITS FIRST YEAR.
MILLION PLAYERS
PUZZLE GAMES:
BRAIN-TEASING
CHALLENGES
TETRIS
WITH OVER 520 MILLION MOBILE
DOWNLOADS, TETRIS IS A TIMELESS
PUZZLE CLASSIC.
PORTAL
THE PORTAL SERIES HAS SOLD OVER 20
MILLION COPIES KNOWN FOR ITS
MILLION COPIES,
INNOVATIVE PUZZLE DESIGN.
SIMULATION GAMES:
VIRTUAL REALITIES
THE SIMS MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR
THE SIMS FRANCHISE HAS SOLD OVER THIS REALISTIC SIMULATOR
200MILLION
200 MILLION COPIES
COPIES, ALLOWING MILLION PLAYERS
ATTRACTED OVER 2 MILLION PLAYERS
PLAYERS TO CREATE AND CONTROL IN 2020,
2020 OFFERING A DETAILED AND
VIRTUAL LIVES. IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE.
MOBILE
AP P L I C A T I O N S
MOBILE APPS HAVE BECOME UNIVERSAL,
TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE INTERACT WITH
TECHNOLOGY AND THE WORLD AROUND US.
THE GLOBAL APP MARKET IS PROJECTED TO
REACH $613 BILLION BY 2025, WITH MILLIONS
OF APPS AVAILABLE ACROSS MAJOR APP
STORES.
CATEGORIES
OF MOBILE APPS
MOBILE APPS CAN BE BROADLY CLASSIFIED INTO TWO MAIN CATEGORIES:
1️⃣ BASED ON DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
HOW THE APP IS BUILT AND DEPLOYED.
NATIVE APPS, WEB APPS, HYBRID APPS,
PROGRESSIVE WEB APPS.
2️⃣ BASED ON FUNCTIONALITY/GENRE
WHAT PURPOSE THE APP SERVES.
GAMING, BUSINESS, SOCIAL MEDIA,
ENTERTAINMENT, E-COMMERCE, HEALTH
& FITNESS, EDUCATION, AND MORE.
BASED ON DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
NATIVE
APPS
BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR A SINGLE PLATFORM
(IOS OR ANDROID).
PROVIDE THE BEST PERFORMANCE, ACCESS TO
DEVICE FEATURES, AND SEAMLESS UX.
PROS :
BEST PERFORMANCE AND SPEED.
🛠 DEVELOPMENT TOOLS :
FOR ANDROID: ANDROID STUDIO (JAVA, KOTLIN)
FULL ACCESS TO DEVICE FEATURES (CAMERA, GPS, ETC.).
BETTER SECURITY AND OFFLINE CAPABILITIES. FOR IOS: XCODE (SWIFT, OBJECTIVE-C)
CONS : EXAMPLES :
HIGHER DEVELOPMENT COST AND TIME. INSTAGRAM, GOOGLE MAPS, SPOTIFY.
REQUIRES SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT FOR IOS AND
ANDROID.
BASED ON DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
WEB
APPS
RUN ON WEB BROWSERS, ELIMINATING THE NEED
FOR INSTALLATION.
BUILT USING STANDARD WEB TECHNOLOGIES
AND REQUIRE AN INTERNET CONNECTION.
PROS :
NO NEED FOR INSTALLATION, ACCESSIBLE VIA BROWSERS.
🛠 DEVELOPMENT TOOLS :
HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT
EASY TO UPDATE AND MAINTAIN.
COST-EFFECTIVE, WORKS ACROSS DEVICES. REACT.JS, ANGULAR, VUE.JS
BACKEND: NODE.JS, DJANGO, FLASK
CONS : EXAMPLES :
LIMITED ACCESS TO DEVICE HARDWARE (CAMERA, GPS, GOOGLE DOCS, TWITTER WEB, AMAZON WEB
ETC.).
SLOWER PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO NATIVE APPS.
REQUIRES AN INTERNET CONNECTION.
BASED ON DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
HYBRID
APPS
A MIX OF NATIVE AND WEB APPS USING A SINGLE
CODEBASE.
MORE COST-EFFECTIVE AND EASIER TO
MAINTAIN ACROSS PLATFORMS.
PROS :
SINGLE CODEBASE FOR BOTH IOS AND ANDROID.
🛠 DEVELOPMENT TOOLS :
FLUTTER (DART)
FASTER DEVELOPMENT AND LOWER COSTS.
REACT NATIVE (JAVASCRIPT)
CAN ACCESS SOME NATIVE DEVICE FEATURES.
IONIC (HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT)
CONS :
EXAMPLES :
SLIGHTLY LOWER PERFORMANCE THAN NATIVE APPS. WHATSAPP, INSTAGRAM, UBER.
DEPENDENCE ON THIRD-PARTY FRAMEWORKS.
BASED ON DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
PROGRESSIVE
W E B A P P S
ADVANCED WEB APPS WITH OFFLINE
CAPABILITIES AND NATIVE-LIKE FEATURES.
INSTALLABLE VIA BROWSERS, SECURE, AND
FAST-LOADING.
PROS :
CAN WORK OFFLINE USING CACHED DATA.
🛠 DEVELOPMENT TOOLS :
SERVICE WORKERS, WEB APP MANIFEST
NO NEED FOR APP STORE APPROVALS.
FASTER LOADING TIMES AND RESPONSIVE. LIGHTHOUSE (FOR PWA OPTIMIZATION)
FRAMEWORKS: ANGULAR, REACT.JS, VUE.JS
CONS :
EXAMPLES :
LIMITED ACCESS TO ADVANCED DEVICE FEATURES.
NOT AS POWERFUL AS NATIVE APPS. PINTEREST, STARBUCKS, TWITTER LITE.
LESS VISIBILITY IN APP STORES.
BASED ON FUNCTIONALITY/GENRE
GAMING
APPS
ONE OF THE LARGEST CATEGORIES
CATEGORIES IN MOBILE APPS.
INCLUDES CASUAL, MULTIPLAYER, AND AR/VR-BASED GAMES.
🛠 DEVELOPMENT TOOLS :
UNITY (C#), UNREAL ENGINE (BLUEPRINTS, C++)
GODOT (GDSCRIPT), COCOS2D-X (C++)
EXAMPLES :
PUBG MOBILE, CANDY CRUSH, POKÉMON GO.
BASED ON FUNCTIONALITY/GENRE
BUSINESS & ENTERTAINMENT &
PRODUCTIVITY STREAMING APPS
APPS
HELP IMPROVE EFFICIENCY,
EFFICIENCY TASK MANAGEMENT, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO MOVIES, MUSIC, AND CONTENT
CONTENT
COMMUNICATION. STREAMING.
CLOUD-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR COLLABORATION AND SOME INTEGRATE AI RECOMMENDATIONS AND LIVE
WORKFLOW AUTOMATION. FEATURES.
EXAMPLES : SLACK, MICROSOFT TEAMS, TRELLO. EXAMPLES : NETFLIX, YOUTUBE, SPOTIFY.
BASED ON FUNCTIONALITY/GENRE
SOCIAL MEDIA E-COMMERCE &
APPS SHOPPING APPS
PLATFORMS FOR NETWORKING, CONTENT
CONTENT SHARING,
SHARING AND ENABLE ONLINE SHOPPING , DIGITAL PAYMENTS, AND
COMMUNICATION. ORDER TRACKING.
INCLUDES SHORT
SHORT VIDEOS,
VIDEOS MESSAGING, AND LIVE
LIVE SOME INTEGRATE AR FOR VIRTUAL TRY-ONS .
STREAMING.
STREAMING.
EXAMPLES : AMAZON, EBAY, SHOPIFY.
EXAMPLES : FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK.
BASED ON FUNCTIONALITY/GENRE
HEALTH & FITNESS
EDUCATIONAL &
LEARNING APPS APPS
OFFER ONLINE COURSES , LANGUAGE LEARNING, AND HELP USERS TRACK
TRACK WORKOUTS,
WORKOUTS DIET, AND MENTAL
SKILL-BUILDING. WELL-BEING.
USE AI-DRIVEN RECOMMENDATIONS AND GAMIFICATION. 🔹 OFTEN SYNC WITH WEARABLES FOR REAL-TIME
REAL-TIMEDATA
DATA.
EXAMPLES : AMAZON, EBAY, SHOPIFY.
EXAMPLES : DUOLINGO, COURSERA, KHAN
ACADEMY,
CONCLUSION
THE EVOLVING WORLD OF GAMES & MOBILE APPS
GAMING AND MOBILE APPS CONTINUE TO RESHAPE DIGITAL EXPERIENCES, OFFERING
ENTERTAINMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, AND CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE GLOBE.
GAMES ARE EVOLVING WITH IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIKE VR, AR, AND AI, ENHANCING
INTERACTIVITY AND REALISM.
MOBILE APPS ARE EXPANDING WITH CROSS-PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT, CLOUD INTEGRATION,
AND AI-DRIVEN AUTOMATION, MAKING THEM MORE POWERFUL AND ACCESSIBLE.
WITH A BOOMING MARKET AND CONTINUOUS INNOVATION, THE FUTURE OF BOTH INDUSTRIES
LIES IN ENHANCED USER EXPERIENCES, SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY, AND LIMITLESS
POSSIBILITIES.
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
