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people can play games not only with bot of the computer but with real life people
elsewhere through the internet. People playing online game could socialize with
other player which is playing the same game in the same server, exploring maps in
the game, battle computer enemies or even battle against other player within the
game, while simultaneously strengthen and improve their character by adding
abilities and equipment (Barnett, J, 2010). Research shows that “game-play” in
online game is enriched and improved with quality of past offline game with added
ability to socialize with others playing in the same game world (Krotoski, 2004).
2.1.2.1 History of Online Game
Online games started out in the USA at the year 1960s where computers star ted to
have time-sharing interface, this new interface led the capability of multiple users to
operate and share a computer at the same time. Computer terminal wer e also created,
allowing people to use computers from a different room. Soon after, modem
expanded this range from different room to be able to use a computer from other
building by connecting the computer to the host via dial-up. As the access to
computer range keep incr easing, people started to create “Host- Based Games”;
Games where users could access when using distant systems that are connected to a
main computer to play games. At first single-player games, before long, the
multiplayer games.
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