If one refers to internet games as an evolution to the gaming world, one would not be wrong because nobody might have thought that it would have been possible to make online games so interactive and easily accessible that anyone sitting in front of a computer or having a laptop or even a cell phone with an internet connection could play these games.
The main thing that made it so popular is that it is not dependent upon any particular platform or operating system (hardware features may matter). These interactive online games have actually killed the sales of many gaming industries because most users now can be seen sitting online playing these games. These games are now not limited to be built on a particular software or platform like adobe flash player. There are now websites that offer playing high end interactive online games that feature first-person shooter games, social games and high end racing games. But playing games with high-end graphics may depend upon your device's hardware configuration. Apart from these, there are many games which offer their multiplayer versions through which you can search for online players and compete your scores with them.
But nobody can doubt this that they are the best time killing source. Whether one is in the office or at the airport waiting for a flight, one can simply log on using any device and get started. All you need is a working device, internet connection and some time. Th craze for such games has multiplied and reached such heights that people prefer making friends online rather than venturing out into the real world. Now whether one sees this as an advantage or a disadvantage would be left to one’s perception.
Many social networking sites have now started to feature online games on their websites gathering a lot of visitors at any time of the day from around the world. These social network games are highly interactive and take very minimal space on the web browser to run, which is a key reason for their popularity. These online games also have their own genres and are classified in categories like action games, arcade games, adventure games, racing games and even social games. The social games are getting a lot of popularity these days because they contain a virtual world inside them where a user can roam around in a town virtually, kill any characters there, grow their farms, earn virtual currencies. There are games like Town, Farmville, GTA online that have such features.
Looking at the craze of these games, Hollywood industry has produced numerous movies in relation to them. There are movies which are entirely made as if a game like Spy Kids, Game, Death Race. The main theme of these movies being how our world will be in future if we chose to continue our obsession for these games. There are even toys out in the market which are made alike the characters in the games. There are also daily use items, handkerchiefs, slippers, T-shirts which feature these characters.
Looking at the advancement of our technology, one can bet on this fact that what we have seen till now is exactly nothing in front of what we'll have in future.