Jesper is a game scholar in game studies. He is a renowned author of the books Half-Real, Casual Revolution and The Art of Failure (Jones, 2008). We will slightly discuss the book casual Revolution which explains the various evolution in the video games by focusing on both hardcore players and casual players. Hardcore players refer to individuals engage in a game for long hours to create experience while casual players refer to those who engage in a game for a short time but still gain meaningful experience.
Jesper established that many people did not engage in video games because of the amount of time one needed to play which best-suited hardcore players. The need for casual games developed so that it brings enjoyment for game lovers but do not have enough time to allocate for play. Casual players are willing to accord little resources and time for play compared to hardcore players.
There are an increasing number of casual players since it is becoming difficult for hardcore players to commit time and resources to the game. This is due to the increase in responsibilities and commitments. This is changing the dimension of casual players to acquire hard-coreness through experience though in short time than a longer time.
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