RRJ#4

Alaa Alkurashi
April 19, 2011
Business
Reading Reaction Journal #4


Reference:


Halpert, J. (2011, March 3) One sweet perch. Newsweek. Retrieved on April 19, 2011, from http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/03/one-sweet-perch.html


Summary:


This article discusses the game that is called Angry Birds; it tells how great this game is. The author also said there are millions of people who play on that game every day. Angry Birds came to market in 2009; since that time they made a fortune because more than 80 million downloads were made. In 2003, Rovio made at least 51 titles for that game, but they were not good, yet a man who is called Jaakko Iisalo, in the spring of 2009 (he is a game designer) he came up with a great idea of a game, which is Angry Birds, but first he called it angry-looking birds. Moreover, no one liked that idea, yet now everyone loves it. Before producing the game for the public, the Rovio team was working hard on improving the game, for example, by using touch screen, and making many new levels. However, the game was introduced to the public on App store in December 2009 for 99 cents, and there were many additions for other telephones. Thus, that game made a lot of money, was loved by many people, and got to be in the top 10 paid games. Finally, Gartner's expectations say (he is a mobile gaming revenue) the game will reach $11.4 billion by 2014.


Reaction:


After and while reading this article, I was really shocked. How did I pick this article? I was looking for an article that relates to my major, then found this. However, Angry Birds is one of my favorite games ever; I bought an IPod just to enjoy that game. It is really good to know about how they made this game; knowing the history of one of my favorite games is great. Moreover, Angry Birds came as a game on PS3; I did not buy it yet, but I will soon. After reading that huge number and knowing that millions of people have played that game, I realize that this game will get much better in the very near future.