Over the last half decade the fastest growing type of gaming entertainment has surely been online flash games. This has been due to the public's increasing (re)interest in casual gaming. That is, games that do not take a significant time or effort outlay to enjoy. With lives getting busier and time becoming more and more a precious resource, casual gaming is where it's at.
Flash, as a platform, has evolved to be the perfect medium for casual gaming. Flash allows the creation of graphics and animation applications that run inside your web browser and is a very mature technology supported by virtually every browser.
Most games are graphically simple and do not require a powerful computer to play. Flash does, however, support 3D graphics and so more and more games that need a bit of grunt are becoming available.
Listed here are a few of the main players in the online flash gaming world.
www.facebook.com
While not strictly a developer of flash games, Facebook has become the de-facto platform for online flash game delivery. Facebook features an amazing array of flash games, all tied to your Facebook account and designed to enhance your social networking. Most popular games fall into the strategy and role playing genres. Examples of the former are any number of Farm or Restaurant management games, while the latter include Fantasy, Crime and Sci-fi RPGs.
Shockwave.com
Originally a showcase site for Flash by its developers, shockwave.com is now owned by MTV networks and features a large variety of online games. The games are sorted into categories such as Puzzle, Action, Strategy etc and there is a game for whatever your mood may be.
Zynga.com
Zynga are the developers of many of the most popular flash games on Facebook, however their selection is available from their own website also. Their games include the very popular Zynga Poker and FarmVille.
Just about everywhere else
Almost all entertainment sites will feature a section with flash games. The major portals and TV and Film studio websites often feature games related to popular movies, tv shows and culture in general. If there is something you are passionate about, there will certainly be a flash game out there perfectly matched to your interest.
Casual flash games are typically fun to play, addictive and do not require much time investment. They are perfect to while away a few minutes at a time. Be warned, however, like any game, you may find yourself returning to games you love again and again and losing track of time.
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