Week 3-4: Goals And Genres? What Are The Possibilities? Player Elements, Player Motivation, Geographic, Psychographics

What are some non-entertainment goals associated with game development? What are the characteristics associated with popular game genres? Which goals and genres work particularly well together? Which particular game content is traditionally associated with certain genres? How are genre hybrids and new types of genres changing the way games are categorized? What motivates people to play games, and how does this affect the types of games that are developed? What is geographics and psychographics?