[casual_games] app resolution

[Ron]

>>I expect quite a few people will have a screen res of 800*600

I don't know if this is true, even for the casual audience.  If you look at some of the stat pages for what people are browsing in, 800x600 is at 20% and I've seen it pegged at much less, and would assume that for anyone playing games.

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

My games are in 800x600.  Also, it seems most of the "download" casual games kick the screen into full-screen mode anyway, so the resolution of the desktop isn't important.

Ron

Matthew Ford wrote:
> I have a related question: I want my "gamelike app" to be played in its own
> Flash player window (because it's a social app and I expect people to want
> to tab back to Messenger and email while they play it). I expect quite a few
> people will have a screen res of 800*600 in which case I want my window to
> take up just about all of the screen except for the Windows taskbar. To
> accomplish that while making the most use of space, I've reckoned the Flash
> stage should be 790*530. That 530 came from 600 minus one-line taskbar minus
> window title bar. If they have a higher screen res, my app will still be
> 790*530, which is fine because it leaves more room for them to have other
> apps hovering in the background.
> 
> Questions are:
> --If someone is in 800*600 res, is it a good idea for the Flash app to be
> 790*530? Is this too big or does it fail to take up all available space?
> 
> --Am I right to expect to be able to launch my app *from* a web page, but
> *as* a Flash player window? I don't want to imbed my app within a fully
> rigged web browser because I'd lose a lot of space for web browser
> navigation.
> 
> --What is a good source of data about the lowest screen res that a
> substantial number of casual gamers tend to play in? Is 800*600 in fact too
> low to be used by many casual users?
> 
> If it matters, to be precise, my app will attract an audience much like the
> casual game audience (older average, less advanced computers, 50/50
> male/female) but will include those who don't necessarily play other casual
> games yet.
> 
> Any help will be much appreciated!
> 
> 
> 
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