This week an article on PC World online reported on the E3 show. E3 is a gaming and tech show that is annually held where companies such as Microsoft and Sony display there hottest new technologies and games for the upcoming year. It is a time to show off what they have been keeping quiet for the past year. It typically reveals some cool new features of the gaming world, let’s see….
Lately we have been haring about the human computer interface. Well Microsoft has the natal coming out which is a controller free system which recognizes body gestures as controls. Now that is really cool, it probably will cost a lot at first but I probably will get one. Sony is coming out with a new 3-D technology for its gaming experiences and Nintendo is launching new versions of its best sellers.
I do enjoy playing video games from time to time nowadays; it is a nice escape from reality. I used to play a lot more but the nature of my lifestyle now is too busy to get involved with a regular videogame schedule. I am amazed though at how far videogames have come in the last ten years and what the future is looking like, the prospects of a completely virtual gaming experience are very good. I can’t wait to see what the gamin experience will be like ten years from now..
Then there is the question of ethics which someone brought up the other night. In regards to the premise that we may be able to not contribute to society if we can live in a virtual world, but I think this is not likely. We will still need electricity, food, water and the like but it may decrease the violence in the world, it may make people less confrontational, it may turn to be beneficial if we market it in a good way. It could be the new learning paradigm with great software for people of all ages, who knows…..
Sources: Peckham, Matt. (2009). E3 Picks and Pans. PC World.
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It seems logical that this would be the next step for gaming. Kind of in relation to Candace article review about virtual reality gaming, it seems like a transition into more interactive environment games is on the horizon. It will be very interesting to see what kind of games they can develop and see how the technology progresses.
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