Monday, May 8, 2017

Francis Douglas' Future of Gaming

There are many aspects of games recently being implemented which could change video games forever. One of the biggest changes is an increase in virtual reality gaming with the use of PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift. Virtual reality games could eventually be more than just games and would be used in many aspects of life-such as job training, interactions with other humans, and also a way to stay active because new VR xperiences require you to move around a lot. The next huge gaming update is augmented reality like we saw with Pokemon Go which required us to move around in real life to be able to play the game.

While there is new types of gaming like AR and VR, just regular consoles games are changing the future as well. Graphics have improved so much in such a little time who knows where we could get to. Along with the graphics the genres of games being released is a huge part too, games are more and more using emotional games to draw people in. When it comes to console technology, a huge improvement over the years is the automatic updates online that change the software and the incremental console updates like Xbox One S and a new version of PS4.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/21/11-video-game-trends-that-will-change-the-future-of-the-industry