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Today
we did a little fantasizing to see where our imagination and desires would take
us.
The
following offers some suggestions of what could be done short of a little thing
called, “impossible.”
We’re
a little intrigued with the “Sun Game Glasses” idea. Wearing a pair of dark
sunglasses and using the technology implemented by Nintendo’s “Wii” system, we
could literally watch a game take place right before our eyes and then interact
with it using a device that’s about the size of a pen. Since this isn’t exactly
a new idea, we’re curious to watch what develops from University of South
Australia’s 'ARQuake' project[1] -
a springboard for this kind of gaming to develop in the near future for sure.Another
cool idea we’d like to see erupt within the gaming industry is the ability to
talk to the characters inside a game. Some games allow players to textually
speak to game characters already, but we’d like to see this pushed a little
further. We’d like to be able to orally interact with characters: ask
questions, joke around, warn and speak to them as if we were speaking to
another human being. And we’d like to hear these characters talk back! It’s the
ultimate artificial intelligence opportunity and although it would probably be
years before this technology would be available on a wide scale, we’re sure it
would be a hit.
Will
we ever get to the point where we can play inside a simulated environment the
way the characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation could play? Virtual
reality is getting close, but the reality of the simulation is gone the moment
we put on the silly-looking goggles and gloves. In order for simulation of this
sort to work, there has to be as little a barrier between gamers and the game
as possible. We don’t what to just think we’re inside a game, we want to feel
that we’re inside a game and to be honest, we don’t want to have to go
somewhere outside our home to do so.
The
television or computer screen will suffice for now, but in the future, we’re
going to want to be surrounded with the elements that make gaming the wonder
that it is today. We’re going to want to transform our dens or bedrooms into a
virtual alien ship or simulated jungle. In short, we want a new world.
One
possible obstacle to bringing this fantasy into our living rooms is public
acceptance. Would the public be ready for such a high level of entertainment?
And could the public handle it? Immediately following Nintendo’s Wii release,
customers were ready to complain that they wanted their old controller back! So
as with any new development, there will surely be unintended consequences and
although we’re gung-ho for these types of advances, we also share concerns
about the impact it would have on an audience that isn’t “virtually ready.”
As
a result, we can certainly envision a few laws introduced that restricted the
use of our fantasy gaming. We already have some laws that attempt the same now
and in our opinion, that’s a good thing. The last thing we want to encounter in
gaming is physical harm – especially when we’re trying to enjoy virtual
entertainment!
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