Task 4. Oh dear im so hyper O___O

Well it’s that time of the week again. I’m currently absolutely buzzing from an energy drink and the word teraflop has had me in fits of laughter for a good 15mins now. A perfect time to write my entry methinks!

The future of gaming looks very predictable. Memory will be increased by using blu ray discs and graphics will enhance in sync. But thank god for the light of hope that is Nintendo for trying something new. I believe that the Nintendo Wii with its remote style controller is going to be the guiding light for gamers in this time of bleak monotone evolution.

It also shows how I myself as a gamer is expected to get deeper and deeper pockets to afford this nasty gaming habit. With the price to develop games going through the 10’s of millions and almost the 100’s of millions of dollars it also means the price per unit is also going up with the standard £30 rrp turning more into £50 rrp for next generation consoles. But yet again Nintendo is our guiding light in this desperate hour with their console not even breaking the £200 barrier. Huzzah!

However this does not mean I am against new graphics and more memory but you also need new innovative ideas otherwise there is just nothing there. An exciting video I saw was of new portal technology, the test was using the half life 2 engine , this shows how even when the graphics that are considered normal to high that with a new idea can be far more interesting than a high graphics level remake.

But it’s become a great risk to be original as was reviewed in game development article. Remakes and movie makes that have already tested the market are becoming more popular for producers as they generally are more guaranteed to make money. But gaming cannot go this way! Without the new games we have locked ourselves into forever playing halo, metal gear, final fantasy and various football replicas.

But there is always this danger that the wii mote will become the wii pain in the arse for hardcore gamers who want their bog standard controller and don’t want to be swinging their arms around like a mad person in their living room. But we’ll just have to see, the DS stylus seemed to me like it would become annoying but I love it as it makes you feel much more a part of the action. But it does show the originality does have its deep breath moments right before release.

I also don’t like how the display companies have limited themselves to the ability of the human eye. Imagine what happens if we go beyond that?? (The occasional seizure and many lawsuits I hear you cry) We’re slipping back into typical human behaviour. Get in our nice comfy spot and progress only within those boundaries. It’s like what university students go through. If I didn’t come here I would still be in Clacton doing nothing productive, but feeling perfectly safe and happy. Here I might get scared or feel unsafe at times (Maybe in the future I’ve been fine so far) but look at all the amazing things I have done and all the brilliant people I have met and all the experiences I have gone through (This energy drink buzz being one). I say gaming should be a chance for us to experiment as it is an art form and I can’t say that anyone is going to get recognised for repainting Van Gough’s Sunflowers.

So what I say is follow the artists of the world and viva la revolution for computer games! I think this entire blog also discuss’ my view on my gaming history future I just want developers to not lose their originality and trying to revive a dead concept that’s been released far too many times.