[extropy-chat] Gaming: ? re 2010 - 2030 "GameChangers"

[Chris Petersen]

Regarding the Toy Story claim, yes, real-time ray-tracing has become more
plausible; it also scales fairly well in relation to scene complexity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_%28computer_graphics%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raytracing

Re: 'interactive movies', they're called 'adventure games' (Zork, Myst,
Monkey Island, etc.).  They are the computer game of choice for choosy
computer gamers.

Lumus & Mirage Innovations have 'next-gen' HMD projects supposedly nearing
production.
http://www.lumusvision.com/
http://www.mirageinnovations.com/

Olfactory stimulation, while low-bandwidth, can, of course, be strongly
evocative.

kevin, some current PDA/smartphones have mixed cell/wifi/bluetooth
capabilities as well as media & web browsing.  For instance:

http://www.gizmos2go.com/xcart/product.php?productid=5413&cat=737&page=1

Cell service prices are still exorbitant though. :)

I haven't heard much about novel input projects on the horizon, though
consumer-priced mo-cap gloves seem to me the most plausible near-term item.

I think, however, the greatest area for improvement is in AI, both for
higher-level, more abstract, intelligent software design, and for more
impressive game-character interactivity.

-Chris
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