Videogames: The wave of the future

Amake · 02-21-2010, 03:53 PM

Remember when Spore looked good?

And it was going to change the face of videogames forever?

Well, that didn't turn out so accurate, but most of the things in this article are still quite possible, and got me thinking about how the vidyagajms are going to explode all dimensions of time, space and money probably within 30 years. Heck, we have no idea how the world is going to look ten years from now. Maybe not even five.

All we really need is some kind of automated energy generation, I'm thinking either something like Transmetropolitan where Mercury is covered in solar panels or zero point energy, and when we have nanocomputers building each other blanketing the world and streaming a developing mesh of full sensory immersion games procedurally created according to our moods and whims into our brains, I hesitate to call it games or even software, it'll be some synthesis of computer and man; that'll be the end of the world as we know it. Dreams and reality will be completely interchangible, up will become down, something will come from nothing, and we will turn into bodiless superluminal creatures and play forever in the fields of fucking intergalactic paradise.

I have seen the shape of the technological singularity, and I am not afraid.

Ecks · 02-21-2010, 03:58 PM

The longer it takes them to make a goddamn Pokemon MMO, the farther away most of the things you're talking about will seem.

Dracorion · 02-21-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by EckScizor

The longer it takes them to make a goddamn Pokemon MMO, the farther away most of the things you're talking about will seem.

Now, I normally don't subject people to this because, well, it will eat your soul. But I don't really like you, so here you go.

Ecks · 02-21-2010, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dracorion

But I don't really like you.

But... what did I do to you?

The only people I ever try to actively piss off are Prems (who is not really bothered at all, I'm sure) and Fifth (who just lurks and honestly has no time for mere mortals such as I).

Aw, fuck it, I'll look at it anyway.

Dracorion · 02-21-2010, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by EckScizor

But... what did I do to you?

Don't think you're special. I don't like anyone.

I'm hoping to move onto hating everyone soon, rather than a select *coughkrogothwolfcough* few.

Ecks · 02-21-2010, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dracorion

Don't think you're special. I don't like anyone.

I'm hoping to move onto hating everyone soon, rather than a select *coughkrogothwolfcough* few.

Thanks for clearing that up. I was worried that my plan to be equal parts assholish and ubernice was preventing me from being that one guy that no one is friends with, but no one outright hates.

Again, I failed Prems and Fifth (with Fifth being NPF's Lucifer and Prems being his Sauron) but whatever, glad to know it's not my fault.

Tev · 02-21-2010, 04:17 PM

I tried to get in on PWO. The servers are always down, the locals are dumb, and the membership sign-ups are closed.

Ecks · 02-21-2010, 04:18 PM

That figures.

Osterbaum · 02-21-2010, 04:35 PM

Okay, enough about Pokemon.

Now cue Sith to come and tell us if any of that technology is actually viable.

Bells · 02-21-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Osterbaum

Okay, enough about Pokemon.

Now cue Sith to come and tell us if any of that technology is actually viable.

Enough about Pokemon? Ha!! You want to see the future?

Nintendo goes cross platform and launches a Pokemon MMO that goes on their next console (with support for USB Keyboard and Mouse) and ALSO on the PC.

The game allows you to Give orders to your pokemon, and the better your relationship with the creature and your success the faster and better it responds. Nintendo launches a buttload of pokemons exclusively for this game rounding up the Total to 600 Monsters you can capture, train and battle with / against. Plus you can travel on all the locations of the previous games, and you can pick your native region and fight on several Types of Championships and qualification tournaments that follow a real-time calendar.

It takes the world by storm.

Then, Blizzard decides that it needs to fight back and take over again, and that WoW is old enough... they pull the Ultimate rabbit from the hat...

They launch their new MMO... the entire content of WoW... Against the Entire content of Starcraft.

Warcraft Vs Starcraft.

6 months later, everyone with a Internet connection and a credit card is a slave.

02-21-2010, 03:53 PM	#1
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	Videogames: The wave of the future Remember when Spore looked good? And it was going to change the face of videogames forever? Well, that didn't turn out so accurate, but most of the things in this article are still quite possible, and got me thinking about how the vidyagajms are going to explode all dimensions of time, space and money probably within 30 years. Heck, we have no idea how the world is going to look ten years from now. Maybe not even five. All we really need is some kind of automated energy generation, I'm thinking either something like Transmetropolitan where Mercury is covered in solar panels or zero point energy, and when we have nanocomputers building each other blanketing the world and streaming a developing mesh of full sensory immersion games procedurally created according to our moods and whims into our brains, I hesitate to call it games or even software, it'll be some synthesis of computer and man; that'll be the end of the world as we know it. Dreams and reality will be completely interchangible, up will become down, something will come from nothing, and we will turn into bodiless superluminal creatures and play forever in the fields of fucking intergalactic paradise. I have seen the shape of the technological singularity, and I am not afraid. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed Last edited by Amake; 02-21-2010 at 03:58 PM. Reason: I'd like to state for the record, I'm not on drugs

02-21-2010, 04:35 PM	#9
Osterbaum The revolution will be memed! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FIN Posts: 5,967	Okay, enough about Pokemon. Now cue Sith to come and tell us if any of that technology is actually viable. __________________ D is for Dirty Commie!