The Gaming industry has come a long way from creepy pastime to the forerunner of technological advancement. We have witnessed their evolution from primitive Atari, Mario to glamorous GTA, Call of Duty, CS, etc.
The gaming industry has gained unprecedented success and it is worth $107 billion now and still growing. In the past decade, game developers have leveraged high GPU performance and high-definition display to make games immersive but it seems that they have hit the upper bound.
But don’t worry your gaming experience is only going to get richer. How? Well, we don’t know but Liberty Games does. The company has developed an interactive graphic on ‘The Future of Gaming’ which predicts how the world of gaming is going to change.
It tells you the advancements alongside with the tentative year of achievement. The predictions are not a fictitious account of future, but well-researched projections and supported by reliable sources.
Let’s take a glimpse of future with ‘The Future of Gaming’.
2018: The Era of Virtual Reality Begins
The novelty and increasing ubiquitousness of VR have excited the developers and gamers alike. You can experience the thrill of park rides with the VR-enabled micro parks.
This year the Los Angeles-based startup Two Bit Circus is all set to launch a VR-enabled amusement park. They offer a highly immersive experience of all your favorite rides and you can update the rides whenever you want.
Two Bit Circus is not the only venture to try this. VR tours and exploration will be in trend this year, and even tech giants like Intel are ready to roll out its products.
Intel is ready to bring you a VR experience of 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games with 360 tours and Esports.
2022: The Makeover Year for the Industry
The coming 5 years may not be as exciting from the technology viewpoint, but they will be shaping the industry for the future. The developer practices, user interaction and game publishing will be remodeled to accommodate changing scenarios and new requirements.
The gaming hardware will upgrade and gaming controls will become universal. Another big challenge to be defeated this year is: discovery of the undiscoverable.
Games are being developed at an incredible rate, but only a fraction of a fraction of these are making their way to players. Subscription-type services (think of Netflix) are going to rise to help you dive deep into the ‘sea of games’.
2030: Say hello to ‘Internet of Experience’
ToshiHoo, director of the IFTF’s Emerging Media Lab, suggests that ‘representative media’ is going to be replaced by ‘experiential media’. Automation, AI and virtual reality will set up a stage for free interaction with technology.
The objects of the virtual world are going to leap into your surroundings, thanks to multi-sensory simulation by gaming accessories. The gaming demographics is broadening and it will be at peak in this decade.
It would be a challenge to cater to the needs of all. So, the user experience will also be a top priority in these years.
2061: The Year of Perfected Augmented Reality
The industry avant-garde promises that all your sci-fi fantasy are becoming true by 2061. The future AR will lead to photorealism. With your gaming console, you would be able to transform your surrounding into a battlefield, fairyland and what not.
Touch-surface gaming will rule the input style, and you will get holographic projection controls as well. The multi-player gaming landscape will be revolutionized by AI squad mates.
It is clear from above observations that Augmented Reality and touch/gesture-based controls will be the ultimate achievement of the gaming industry. A gaming experience so realistic, so immersive that the line between real and virtual gets blurred, is the future.
It is still very far away yet within our reach. However, it must be noted that technological advancements do not alone define gaming, players and publishers will evolve as well.
Wonder how soon you’ll be able to experience all this? Simply enter your age in the interactive graphic below and find out yourself what the future of gaming holds for you.