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Seeing as the next generation of consoles is only a little way away I started to think about the graphical improvements that they would bring for the console market at least and something slightly disturbing struck me.When graphics eventually reach the point of being almost identical to what we see in reality(I'm talking way,way down the line)will we feel comfortable playing video games.
What I'm saying is that if video games eventually reach the point where it is as if you are playing 'real life' would we be comfortable playing.It would be unnerving playing games in this era as when you acted in the game it would look like the thing was real.Lets say in GTA.You walking down the street andhave to shoot in the game.The problem is that it would look real and that would sort of blur the line between video games and reality.I don't for one second think its going to turn people into killers but I know I wouldn't feel happy doing this even if it was in a game.If you saw someone dying after in being shot in the real world it would disturb you and mess your mind up a bit.
This would be different to movies because you would be responsible.I would not feel happy killing someone in a game if it Looked real.That is the key.Would you be comfortable doing that if it looked real.This applies to any game.Shooting,driving etc.The only exceptions I can think of are dance and singing and puzzle games.
What I'm saying is that if video games eventually reach the point where it is as if you are playing 'real life' would we be comfortable playing.It would be unnerving playing games in this era as when you acted in the game it would look like the thing was real.Lets say in GTA.You walking down the street andhave to shoot in the game.The problem is that it would look real and that would sort of blur the line between video games and reality.I don't for one second think its going to turn people into killers but I know I wouldn't feel happy doing this even if it was in a game.If you saw someone dying after in being shot in the real world it would disturb you and mess your mind up a bit.
This would be different to movies because you would be responsible.I would not feel happy killing someone in a game if it Looked real.That is the key.Would you be comfortable doing that if it looked real.This applies to any game.Shooting,driving etc.The only exceptions I can think of are dance and singing and puzzle games.
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Seeing as the next generation of consoles is only a little way away I started to think about the graphical improvements that they would bring for the console market at least and something slightly disturbing struck me.When graphics eventually reach the point of being almost identical to what we see in reality(I'm talking way,way down the line)will we feel comfortable playing video games.
What I'm saying is that if video games eventually reach the point where it is as if you are playing 'real life' would we be comfortable playing.It would be unnerving playing games in this era as when you acted in the game it would look like the thing was real.Lets say in GTA.You walking down the street andhave to shoot in the game.The problem is that it would look real and that would sort of blur the line between video games and reality.I don't for one second think its going to turn people into killers but I know I wouldn't feel happy doing this even if it was in a game.If you saw someone dying after in being shot in the real world it would disturb you and mess your mind up a bit.
This would be different to movies because you would be responsible.I would not feel happy killing someone in a game if it Looked real.That is the key.Would you be comfortable doing that if it looked real.This applies to any game.Shooting,driving etc.The only exceptions I can think of are dance and singing and puzzle games.
What I'm saying is that if video games eventually reach the point where it is as if you are playing 'real life' would we be comfortable playing.It would be unnerving playing games in this era as when you acted in the game it would look like the thing was real.Lets say in GTA.You walking down the street andhave to shoot in the game.The problem is that it would look real and that would sort of blur the line between video games and reality.I don't for one second think its going to turn people into killers but I know I wouldn't feel happy doing this even if it was in a game.If you saw someone dying after in being shot in the real world it would disturb you and mess your mind up a bit.
This would be different to movies because you would be responsible.I would not feel happy killing someone in a game if it Looked real.That is the key.Would you be comfortable doing that if it looked real.This applies to any game.Shooting,driving etc.The only exceptions I can think of are dance and singing and puzzle games.
Gran Turismo looks real, but no one's burned it at the stake yet
down wrote:
> Gran Turismo looks real, but no one's burned it at the stake yet
That's because it's a driving game...
Nobody gets upset when they see a car driving along in real life.
> Gran Turismo looks real, but no one's burned it at the stake yet
That's because it's a driving game...
Nobody gets upset when they see a car driving along in real life.
He mentioned driving games.
I dont think it'll make any difference. The idea that you can run aroud a city with a gun and shoot people will still be in your mind no matter how decent the graphics are. It doesnt take a genius to put two and two together and imagine what it would really look like. Games look real enough now anyway. You can tell your shooting at people for example.
As graphical improvements are gradual, the generation(because it's never going to happen in our life time) that does end up with realistic graphics will have time to adjust to the realism of it.
Chippxero wrote:
> As graphical improvements are gradual, the generation(because it's
> never going to happen in our life time)
I don't think they're that gradual, I think we could have photo-realism the generation after next, or the one after that at the latest.
> As graphical improvements are gradual, the generation(because it's
> never going to happen in our life time)
I don't think they're that gradual, I think we could have photo-realism the generation after next, or the one after that at the latest.
But it is gradual, there are many different steps graphically look at the gaming years from doom to doom 3 there were hundreds of changes over the years that allowed the graphical improvements.
we didn't jump from sprites to normal mapping there was progression.
we didn't jump from sprites to normal mapping there was progression.
What I was saying was that if in real life you saw someone gushing out blood it might make you feel sick so if in the realm of video games when it looked real it would surely be cringe worthy.
One thing I've been wondering on this subject:
When graphics become far too real to notice a difference between any games on any console, will how good the graphics look influence what games we buy?
I mean, currently there are people who will buy realy crap games just because they have good graphics. Will that be the same when every game is graphically as real as possible?
When graphics become far too real to notice a difference between any games on any console, will how good the graphics look influence what games we buy?
I mean, currently there are people who will buy realy crap games just because they have good graphics. Will that be the same when every game is graphically as real as possible?
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