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Is it possible for games to go to far? Will there be a point when the games that we play are so realistic that they are too much like real life?
Take for example a a horror game. As the graphics we see on our consoles evolve further, the graphics will presumably bet more life like. If thats the case then the games that try to scare you won't have to try as hard. The gore/violence will be so realistic and gruesome that many people will not be able to play them, because they truely are scared.
Another example would be a first person shooter. Its one thing running around with a gun shooting someone that looks vaguely real, but when it gets to the point that the person you are shooting is so realistic that you feel bad is that too far? As the FPS genre evolves the death scenes are going to get more horrific, realistic and believable. Shooting them will make them react in the same way as you would in real life.
Another good point is that once the graphics get so real that the are hard to distinguish, from them and real life, will the games be boring, because there isn't that element of a game in them. Running around environments like we do everyday may seem fun for a while, but sooner or later someone is going to want to go and run around a dungeon and slay a dragon with a sword.
The only way that the developers can stop this happening is by making sure that while we have some games with really good and realistic graphics, we also need to have some games with Mario like graphics, to keep the games we play fun and appeal to audiences of all ages.
Hope you enjoyed reading that, seeing the high quality of the posting around here gave me the needed burst to do it.
Take for example a a horror game. As the graphics we see on our consoles evolve further, the graphics will presumably bet more life like. If thats the case then the games that try to scare you won't have to try as hard. The gore/violence will be so realistic and gruesome that many people will not be able to play them, because they truely are scared.
Another example would be a first person shooter. Its one thing running around with a gun shooting someone that looks vaguely real, but when it gets to the point that the person you are shooting is so realistic that you feel bad is that too far? As the FPS genre evolves the death scenes are going to get more horrific, realistic and believable. Shooting them will make them react in the same way as you would in real life.
Another good point is that once the graphics get so real that the are hard to distinguish, from them and real life, will the games be boring, because there isn't that element of a game in them. Running around environments like we do everyday may seem fun for a while, but sooner or later someone is going to want to go and run around a dungeon and slay a dragon with a sword.
The only way that the developers can stop this happening is by making sure that while we have some games with really good and realistic graphics, we also need to have some games with Mario like graphics, to keep the games we play fun and appeal to audiences of all ages.
Hope you enjoyed reading that, seeing the high quality of the posting around here gave me the needed burst to do it.
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St*rsailor wrote:
> Thanks for the positive comments you two. Nice to be welcomed into a
> forum instead of being ridiculed for having this stupid bright red
> name.
it dosent stay red for long !! (dont worry it'll be normal by tommorow , i think) but then again , it's good to be different !!
> Thanks for the positive comments you two. Nice to be welcomed into a
> forum instead of being ridiculed for having this stupid bright red
> name.
it dosent stay red for long !! (dont worry it'll be normal by tommorow , i think) but then again , it's good to be different !!
Anyone, anyone....no one...oh alright then. I tried.
I noticed that the forums are a bit more busy now, so I am going to see if anyone else wants to read and comment on it.
After 10 sounds good to me mate!
See you then.
See you then.
Yeah, on this evening, but not between 8-10pm as I'll be swimming.
The large softback is called a "trade paperback" I have no idea why they release it.
Most bizarre.
Anyway, as I'm working this year, I may order all 8 (the seven SoT and Debt of Bones) in hardback.
I'll have to go to amazon and see how much it would cost me.
Most bizarre.
Anyway, as I'm working this year, I may order all 8 (the seven SoT and Debt of Bones) in hardback.
I'll have to go to amazon and see how much it would cost me.
Tarrant, Amazon have all the release dates.
I may beforced to buy PoC in hardback so I can get it soon, but I have all the others in paperback, so it will look stupid.
However, all my paperbacks are starting to get dog-eared, so I suppose I could buy all of them in hardback, but that could get expensive.....
I may beforced to buy PoC in hardback so I can get it soon, but I have all the others in paperback, so it will look stupid.
However, all my paperbacks are starting to get dog-eared, so I suppose I could buy all of them in hardback, but that could get expensive.....
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