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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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cooldogs wrote:
> I am the Tarrant wrote:
I think a quick glance
> at the tag
> lines will prove you wrong!!!
:-)
How do you get that, they
> are different accounts and therefore have different taglines!
Why on earth would I set up 2 accounts?
what a waste of time and effort that would be.
No wonder your investigative service is going down the pan!
> I am the Tarrant wrote:
I think a quick glance
> at the tag
> lines will prove you wrong!!!
:-)
How do you get that, they
> are different accounts and therefore have different taglines!
Why on earth would I set up 2 accounts?
what a waste of time and effort that would be.
No wonder your investigative service is going down the pan!
Well I just don't feel like being accused of something I haven't done.......that okay???
I am the Tarrant wrote:
> Oh it all gets good sooon!!!!!!!
Not that its bad up to then of
> course!
How're you finding it?
Good, I haven't read any over the weekend, I did a couple of chapters last night. It's definately better than the fifth one, whos name escapes me at the moment.
I have no idea why it goes into Nicci's background so much though. I guess she kills Jagang at some point, but not in this book methinks....
I'm half way throuh the big
> sleep, then I'll finish FoTF!
How afer you you through FotF?
> Oh it all gets good sooon!!!!!!!
Not that its bad up to then of
> course!
How're you finding it?
Good, I haven't read any over the weekend, I did a couple of chapters last night. It's definately better than the fifth one, whos name escapes me at the moment.
I have no idea why it goes into Nicci's background so much though. I guess she kills Jagang at some point, but not in this book methinks....
I'm half way throuh the big
> sleep, then I'll finish FoTF!
How afer you you through FotF?
That meant to say:
How far are you through FotF.
How far are you through FotF.
Just wondering but what exactly is FotF? Be nice to know about the thing that is being talked about in my topic.
St*rsailor wrote:
> Just wondering but what exactly is FotF? Be nice to know about the
> thing that is being talked about in my topic.
Faith of the Fallen. It's a book by A bloke called Terry Goodkind.
It's fantastic!
> Just wondering but what exactly is FotF? Be nice to know about the
> thing that is being talked about in my topic.
Faith of the Fallen. It's a book by A bloke called Terry Goodkind.
It's fantastic!
St*rsailor wrote:
> Just wondering but what exactly is FotF? Be nice to know about the
> thing that is being talked about in my topic.
Its a book called Faith of the Fallen by a chap called Terry Goodkind.
...and this kind of chatter goes on throughout everyones topics all the time. Maybe you are new here after all :-)
> Just wondering but what exactly is FotF? Be nice to know about the
> thing that is being talked about in my topic.
Its a book called Faith of the Fallen by a chap called Terry Goodkind.
...and this kind of chatter goes on throughout everyones topics all the time. Maybe you are new here after all :-)
A book??? Strange, never seen two people talk so positively about a book. not that I have anything against books of course, just strange to see.
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