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This has kind of sprung up from last night's escapade to London to see Tenacious D. It was a great concert, fantastic to see Jack Black in all his glory.
Anyway. The games industry is growing, and is becoming as big as the film industry. It's lacking much that films have, but is gaining many traits associated with films - award ceremonies, magazines and arcades (kinda like cinemas themselves).
But, it's also like the music industry. Games are popular with kids, there are all sorts of genres, TV programs, downloadable games, pirated games... very similar. But one things videogames don't have is concerts.
I know it sounds stupid. I wouldn't go to a concert to see something I've already got. But I might just go if it offered the equivalent of what a music concert does. Imagine your favourite game ever - FF10, Mario Kart, Halo. In a big hall, with lots of projectors, networked games, using upgraded versions of the games, maybe even sequels. Imagine playing a special version of Final Fantasy 10, which was more reminiscent of 11 than 10. Interaction, and fun.
But one thing I've found as a brick wall, is the difference between music and games. It's easy for an artist to play songs differently, and much of the draw of concerts is to actually see them live. Excuse me if I'm wrong, but nobody would want to watch developers clacking away at a keyboard making a game in realtime. It'd be boring - not what I'd want to see.
But exhibitions, perhaps, could be gaming's equivalent. I've seen events such as the PlayStation Experience and the Xperience. They were great opportunities to play upcoming games. But what I'm talking about isn't necessarily playing demos of the future, but playing what we've already got in super-enhanced mode.
It does sound crazy, but a 16 player Halo match, with a projector screen each would be absolutely amazing. I'd go to an event like this. I'd go to any gaming event held close to where I live, as long as it isn't expensive and holds interest to me.
The main problem with this kind of thing is location. If there were smaller, local events, it would be great. The PS experience was restricted to London residents - I don't think anybody would have travelled hundreds of miles to get there. Games aren't as big as films or music yet. Yet. Mark my words, the gaming industry will change. It'll grow, diversify and become great. So 'gaming concerts', more like LAN tournaments and exhibitions, are bound to appear more frequently than they do. And I don't mean a gathering of nerds - I mean a mainstream event where lots of people go to have fun. Could it happen? Perhaps...
Anyway. The games industry is growing, and is becoming as big as the film industry. It's lacking much that films have, but is gaining many traits associated with films - award ceremonies, magazines and arcades (kinda like cinemas themselves).
But, it's also like the music industry. Games are popular with kids, there are all sorts of genres, TV programs, downloadable games, pirated games... very similar. But one things videogames don't have is concerts.
I know it sounds stupid. I wouldn't go to a concert to see something I've already got. But I might just go if it offered the equivalent of what a music concert does. Imagine your favourite game ever - FF10, Mario Kart, Halo. In a big hall, with lots of projectors, networked games, using upgraded versions of the games, maybe even sequels. Imagine playing a special version of Final Fantasy 10, which was more reminiscent of 11 than 10. Interaction, and fun.
But one thing I've found as a brick wall, is the difference between music and games. It's easy for an artist to play songs differently, and much of the draw of concerts is to actually see them live. Excuse me if I'm wrong, but nobody would want to watch developers clacking away at a keyboard making a game in realtime. It'd be boring - not what I'd want to see.
But exhibitions, perhaps, could be gaming's equivalent. I've seen events such as the PlayStation Experience and the Xperience. They were great opportunities to play upcoming games. But what I'm talking about isn't necessarily playing demos of the future, but playing what we've already got in super-enhanced mode.
It does sound crazy, but a 16 player Halo match, with a projector screen each would be absolutely amazing. I'd go to an event like this. I'd go to any gaming event held close to where I live, as long as it isn't expensive and holds interest to me.
The main problem with this kind of thing is location. If there were smaller, local events, it would be great. The PS experience was restricted to London residents - I don't think anybody would have travelled hundreds of miles to get there. Games aren't as big as films or music yet. Yet. Mark my words, the gaming industry will change. It'll grow, diversify and become great. So 'gaming concerts', more like LAN tournaments and exhibitions, are bound to appear more frequently than they do. And I don't mean a gathering of nerds - I mean a mainstream event where lots of people go to have fun. Could it happen? Perhaps...
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This has kind of sprung up from last night's escapade to London to see Tenacious D. It was a great concert, fantastic to see Jack Black in all his glory.
Anyway. The games industry is growing, and is becoming as big as the film industry. It's lacking much that films have, but is gaining many traits associated with films - award ceremonies, magazines and arcades (kinda like cinemas themselves).
But, it's also like the music industry. Games are popular with kids, there are all sorts of genres, TV programs, downloadable games, pirated games... very similar. But one things videogames don't have is concerts.
I know it sounds stupid. I wouldn't go to a concert to see something I've already got. But I might just go if it offered the equivalent of what a music concert does. Imagine your favourite game ever - FF10, Mario Kart, Halo. In a big hall, with lots of projectors, networked games, using upgraded versions of the games, maybe even sequels. Imagine playing a special version of Final Fantasy 10, which was more reminiscent of 11 than 10. Interaction, and fun.
But one thing I've found as a brick wall, is the difference between music and games. It's easy for an artist to play songs differently, and much of the draw of concerts is to actually see them live. Excuse me if I'm wrong, but nobody would want to watch developers clacking away at a keyboard making a game in realtime. It'd be boring - not what I'd want to see.
But exhibitions, perhaps, could be gaming's equivalent. I've seen events such as the PlayStation Experience and the Xperience. They were great opportunities to play upcoming games. But what I'm talking about isn't necessarily playing demos of the future, but playing what we've already got in super-enhanced mode.
It does sound crazy, but a 16 player Halo match, with a projector screen each would be absolutely amazing. I'd go to an event like this. I'd go to any gaming event held close to where I live, as long as it isn't expensive and holds interest to me.
The main problem with this kind of thing is location. If there were smaller, local events, it would be great. The PS experience was restricted to London residents - I don't think anybody would have travelled hundreds of miles to get there. Games aren't as big as films or music yet. Yet. Mark my words, the gaming industry will change. It'll grow, diversify and become great. So 'gaming concerts', more like LAN tournaments and exhibitions, are bound to appear more frequently than they do. And I don't mean a gathering of nerds - I mean a mainstream event where lots of people go to have fun. Could it happen? Perhaps...
Anyway. The games industry is growing, and is becoming as big as the film industry. It's lacking much that films have, but is gaining many traits associated with films - award ceremonies, magazines and arcades (kinda like cinemas themselves).
But, it's also like the music industry. Games are popular with kids, there are all sorts of genres, TV programs, downloadable games, pirated games... very similar. But one things videogames don't have is concerts.
I know it sounds stupid. I wouldn't go to a concert to see something I've already got. But I might just go if it offered the equivalent of what a music concert does. Imagine your favourite game ever - FF10, Mario Kart, Halo. In a big hall, with lots of projectors, networked games, using upgraded versions of the games, maybe even sequels. Imagine playing a special version of Final Fantasy 10, which was more reminiscent of 11 than 10. Interaction, and fun.
But one thing I've found as a brick wall, is the difference between music and games. It's easy for an artist to play songs differently, and much of the draw of concerts is to actually see them live. Excuse me if I'm wrong, but nobody would want to watch developers clacking away at a keyboard making a game in realtime. It'd be boring - not what I'd want to see.
But exhibitions, perhaps, could be gaming's equivalent. I've seen events such as the PlayStation Experience and the Xperience. They were great opportunities to play upcoming games. But what I'm talking about isn't necessarily playing demos of the future, but playing what we've already got in super-enhanced mode.
It does sound crazy, but a 16 player Halo match, with a projector screen each would be absolutely amazing. I'd go to an event like this. I'd go to any gaming event held close to where I live, as long as it isn't expensive and holds interest to me.
The main problem with this kind of thing is location. If there were smaller, local events, it would be great. The PS experience was restricted to London residents - I don't think anybody would have travelled hundreds of miles to get there. Games aren't as big as films or music yet. Yet. Mark my words, the gaming industry will change. It'll grow, diversify and become great. So 'gaming concerts', more like LAN tournaments and exhibitions, are bound to appear more frequently than they do. And I don't mean a gathering of nerds - I mean a mainstream event where lots of people go to have fun. Could it happen? Perhaps...