The Future of Gaming, er, Culture
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The document discusses the evolution and significant impact of gaming on culture, highlighting its growth from public access in the 1970s to a $99.6 billion global industry in 2016. It emphasizes the emergence of new technologies like augmented and virtual reality, and how gaming is influencing various aspects of life including commerce and education. The author posits that the future of gaming is intertwined with the future of culture itself.
The Future of Gaming, er, Culture
- 1. The Future of Gaming Lets-a go!
- 2. The Culture of Gaming Lets-a go!
- 3. The Future of Culture Lets-a go!
- 4. v This is not just a talk about the future of gaming. It is a talk about the future of culture. But we may come to find that gaming started it all In the Beginning
- 5. v Public access to video games began in 1972: 邸 Arcades 邸 Magnavox Odyssey (first take-home console) But a lot has happened since then In the Beginning
- 6. v Some Current Stats Source: ESA/DFC (http://essentialfacts.theesa.com/Essential-Facts-2016.pdf)
- 7. v Some Current Stats Source: ESA/DFC (http://essentialfacts.theesa.com/Essential-Facts-2016.pdf)
- 8. v Some Current Stats Source: ESA/DFC (http://essentialfacts.theesa.com/Essential-Facts-2016.pdf)
- 9. v GAME INDUSTRY 2016 WORLDWIDE: $99.6 BILLION! Some Current Stats Source: New Zoo (https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/global-games-market-reaches-99-6-billion-2016-mobile-generating-37/)
- 10. v CONTEXT: TRADITIONAL TOYS 2015 WORLDWIDE: $19.5 BILLION Some Current Stats Source: Toy Association, Inc. (http://www.toyassociation.org/tia/industry_facts/salesdata/industryfacts/sales_data/ sales_data.aspx?hkey=6381a73a-ce46-4caf-8bc1-72b99567df1e#.WIjVDUA-KEI)
- 11. v Currently the Big Three Video Game Consoles are in their 8th Generation: 邸 Nintendo Wii U (incl. Switch) 邸 Microsoft Xbox One (incl. S) 邸 Sony PlayStation 4 (incl. Pro/VR) Some Current Stats
- 12. v But why are these stats important? Some Current Stats
- 13. v Emerging Tech 邸 Augmented Reality (AR) 邸 Virtual Reality (VR) 邸 Hybrid consoles (Switch) 邸 Cloud Delivery 邸 ??? Whats Next?
- 14. v Fiction, Next Gen gaming, or prophecy? Whats Next?
- 15. Prophecy: 邸 Not just fiction or Next Gen gaming, but the Next Gen way of life Whats Next?
- 16. v The lines between our physical and digital lives are blurring. The market viability of gaming has proven to be a primary catalyst, although the future comprises so much more than just gaming Whats Next?
- 17. v Gaming is leading the way towards alternate spaces (VR or otherwise) 邸 Living / Common 邸 Employment 邸 Commerce 邸 Politics 邸 Education 邸 Mass Communication / Mass Media 邸 Gaming 邸 ??? Whats Next?