Increased access to virtual worlds…
Samsung brings Second Life to Smartphones
Sparkle: The iPhone Gets Its First Virtual World (And It's Completely 3D)
Unlike high graphic intensive computer games, Virtual Worlds are generally programmed to run on lower level machines…
Interesting Article:
Augmented Reality + Videogame Culture = Human Pac-man
Segment from BBC Science Special
The phenomena real money gets translated to virtual money for use in a virtual world, just like Chuck E. Cheese charges for tokens.
Businesses even make money from trading in game money for real money.
http://mymmoshop.com/ - Specializes in the farming and selling of in-game money from massively-multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XI, and Everquest II, has by purchased by My MMO Inc. to the tune of $10 million.
Money making from the games themselves.
Zynga Pushing Nine Figures In Revenues Thanks To Micro-Transactions
Video is from the Virtual Goods Summit.
Found an article predicting the future of games from Electronic Gaming Monthly. Issue 215 – May 2007.
Important Games (Historical)
Important People
Interactivity
Games as a Method of Learning
Cultural Changes within Games
Cultural Changes with the Game Industry
The Near Future of Games
I hope to explore what is going to happen within the next year.
