The Future of Video Games

Written by Daniel Punch


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Somewhat unfortunatelyrepparttar rise ofrepparttar 107310 ‘Casual Gamer’ will probably lead to more simplistic games being released. While personally I would love to see depth of story and characters, there are a significant number of players out there who want to pick up a game for twenty minutes or so, have a bit of fun, and then put it down until another time. These gamers are generally less interested inrepparttar 107311 latest greatest technology and more interested in a ‘fast food’ kind of entertainment that satisfiesrepparttar 107312 moment, despiterepparttar 107313 lack of quality orrepparttar 107314 lasting effects. Hopefullyrepparttar 107315 two game types can co-exist peacefully although recently it has been seen that some developers are cutting down on some ofrepparttar 107316 planned depth of a title in order to accommodaterepparttar 107317 more casual gamer.

As technology pushes forwards boundaries are slowly being broken down between systems. We sawrepparttar 107318 Bleemcast a few years back enablingrepparttar 107319 running of Playstation games onrepparttar 107320 Dreamcast, andrepparttar 107321 PC is able to run almost anything givenrepparttar 107322 right emulation software. Consoles are able to emulate other consoles and new consoles are being announced that promiserepparttar 107323 ability to play PC games. The Xbox 2 is reported to have a model in planning that comes in a PC case and withrepparttar 107324 ability to run both PC software and Xbox software. Macs can emulate Windows software and vice-versa. We’ll probably start seeing less of a distinction between consoles and PCs asrepparttar 107325 price of technology continues to drop and consoles continue to become more and more powerful and able to compete withrepparttar 107326 more expensive computers. Ideally we’ll see a single platform come into prominence so that everything can be run without purchasing a copious number of different machines, although that does have a downside in that it can establish a monopoly for one particular company.

The technology price drop and increase in power has also lead to more powerful hand-held machines than before. Real games, not just simple toys are now available forrepparttar 107327 portable market. The advent of PDAs and mobile phones withrepparttar 107328 ability to play games raises awareness of portable gaming and new competitors are starting to get in onrepparttar 107329 field that was once primarily dominated by Nintendo’s GameBoy. There is a new product,repparttar 107330 gp32, that can run many different emulators and hence, many different system’s games (including some PC games).

I can’t say for sure what’s going to happen but these are just a few ideas that I’ve had recently. Hopefullyrepparttar 107331 games industry will continue to strive towards new heights with new and interesting game play, stories, characters and ideas. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens inrepparttar 107332 next few years.

Daniel Punch M6.Net http://www.m6.net


3D - The most versatile tool for Macromedia Flash

Written by Maricon Williams


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Another vital thing about Swift 3D is that it painlessly upgrade path to a full 3D application. Its SmartLayer Technology automatically separatesrepparttar exported models into different layers for transparency, reflections, color, shadows, and highlights.

Swift 3D satisfiesrepparttar 107309 creator’s most common 3D needs. In fact, expertise on 3D software is not necessary. It is easy to use and has a wide selection to cater to every creator’s needs. This is about high time for us to createrepparttar 107310 highest quality output ever available.

Ever since Swift 3D was released more and more satisfied users are giving their feedbacks. Some are using it to design simple flyers, backgrounds up torepparttar 107311 most complicated animations and artworks. The possibilities are endless. Try it to experiencerepparttar 107312 enigmatic difference!

Once you’ve tried it you’ll most likely agree with me that it isrepparttar 107313 ultimate tool for publishing your 3D creations.

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