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The Future of Gaming
Let’s-a go!
The Culture of Gaming
Let’s-a go!
The Future of Culture
Let’s-a go!
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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…
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“Public” access to video games began in 1972:
� Arcades
� Magnavox Odyssey (first take-home console)
But a lot has happened since then…
In the Beginning…
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Some Current StatsSource: ESA/DFC (http://essentialfacts.theesa.com/Essential-Facts-2016.pdf)
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Some Current StatsSource: ESA/DFC (http://essentialfacts.theesa.com/Essential-Facts-2016.pdf)
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Some Current StatsSource: ESA/DFC (http://essentialfacts.theesa.com/Essential-Facts-2016.pdf)
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GAME INDUSTRY2016 WORLDWIDE:
$99.6BILLION!
Some Current StatsSource: New Zoo (https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/global-games-market-reaches-99-6-billion-2016-mobile-generating-37/)
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CONTEXT: TRADITIONAL TOYS2015 WORLDWIDE:
$19.5BILLION
Some Current StatsSource: 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)
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Currently the “Big Three” Video Game Consoles are in their 8th Generation:
� Nintendo Wii U (incl. Switch)
� Microsoft Xbox One (incl. S)
� Sony PlayStation 4 (incl. Pro/VR)
Some Current Stats
vBut why are these stats important?
Some Current Stats
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Emerging Tech…
� Augmented Reality (AR)
� Virtual Reality (VR)
� Hybrid consoles (Switch)
� Cloud Delivery
� ???
What’s Next…?
vFiction, Next Gen gaming, or prophecy?
What’s Next…?
Prophecy:
� Not just fiction or Next Gen gaming, but the Next Gen way of life…
What’s Next…?
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The lines between our physicaland digital lives are blurring.
The market viability of gaming hasproven to be a primary catalyst,although the future comprises somuch more than just gaming…
What’s Next…?
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Gaming is leading the way towards alternate spaces (VR or otherwise)…
� Living / Common� Employment� Commerce
� Politics� Education� Mass Communication / Mass Media
� Gaming� ???
What’s Next…?
