In 1972, Pong, the first arcade game was launched and with
its great success begun the age of commercial video games. Looking back at
Pong, video games have made quantum leaps forward along with technology. With the
advancements of technology and gaming technology, video games have
significantly decreased in size (from human size to pocket size) and yet
increased drastically in content. Video games have gone from a 2D world,
bouncing of a pixel, to a 3D world that allows you to interact with people from
around the globe.
With each generation, videos games are becoming even more
realistic than the previous generation. Havok develops tools, which are
used in the video games industry. Physics is a product from Havok that helps
video games be more realistic. For example, should a car crash into a wall of
boxes (in the game), Physics would calculate how the boxes should fly/fall
depending on the calculated impact from the car.
I wait for the day that we move from feeling that we are
inside the game through advanced 3D graphics to being inside game itself
(virtual reality).
If you are interested in video games, especially mobile
games, then you should check Project Anarchy.
Virtual reality is something that I am also looking forward to as well. Even though the next generation of gaming console such as PS4 and Xbox One is coming out, it still doesn't quite give us gamer the sense of the immersion. However, as technology keep improving, maybe in the near future we will get those futuristic gaming that we wish for. Your post reminds me of the past, as pong was also one of the first games that I played. I'm feeling nostalgic. It would have been good if you have given the complete history of how pong became pong and what significant does it to you personally.
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