What will gaming look like in 25 yrs?

So me and my teenage kids were discussing the rapid development of technology, especially gaming, and I made them laugh about how when I was 15 (about 25 yrs ago!) myfriend wasthe envy of everyone 'cos hegot one of those new-fangled video games: about the size of a PS2/XBOX, but all you could do was play "tennis" with two simple cursors that moved up and down on the TV screen. That was all it did. Slowly.

So we got to thinking about what games/gamingmight be like in 25yrs (or even 10!). And we reckon: hologram projectors for full surround immersion in the visual game. Realistic gun/tennis racket/steering wheel etc. For FPS/RPG, a pad to stand on - you obviously can't walk (you'll bump into a wall/trip over the dog etc) so you just put foot pressure back/forth and side-to-side to move and turn. Full on-line capability so that your on-line team-mates/opponents are projected into your hologram "world".

Any other ideas:question:

A holo-projector gaming system was already made in the mid 80s, though it was never mass-produced because of its high costs.

Anyways, in 25 years there will probably no longer be enough power supply to waste it on gaming systems and similar. Sadly.

I dont think that a hologram thingy where you stand on a pad to play would work for the masses. WHat about people who just wanna sit back and relax whilst playing games. You can do that if your standing on a pad in the middle of the room, holding a gun next to your hologram friends lol.

I think stuff like that WILL be available, but it wont be particularly popular..

Virtual reality will probably exist by then.

Everyone will be in the system 24/7 living their virtual lives. The central computer will create hot virtual babes for us to have sex with all day, and the developers will only charge $1 per thrust.

Edit: Oh and it will be automatically connected to your credit card ;]

Brain Age 53 will come out.

It will be a book

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I'll be 50!!!! :cry:

I envision something like the matrix...well, maybe not. It'd be like a drug, a TRUE escape from reality. Hmmmm, things can't get too realistic, there has to be some sort of moderation.

Maybe we'll all be hippies in 25 years, back to the basics!!!