"FUTURE" coming ?

Remember when back in 80's 90's and earlier,people made predictions that in year "2000" we will have flying cars,colonies on other planets,teleportation pads etc.

Well now its almost 2009 and only futuristic things we have are few prototypes of flying cars and rotating tower in dubai.And if i remember right we were able to teleport one foton.

When will "future" come?

When will our planet really start to look "futuristic" and will that happen before some big cataclysm lol?

What do you think?

How will that impact our games? Will we still play with gamepad and kb+mouse?

The future will always be the future and it will never come. Enjoy the present. :)BassMan

Lol thats true, but i mean like stereotypical future. when will flying cars come and become standard,or some other "revolutionary" tech

How will that impact our games? Will we still play with gamepad and kb+mouse?Lidve

Well, this is the only part that's really game related, so I'll just answer this part.

The way I see it, when it comes to playing games, we have: flat monitor, three dimensional holographic projector, virtual reality headset and brain-powered games. Are there realistically any other ways of playing computer games? Probably, but none that I can think of.

And the keyboard and mouse is an incredibly efficient tool for FPS, RTS and RPG games (amongst many others). The only realistic alternative in the flat monitor era is a Wii styIe motion sensor, and I know from personal experience that the wiimote has nothin' on a keyboard and mouse. A three dimensional mouse of some kind might be a realistic replacement for a mouse, but I don't see the keyboard being replaced by anything. It's like the wheel, you know?

I would imagine the same would be true of a holographic projection, too, if games go that route. The kind of games we play would have to change for the peripherals to change.

If and when we get to virtual reality, well... I think in terms of APMs and speed movement, a keyboard and mouse would still be more efficient by far. Virtual reality simply isn't practical formany genres, either.

And I don't know how brain powered games would work, but I imagine it will not really require peripherals.

The way we play games is continually changing, from this

and this

to this and

And our games have gone from this:

to this:

Games are constantly changing, and although certain standards have remained constant, the way we play games is constantly changing, too. From standing in an arcade pumping coins into a machine to competing with people from all over the world in complicated, team-oriented games played over the internet.

The gaming industry is only four or five decades old, and while the industry may have grown fast thanks to globalisation, the gaming industry has only just entered infancy. There's still a lot of growing to do. It would be extremely naive to assume things will stay the same.

But it's like wheels on cars - as long as we're playing the kinds of games we're currently playing, we'll surely be playing them with a keyboard and mouse. If and when the kinds of games we play changes, how we play them will change too.

there is flying cars here already

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElS9BKSsezw

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26524142

[QUOTE="Lidve"]

How will that impact our games? Will we still play with gamepad and kb+mouse?fatshodan

Well, this is the only part that's really game related, so I'll just answer this part.

The way I see it, when it comes to playing games, we have: flat monitor, three dimensional holographic projector, virtual reality headset and brain-powered games. Are there realistically any other ways of playing computer games? Probably, but none that I can think of.

And the keyboard and mouse is an incredibly efficient tool for FPS, RTS and RPG games (amongst many others). The only realistic alternative in the flat monitor era is a Wii styIe motion sensor, and I know from personal experience that the wiimote has nothin' on a keyboard and mouse. A three dimensional mouse of some kind might be a realistic replacement for a mouse, but I don't see the keyboard being replaced by anything. It's like the wheel, you know?

I would imagine the same would be true of a holographic projection, too, if games go that route. The kind of games we play would have to change for the peripherals to change.

If and when we get to virtual reality, well... I think in terms of APMs and speed movement, a keyboard and mouse would still be more efficient by far. Virtual reality simply isn't practical formany genres, either.

And I don't know how brain powered games would work, but I imagine it will not really require peripherals.

The way we play games is continually changing, from this

and this

to this and

And our games have gone from this:

to this:

Games are constantly changing, and although certain standards have remained constant, the way we play games is constantly changing, too. From standing in an arcade pumping coins into a machine to competing with people from all over the world in complicated, team-oriented games played over the internet.

The gaming industry is only four or five decades old, and while the industry may have grown fast thanks to globalisation, the gaming industry has only just entered infancy. There's still a lot of growing to do. It would be extremely naive to assume things will stay the same.

But it's like wheels on cars - as long as we're playing the kinds of games we're currently playing, we'll surely be playing them with a keyboard and mouse. If and when the kinds of games we play changes, how we play them will change too.

yay fatshodan saves the day again :)

Remember when back in 80's 90's and earlier,people made predictions that in year "2000" we will have flying cars,colonies on other planets,teleportation pads etc.

Well now its almost 2009 and only futuristic things we have are few prototypes of flying cars and rotating tower in dubai.And if i remember right we were able to teleport one foton.

When will "future" come?

When will our planet really start to look "futuristic" and will that happen before some big cataclysm lol?

What do you think?

How will that impact our games? Will we still play with gamepad and kb+mouse?

Lidve

I agree that gaming is still in it's infancy

as for the future part, our civilization still needs alot of work not just technological growth but on terms of goals, progress, and politics. as of now you we could have everything seen in this picture, the problem is that our matured visioned of tomorrow isn't really practical as of the cost (quadrillions) of replacing the current infrastructure. We could solve the worlds problems in the blink of an eye, but our political mind doesn't allow it. we're the ones acting as an anti-catalyst toward progress and prosparity worldwide.

the future will come, eventually. only when mankind is ready for it. our else we'll destroy ourselves taking the wrong path.

[QUOTE="Lidve"]

Remember when back in 80's 90's and earlier,people made predictions that in year "2000" we will have flying cars,colonies on other planets,teleportation pads etc.

Well now its almost 2009 and only futuristic things we have are few prototypes of flying cars and rotating tower in dubai.And if i remember right we were able to teleport one foton.

When will "future" come?

When will our planet really start to look "futuristic" and will that happen before some big cataclysm lol?

What do you think?

How will that impact our games? Will we still play with gamepad and kb+mouse?

middito

I agree that gaming is still in it's infancy

as for the future part, our civilization still needs alot of work not just technological growth but on terms of goals, progress, and politics. as of now you we could have everything seen in this picture, the problem is that our matured visioned of tomorrow isn't really practical as of the cost (quadrillions) of replacing the current infrastructure. We could solve the worlds problems in the blink of an eye, but our political mind doesn't allow it. we're the ones acting as an anti-catalyst toward progress and prosparity worldwide.

the future will come, eventually. only when mankind is ready for it. our else we'll destroy ourselves taking the wrong path.

there is flying cars here already

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElS9BKSsezw

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26524142

blackdreamhunk

As i said,they invented flying cars,but i asked when will we see todays cars replaced by those flying (or some even bether)

10 years? 20? never?

Remember when back in 80's 90's and earlier,people made predictions that in year "2000" we will have flying cars,colonies on other planets,teleportation pads etc.

Lidve

I want to slap those people in the face. How is 20 years enough to build space colonies, or even make a prototype for a flying car?

In 2050, it will look the same as it does now, but a little more "futurey." I'd say 200 years + for a city to look like that picture.

[QUOTE="Lidve"]

Remember when back in 80's 90's and earlier,people made predictions that in year "2000" we will have flying cars,colonies on other planets,teleportation pads etc.

Beagle050

I want to slap those people in the face. How is 20 years enough to build space colonies, or even make a prototype for a flying car?

In 2050, it will look the same as it does now, but a little more "futurey." I'd say 200 years + for a city to look like that picture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRSNT_9ru2U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOaZE0Dj9DQ&feature=related

[QUOTE="blackdreamhunk"]

there is flying cars here already

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElS9BKSsezw

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26524142

Lidve

As i said,they invented flying cars,but i asked when will we see todays cars replaced by those flying (or some even bether)

10 years? 20? never?

I don't think there will be flying "cars" until some time after there are ground-based cars which can drive themselves, and my fairly baseless estimate on when there will be street legal cars that do that is 25-30 years from now. I think the bigger leaps in the closer future actually are going to be mostly in the fields of biotechnology and cybernetics. Hell, there are already protoype artificial hearts, and the military already has prototype exoskeletons...

(Edit: I know prototype flying cars already exist. I still think it will be quite a while before they see widespread use.)

I reckon it's not impossible that one day we could do what they do in the matrix. All it would take would be a kind of interface between a computer and the mind. Obviously such a thing wouldn't work unless we had a clear understanding of the electrical signals in the brain. I think such a thing could be acciomplished one day, though if they ever did i'd stay far far away from it. The day u can hook your mind into your comp is the day somone can start tapping into peoples heads.D_Knight_Nik

what i want to see is when finally someday you can imagine something (in your head, just think of something and have it happen) and store it in some way...(lol, maybe they'll start putting SD card slots in our heads) and then the computer will generate a game of sorts...a way to reinteract with your theories and dreams. Imagine being able to see some invention or theory you had splayed out on a 3 dimensional screen before you, or rewitness a dream you had the night before, or just play around with some scenario you concocted in your head...

I don't think there will be flying "cars" until some time after there are ground-based cars which can drive themselves, and my fairly baseless estimate on when there will be street legal cars that do that is 25-30 years from now. I think the bigger leaps in the closer future actually are going to be mostly in the fields of biotechnology and cybernetics. Hell, there are already protoype artificial hearts, and the military already has prototype exoskeletons...

(Edit: I know prototype flying cars already exist. I still think it will be quite a while before they see widespread use.)

SpaceMoose