Gaming is massive business these days and a lot of major brands occupy a thriving market.
In just the last decade there have been enormous advancements in gaming technology across many areas of the genre. What has changed, and what benefits do the latest advancements bring?
When the first personal home computers began to become popular their capability was limited. A few basic games were the first to become available – and are now highly collectable – and graphics and interactivity were pretty much non-existent. It did not take long for new, faster chips to make an appearance, and the computer manufacturers soon realised the appeal of games. Thus, a new market was born, and it is one that is now very important in the industry as a whole.
With advancements in videos games, the need for higher grade gear also rises. Always online games and streaming services such as Google Stadia and PlayStation Now require a constant and stable internet connection. It’s possible you may find your games laggy without a good internet connection, you can switch to fibre broadband to get the fastest speeds.
Rapid improvements in computer technology have seen stunning new ability in games, so let’s check out some of the more amazing advancements in the gaming technology world in recent years.
Examples of Advancement
The major areas of advancement in gaming technology have perhaps come in the interactivity ability, with computers now able to recognise the player in many ways. The use of other items such as binoculars in gaming is also notable and you can learn more about this if you read the information at that link. Here are a few of the notable developments of recent years that have been given the thumbs-up by gamers:
Face Recognition – the use of camera technology on gaming PC’s has come into its own lately, with one major bonus being that of facial recognition in some of the more in-depth games. Cleverly used to allow people to switch between users in games without fuss, this is one feature that also carries over to the commercial world where security is important in accessing computer networks.
Virtual Reality – while early VR headsets were clunky, unreliable and perhaps no more than a gimmick, the modern version is a very usable and exciting item that enhances the player’s sense of being in the world they are playing in. No longer massively expensive, using a VR headset is just the start of what will surely become a revolution in this area of technology, and once again there are commercial uses for VR too so it will surely undergo rapid development.
Voice Recognition – being able to command by voice and talk to other players in multi-player gaming situations brings a new dimension to the experience. In many of the latest, more exciting games the keyboard and mouse may soon be redundant as everything can be done by voice command, the result being a seamless and smooth gaming experience.
Gesture Control – one of the most commonplace of the modern gaming advancements is the use of gesture control. This has come a long way in a short time and is widely used in adventure games to bring an added sense of reality to the game and with great success.
These are just a few of the advances we have seen in gaming technology, and we could add the likes of augmented reality and others to the list. What does the future hold for gamers?
Conclusion
As we have seen in a number of the above examples a development in gaming technology leads to advances in commercial computer systems that may lead to better communications, networking and security in the business world. Gaming developers tend to be the most innovative of all in the industry and are always looking for new ways to add to a game, so we expect development in this area to continue at the amazing rate it has achieved in recent years.
