wraggster
October 26th, 2010, 23:43
The name Mark Skaggs won't have gaming ears twitching like the name Shigeru Miyamoto (yet), but as the creator of one of the biggest games of the moment, Farmville, he's certainly earned his stripes.
Recently asked to predict the future of gaming, Skaggs first says that mobile platforms will become increasingly important as a larger number of gamers look to take their experiences with them.
"We're going to live in a world where games move with you. Mobility is key - everyone is taking their PCs with them in the form of laptops and on tablets. Games are playable across multiple devices and instantly accessible, leaving downloads and delays in the dust," he told Kotaku.
Coming as no surprise from the creator of Facebook's top game, Skaggs also sees social features in games becoming standard. "Game play will continue to change to the point where every game has social built into its core. Any game that does not have a strong social component will seem as old fashioned as a joystick with a single shooter."
And finally he says games with adaptive difficulty that dynamically shapes itself to the abilities of the player are something we have in store. "I think we're going to start seeing the initial inklings of adaptive game experiences. Games are getting smart - and eventually systems, along with the management software, will monitor a player's progress and adapt game play difficulty, mechanics and experience accordingly."
We're not too keen on that last one - we play Halo on Legendary because we like the challenge of something kicking our asses, and spending hours beating it is the ultimate reward. We don't want games getting easier just because we're losing.
What do you think?
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=272065?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS
Recently asked to predict the future of gaming, Skaggs first says that mobile platforms will become increasingly important as a larger number of gamers look to take their experiences with them.
"We're going to live in a world where games move with you. Mobility is key - everyone is taking their PCs with them in the form of laptops and on tablets. Games are playable across multiple devices and instantly accessible, leaving downloads and delays in the dust," he told Kotaku.
Coming as no surprise from the creator of Facebook's top game, Skaggs also sees social features in games becoming standard. "Game play will continue to change to the point where every game has social built into its core. Any game that does not have a strong social component will seem as old fashioned as a joystick with a single shooter."
And finally he says games with adaptive difficulty that dynamically shapes itself to the abilities of the player are something we have in store. "I think we're going to start seeing the initial inklings of adaptive game experiences. Games are getting smart - and eventually systems, along with the management software, will monitor a player's progress and adapt game play difficulty, mechanics and experience accordingly."
We're not too keen on that last one - we play Halo on Legendary because we like the challenge of something kicking our asses, and spending hours beating it is the ultimate reward. We don't want games getting easier just because we're losing.
What do you think?
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=272065?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS