Video Games: The Movie

Questions 

1. Video games became successful because of its interactivity. People had never been able to control a character on a screen, and that gave them a sense of control and power. Now, a few things that make a game popular is the story, gameplay, and graphics, which all contribute to the interactivity of the game and the immersion of the player. They help a person escape momentarily from reality. Also, with games like Pacman and Pong, another appeal is that with a concept that simple, gamers are constantly encouraged to do better than before.

2. Video game manufacturers got a little too overconfident. They thought that the consumers would just accept whatever the makers spewed out, no matter how awful. There came bad game after bad game, and when the notorious game, E.T., came out, it was the final straw. The gamers lost interest because games had lost/not improved on what they were originally liked for: creativity, interest, gameplay, etc.

3.Video games are definitely a form of art. After all, what is art? It's something that someone has put work and heart into for the appreciation of others. In fact, I think that video games are not only a form of art, but also multiple forms of art combined together to form a type of interactive art. Music, literature, and artworks are all considered "art", so why shouldn't video games, which contain all of these and have people who work hard to make them, be considered art? Many people work together for up to years to make games that people can enjoy.

4. The next evolution in games is definitely virtual reality. Although it is already happening, and is evolving at quite a rapid pace, the virtual reality that game-makers are hoping for is full body immersion. The problem with these type of games is that many gamers, while they like to immersed in the game, don't actually want to have to actually move. After all, a major reason people like to play games is that they can experience a unique story from the safety of my couch. Plus, as time passes, I think it'll get harder to actually come up with a unique concept that can attract an audience.