Online gaming is becoming more and more popular and if in the past it was relegated to geeks and children, today it has become a daily activity for all categories of users, of all age groups. One of the reasons for this constant innovation in gaming is that it is becoming more and more realistic.
How gaming becomes more and more realistic
If a sector is successful, it enjoys greater investment. If the sector itself requires constant technological progress, its success determines that such investments are not lacking. Logically, therefore, gaming (in constant growth) proceeds towards a continuous evolution of the technologies that underlie it and therefore in the coming years the future is clear: we will have increasingly realistic gaming.
This is what the market demands and what enthusiasts therefore like. But how does gaming become more realistic? Not only by working on what the end user sees and hears, but also by studying how they feel more socially involved. Below, we see some aspects that characterize gaming and hypothesize some of the probable scenarios for the future.
Graphics and sound effects, at least for now
The realistic effect of gaming is possible thanks to the graphic and sound elements, which aim to build a context, a virtual place as much as possible, satisfying the senses of sight and hearing. Looking at an image is not enough to imagine yourself elsewhere: a vivid and three-dimensional image, combined with perfect audio that best captures all the nuances of the elements that make up the context, complete with directionality, is certainly something else.
If some games today surprise us in terms of graphics and sound effects, let alone what will happen in 10 or 20 years. The future lies in making even the very small or even the microscopic realistic. Think how cool it could be in 10 years to virtually lift a fistful of earth and enjoy the sense of the crumbling of the soil with your hand. And the perfume? The taste? Graphics and sound effects may no longer be enough, not even for the general public.
Multiplayer mode and social aspect
One of the best aspects of the evolution of gaming over time has been the involvement of external players. Today we now take it for granted but once upon a time, when there was no internet and developed web games yet, we used to play alone on a console or in the company of those who could connect analogically. Today you can play together with thousands of players at the same time and this represents great progress compared to before, precisely because it allows you to socialize by playing from your own workstation.
But how will the social aspect, the added value of online gaming, evolve? This is a difficult question to answer. It is a question for which it is difficult to think of possible scenarios since the dynamics of socialization via the web also depend on the type of platform/game being used. In this regard, one cannot help but think about Meta project (and not only), which aims to totally revolutionize the concept of online socialization, moving from written words and video chats to contact in virtual reality.
Live game
Another very interesting innovation that takes the realistic aspect of online gaming to the next level is a singularity in the online casino industry: the live online casino. This game mode allows you to combine online activity with an actually real game. How does it work? Players access the online casino where they can play on real gaming tables, conducted by real dealers and croupiers, operating remotely. While playing online, players can communicate with dealers. The game from most popular online live casino is roulette, although blackjack, (casino) poker and baccarat are also widely played. This game mode is decidedly realistic.
Virtual and augmented reality
Virtual and augmented reality offer the next level of realism in the game. It is no longer just a question of graphics. It is about merging the game into real life by setting up augmented reality and entering the game space in virtual reality.
Augmented reality exploded on the first launch of Pokemon Go and has gained a lot of popularity since then. Virtual reality is still in its “infancy” but is growing more and more every year. There is no doubt that some version of virtual reality represents the future of gaming. The point is: virtual reality is popular and will therefore increasingly conquer the market, proposing (we can be sure of this) increasingly innovative and surprising technological solutions.
The evolution of gaming is an expression of technological progress that does not stop and proceeds quickly. Who knows how many new things await us in the coming years and how outdated we will find the way we play today.