This is what we think information technology in gaming will look like 40 years from now. :)

1. the future of GAMING CS30-B: Dacay, Go, Labrador, Sta. Ana, Villarosa

2. GAMING THEN & NOW Images taken from: http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/best-games-never-made-6.jpg and http://www.chamois.k12.mo.us/JW%208th%20Grade/Corey%20Bracken/console_timeline.jpg

3. NEW AND ESTABLISHED GAMERS Chart based off “Video Game Statistics” http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-game-statistics

4. GAMING now & until 2050

5. IT & Upgrading Connectivity games get more real

6. AUGMENTED REALITY “The world can be viewed and manipulated through a camera and screen” [Kolan 2011] Image taken from: http://summertech.billerica.k12.ma.us/files/2010/06/ToppsCard.jpg

8. AUGMENTED REALITY 2008 2014 Chart from Matthew Szymczyk’s “Augmented Reality Statistics 2009."

9. IT & Developing Connectedness gamers get more interaction

11. Pathfinder

12. Online gaming interactions

13. New game genres

14. Realistic physical movementsImage taken from: http://smb.media.seagate.com/files/2010/01/artificial.intelligence.jpg

15. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI technology can provide realistic, intelligent behavior to the virtual creatures of a game world. They can learn things by them- selves and engage users in human-like social interaction [Kolan 2011]. Would you find it scary if you couldn’t tell the difference between a human user and AI? Image taken from: http://smb.media.seagate.com/files/2010/01/artificial.intelligence.jpg

16. IT & Cutting Connections gaming gets more unconventional

17. MOBILE GAMING In the future, people would rather play online games in mobile devices rather than in conventional computers [Toktomambetova 2010]. This will lead to more mobile advertising and app revenue [Khan 2011] App revenues: $58B by 2014 Mobile advertising: $24B by 2015 Image taken from: http://bigberries.com/000/bbwps/images/2011/02/bb_playstation_phone_sony_ericsson_xperia_play-2.jpg

18. DIGITAL DOWNLOADS Chart based on an article by Oliver Chiang, “Digital Vs. Physical: PC Game Downloads Surpass Retail Unit Sales By 3M, Says Survey.”

19. the future of GAMING synthesis

20. BIBLIOGRAPHY Chiang, Oliver (2010): Digital Vs. Physical: PC Game Downloads Surpass Retail Unit Sales By 3M, Says Survey. Forbes. http://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/2010/09/20/digital-vs-physical-pc-game-downloads-surpass-retail-unit-sales-by-3m-says-survey/ Graepel, Thore, Herbrich, Ralf, and, Botea, Adi (2009):Video Games and Artificial Intelligence. Microsoft research. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/ijcaiigames/ Khan, SardarMokhim (2011): Smartphones Are the Future of Gaming. Artic Start Up. http://www.arcticstartup.com/2011/05/18/smartphones-are-the-future-of-gaming Kolan, Patrick (2011): Future Fun: Gaming in 50 Years. PC Feature at IGN.Web. http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1168110p1.html Szymczyk, Matthew (2009): Augmented Reality Statistics 2009. Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/MHSzymczyk/augmented-reality-statistics-2009 Toktomambetova, Zarina (2010): Mobile Internet and the future of Mobile Social Gaming. India Tech Online. http://www.indiatechonline.com/mobile-phones-and-social-gaming-68.php Video Game Statistics (2010): Tech Blog. http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-game-statistics