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XBOX 360

The future of gaming is now. The XBOX 360 device has led us into the future of entertainment the whole family can enjoy. Netflix is readily available wih a push of a button on the controller. The system will connect to Netflix and determine your video quality and within minutes you will be watching any movie you desire. The development of XBOX Live has a gamer playing someone possibly thousands of thousands of miles away or as close as next door. I am a die hard Madden Football fan. I've been a fan since 1994 and I would have never thought I would be able to play anyone online through Xbox Live! I ask myself what if there were no such thing as video games? How would I have survived as a teen being so "bored." This was also 20 years ago, before the internet was readily available.

What if video games were real?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKoahtmcHY

Handheld Contraptions

Portable gaming is really cool, Gameboy and GameGear were awesome for their day; but now the PSP and the Nintendo DS rocks the stage. I have a PSP (Playstation Portable), it’s the coolest thing, the graphics are really good and the TV, speakers and controller is built in making this little gadget totally portable. Also is a great gaming system to bring to work, especially when you’re a Security Guard and your board out of your mind. The Nintendo DS is not one of my favorite systems to play games on, the graphics aren’t as good, but it’s still the same concept everything is built in, and its totally portable, the one thing I can say about the Nintendo DS is, the load times are much quicker, however ill stick with my PSP.

PC Gaming

The one thing that just keeps getting better is computer gaming. Being that it’s a computer, you can do so much with, however it can get very expensive. I personally a true PC Gamer, believe graphics on PC look Ten times better on a computer, and for the most part like PS3 the internet is free, if you need a controller, plug one in. PC gaming is always going to be a very strong competitor. One reason is because the people that knows how to hack or download games get away with it. However, pirating is not legal, nor is it worth throwing your life a way for stealing a game. Here is the cool part about computer gaming coming this summer there’s going to be a software upgrade for PC and MAC you do not have to have a super Alienware PC. OnLive is going to be a like a little router that broadcast the game to your computer, and like I said before you do not need to have a super computer. I watched on YouTube, one of the creators form on live play Crysis low grade PC and it looked awesome and ran grate. Check this stuff out if you don’t believe me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lqkz5UJHbY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5oIr4o_MIk

Playing Pong with The Blink of an Eye:

on March 26, 2010, an article was released containing the information about some college students from Imperial College in London, who are currently working on a new way to play games. These students have adapted the game 'Pong' and as the bat hits the ball that bounces around the screen, they have cordinated it to happen using the movements of your eye. " To play the game, the user uses glasses containing infrared light and a camera that records the movement of your eye. The webcam is linked to a laptop where a computer program that syncs the players eye movements to the game. This type of technology is low in cost. This will allow people with severe disabilities that could have never played typical video games, be a "gamer" now!

Present Gaming Trends

Check out this link to watch a slideshow of current trends in gaming

http://www.slideshare.net/AdvertisingPawn/video-gaming-trends-presentation-815520