Around 3100 BC, senet, the first board game, was found in Egypt. Over the years, the gaming industry has evolved. And now, the market adopts virtual gaming, gesture control, facial recognition, and more. All thanks to new technology.
Modern technology has advanced the fun and entertainment associated with playing games. The creativity, satisfaction, and stimulus are far much thrilling! Besides, playing games releases happy chemicals (serotonin), increases brain function, and improves cognitive skills.
Worldwide, the gaming industry is forecasted to generate more than $143 billion in revenue in 2020. But how did it get here? Let’s look at how technology has furthered the advancement of gaming to suit players’ preferences, needs, and wants.
Mobiles and Apps
Tablets and mobile devices have affected the way several industries, like retail, operate, and gaming technology is no different. Since 2016, the mobile app gaming market worldwide outperformed all other types of gaming, reaching $63.2 billion in 2018.
Mobile gaming is easy and appealing, but the same can’t be said about finding customers to play for leisure. No wonder the best live casinos integrate technology in the games they offer. But all is not lost, considering entertainment tablet kiosks are equally an appealing, cost-effective way to attract customers to your restaurant, or other business, especially if you’re targeting the younger generation.
For instance, McDonald’s are fashioning eateries for the future by using tablets. The devices are filled with games and apps to allow football fans to watch their favorite games while meeting the expectations of the techie customers.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is not new to the gaming industry. It has improved the gaming industry in the sense that today’s AI is more astute, and use similar tactics that a human challenger might think of. This is most evident in war games, where a craftier AI might expend strategies you’d expect on a battlefield. This makes playing such games thought-provoking, and it will remain that way as far as AI continues to get smarter.
Nowadays, AI technology is determined to create bots that are adept in learning and…growing. After gaming by itself, such bots can learn how a game is played faster than a human. To get a perspective of where AI is headed, an OpenAI bot recently beat an expert human player in Dota 2. Not once, but several times.
Faster Internet
Now, you can play real-time, multi-player games through the internet. It’s no surprise to find out that most of those companies that let individuals play high-definition games via a web browser are very successful. What’s surprising is the kind of technology integrated into these games.
World of Warcraft is a perfect example of the above phenomenon. With an over 8,000,000 global players subscription to the game, any gamer can play against an opponent from a far-flung location, courtesy of the wide-spread accessibility to high-speed internet.
Technology also has affected the pricing of games. Note that acquiring gaming console to play video games is often a more expensive option compared to online games. Moreover, app stores list throngs of both old and new games to choose from—some are cheap, but most are free.
