A twenty-minute lecture on games, er, culture, er, games, er… Here's a screencast of the lecture: https://www.3cmediasolutions.org/privid/63487?key=009af32de754706c404e1de59d60f323ec9d9f77

1. The Future of Gaming
Let’s-a go!

2. The Culture of Gaming
Let’s-a go!

3. The Future of Culture
Let’s-a go!

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This is not just a talk about the future of gaming. It is a talk about the future of culture.
But we may come to find that gaming started it all…
In the Beginning…

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“Public” access to video games began in 1972:
š Arcades
š Magnavox Odyssey (first take-home console)
But a lot has happened since then…
In the Beginning…

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Some Current Stats
Source: ESA/DFC (http://essentialfacts.theesa.com/Essential-Facts-2016.pdf)

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Some Current Stats
Source: ESA/DFC (http://essentialfacts.theesa.com/Essential-Facts-2016.pdf)

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Some Current Stats
Source: ESA/DFC (http://essentialfacts.theesa.com/Essential-Facts-2016.pdf)

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GAME INDUSTRY
2016 WORLDWIDE:
$99.6
BILLION!
Some Current Stats
Source: New Zoo (https://newzoo.com/insights/articles/global-games-market-reaches-99-6-billion-2016-mobile-generating-37/)

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CONTEXT: TRADITIONAL TOYS
2015 WORLDWIDE:
$19.5
BILLION
Some Current Stats
Source: Toy Association, Inc. (http://www.toyassociation.org/tia/industry_facts/salesdata/industryfacts/sales_data/
sales_data.aspx?hkey=6381a73a-ce46-4caf-8bc1-72b99567df1e#.WIjVDUA-KEI)

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Currently the “Big Three” Video Game Consoles are in their 8th Generation:
š Nintendo Wii U (incl. Switch)
š Microsoft Xbox One (incl. S)
š Sony PlayStation 4 (incl. Pro/VR)
Some Current Stats

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But why are these stats important?
Some Current Stats

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Emerging Tech…
š Augmented Reality (AR)
š Virtual Reality (VR)
š Hybrid consoles (Switch)
š Cloud Delivery
š ???
What’s Next…?

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Fiction, Next Gen gaming, or prophecy?
What’s Next…?

15. Prophecy:
š Not just fiction or Next Gen gaming, but the Next Gen way of life…
What’s Next…?

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The lines between our physical
and digital lives are blurring.
The market viability of gaming has
proven to be a primary catalyst,
although the future comprises so
much more than just gaming…
What’s Next…?

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Gaming is leading the way towards alternate spaces (VR or otherwise)…
š Living / Common
š Employment
š Commerce
š Politics
š Education
š Mass Communication / Mass Media
š Gaming
š ???
What’s Next…?

18. Contact
Tim Samoff
tsamoff@vcccd.edu
@mcgamedesign