Learning Physics in a Videogame?

Learning physics in a videogame? Nonsense! But the 2007, such a puzzle game which emphasized a sense of knowledge of understanding of momentum, relative mass, matter, and the "human" force. Above is an example of a puzzle, where the protagonist creates an "entrance" portal and an "exit" portal. He creates an entrance portal at a lowered height to create momentum, so that he is still "falling" out of the exit portal, with his momentum still carrying him just enough to reach the higher ground.

Puzzles such as these are very prevelant in the game. While this isn't the same as attending your college Physics lecture, it's just another game that emphasizes something a little different (in this case the subtle sciences of Physics), rather than shooting zombies or holding a driver gunpoint to confiscate their vehicles while running away from SWAT.

Flower Videogame

Imagine a game where there is no dialogue or text, no plot lore, or even directions and instructions. Sounds pretty lame right? Such a game is called "Flower". The game takes a totally different approach, by not focusing on game play, storyline, or multiplicity found in nearly all videogames created today, but instead emphasizes the simple, yet artistic hand-drawn graphics, the soothing music, and overall emotional and visual representation.

The game play is simple enough. You are the wind guiding a single pedal to gather the desired amount of other flying pedals. One of the few games ever to be made to create a soothing feeling, and emphasize the appreciation of the hand-drawn, often portrait-like visuals of the game. The game itself has won many awards, ranging from "2009's Best Indie Video Game" to "2009 Casual Game of the Year".

Future of gaming??? Company wise?

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo... they are the top video game companies. They have been in competition with each other for the last 20 years or so and they still battle it out. Each company is working on their new next gen system and they all claim it will be something that will blow your mind out. Each company seems to be going towards the same idea... 3D gaming, interactivity etc. It will be interesting to see if a company can blow the other out of the water such as with other companies like Sega. I believe they will continue to fight in the next 20 years and in the end, one will remain.

Nintendo in the future...

http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/nintendo-our-next-console-is-g.php

Nintendo is in the making of their next gen console and it scheduled for next year release. Not many details are released yet, but the president is promising that it will leave your mouth open in aw. Rumors and leaks of the system tell of it being fully interactive with senors connected to your head to be able to read and sense movements. Details are still unknown but prototype pictures are all over the internet already. The device is supposed to be on par with other devices as far as graphics go also, meaning it will be 3D.

Psp2 (future)

The future of gaming is heading towards handheld and portable friendly devices. And powerful. The PSP 2 is supposed to release at the end of this year and it is just as powerful if not more, than a PS3 system. The screen on the psp2 has the same visual graphics as a ps3 in pure HD.

FaceBook/Smart Phone Mini-Games (Future)

Lets keep it simple and easy now. No more huge clunky controllers or crazy high end graphics. The future and craze right now are simple and easy, yet addictive mini-games with two of the biggest social networking equipments/programs, FaceBook and Smartphones. How many times have you been on FaceBook, and got bored and began to play invite two or three friends for a random game on FaceBook, or was a passenger on a long car ride, and began tinkering with a cool new game on your smartphone. Imagine a wildly popular IpPhone app/game that cost a dollar to download, with over a million of unique purchasers buy that one game, each time a company creates and releases a new fun addictive game. The future of handheld/FaceBook mini games are endless

Star Wars (Future)

Star Wars. All ages old to young, know about the series. Whether it was the 1st or 6th movie, the Star Wars is a huge billion-dollar corporation, with products from the movies, books, clothing, and even Star Wars themed- attractions. While a Star Wars video game is not exactly something new, this is quite different for it is an MMORPG (Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing game). The creators wish to earn the help from its massive fanbase from the movie series to drive this game to the top of the MMORPG competition, hopping to surpass the top dog, World of Warcraft, which has a registered 12 million players paying 12 dollars a month to continue playing. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the MMORPG field is wide open, and with an establish franchise such as Star Wars attempts to step up in the near future, it will get very interesting to see how it is received.