Is Realism Destroying Video Games?

zdburke writes "An interesting article at the NYTimes looks at two poles in video game development: the quest for the real (think flight simulators and things like a boxing game's "facial damage engine") vs. the quest for the unreal, "elaborate world with its own regulations and peculiarities". The included PlayStation screenshot of Britney Spears may alone tip the balance in favor of the fantasy folks. It also mentions that RIT has a master's program in video game development."

Comments

Crappy NYTimes

[Anonymous Coward]

Am I supposed to subscribe just to read an article?
Why is NYTimes different from any other place on the net, or should I eventually subscribe to hundreads of
websites? Well, I refuse.

Re:ya never know, video games turn to video porn?

[PopeAlien]

Eeewww.. If they look anything like that screenshot from that Britney Spears game I'll pass. That model looks more like Marilyn Manson crossbred with Ronald McDonald - I'm guessing that would appeal to a pretty small demographic, but hey you never know.

RIT

[Apreche]

I am a student at RIT. We kick ass. yeah, mod me down whatever. I'm a cs major, maybe I'll go for the game developement master. WHo knows. ph33r.