Thirty Years in Computing

Jacob writes "Jacob Nielsen, usability guru, writes about the last 30 years of computing and his predictions of the next 30 years of computing. An interesting read. quote: 'Computer games in 2034 are likely to offer simulated worlds and interactive storytelling that's more engaging than linear presentations such as those in most movies today.'"

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[Anonymous Coward]

People who started using computers after the PC revolution have no idea about the miserable user experience that centralised computers imposed. Even the worst PC designs today feel positively liberating by comparison.

Re:Think outside the box!

[mikael]

Games could allow more than two players. Perhaps even enough to play a full game of soccer or football! (The picture showed a "dome" with controls in a ring around it.)

There are networked arcade racing games. While they may not have been that popular at $0.50 for 1 minute, they are much more playable for a kid's birthday party, where the cost is included for a whole afternoon's entertainment.

Games will be able to be played over great distances! (The picture showed a chess board with a wireless antenna on it.)

You can play a chess game with another person using your mobile phone.

Games will be so much more realistic! (Shows a handheld game with a full scene of a motor bike jumping a dirt ramp.)

The latest handheld games are going to be able to do this.

For anyone who's interested, I've scanned in some old Byte magazines from 15-20 years ago.

Re:Mad wack.

[C. E. Sum]

Oh yeah. :-)

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