Integrating the Web Into Games

Got Game recently announced the launch of an in-game web browser called Rogue, designed for concurrent use with modern games for those who don't care to to switch back and forth. Their aim is to make it so gamers can more easily keep themselves entertained during downtime in games, and to streamline information retrieval without missing any of the action. An anonymous reader writes with related news from Gamasutra: "This article details the practical steps for game developers to add a video recording feature to a game, encode gameplay footage in the Theora video format, and share the recording on YouTube. Spore's Creature Creator, PixelJunk Eden, and Mainichi Issho already support YouTube, but not only commercial games benefit. By hosting the videos, YouTube puts this feature in reach of indie game developers who might otherwise not be able to afford the server resources."

Comments

How long

[Digitus1337]

How long until a game with integrated web with a game with integrated web?

Meh

[KDR_11k]

Rogue? Isn't that a bit old? Come on, people would be a lot less bored in their MMOs if they at least had something like Nethack!

Re:Meh

[wisty]

If people are bored with MMO's, they should play paladin-type characters and watch more porn. This embedded browser makes it all the more feasible.

Re:Hope CCP picks this up

[zippthorne]

No one actually plays Eve, though. It's basically a partially interactive movie: you watch the computer play eve, with practically "choose-your-own-adventure" style decision points. The whole back-end appears to be run by Progress Quest.

Re:And risk getting a virus from Monsanto Corp?

[David Gerard]

Some people's First Life avatars are rather disturbing.

(You wish that was a Photoshop job.)