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In article <1993May2.0...@freenet.carleton.ca> ad...@Freenet.carleton.ca (William Lachance) writes:
>
>       In a summer issue of Interaction, an author wrote that most experts
>believe that computer games are going in the direction that Roberta William's
>decides to take it. Why, isn't that the most ridiculous thing you've every 
>heard? Are there any "experts" who share that idea?

Definitely ridiculous, particularly since 

(1)  Sierra hasn't done anything innovative in years, as far as I can
tell [but I'm not a big Sierra fan... feel free to correct me!].

(2)  If you had to pick a _single_ company that was leading the way in 
the past couple of years it would have to be Origin.  And there are plenty
of innovative things coming from other companies as well.

Having said that, it's not clear from what you described, William, precisely
what the author meant.  Would you care to elaborate?  Did he give any 
examples?

[Invitation:  anyone want to fire off a prediction or two on what new
developments / trends we're likely to see in computer gaming over the next
year or two?  Mine:

--SVGA becomes relatively frequent on "hot" games by Christmas '94.
--CD-ROM does NOT take over, but by middle of next year enhanced CD-ROM
  versions of floppy games become common.  Primarily speech-enhanced.
--Science-fiction adventure and role-playing games become much more frequent.
--Role-playing games with detailed, formatted worlds, a la Darklands or
  Pirates!, become more common.
--Someone makes a big hit with a graphic adventure game that has genuine
  sophistication in its text and puzzles.  [hmm, maybe wishful thinking]
--3DO, meanwhile, flops due to insufficient software.  (It would be neat
  to be wrong about this one, though.)

Your turn!]

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