Actually, by that time they''ll probably have used all the single symbols and will be up to something like C@#$*&@#%. Non-geeks will think we''re swearing when we''re just trying to tell them what language we''re using.

Then again, at that point non-geeks (also known as induhviduals) will be slaves of Dogbert''s New Ruling Class.

in 70 years, game AI will be as complex as the female mind.
(sorry, after reading that article...)

a2k

You know, you just might be right... they''ve already passed the "complex as the male mind" point. Now if they could just get multithreaded neural nets working.

but seriously though, to tell you the truth, game AI has been advanced all this time. they have all been run by humans. the electrical impulses in your brain have generated the actions you take, in a world that was digitally constructed. so, what you experience is the mental image of your digital self.

a2k

I understand and accept every ones point of view, but even If I don''t, I have no basis to contradict you anyways.

This is all about individual perceptions of the world, but to give again my opinion, I think that games will change drastically like a sword and an atomic bomb, they both were created for the same task, and still there''s a tremendous difference in the way they do their job. That''s why I think that games of the future will be created for entertaining as well but will do it in a totally different environment.

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Perhaps what will change most is the harware way we play, playing with total immersion would allow playing in way were the players skills and tactics would be the most important elements. Well they already are for some kind of games but i think about games were You would play the guy in black and would roll through the doorway to grab the gun and get hold of it
Perhaps you would feel being the starship flying ;-)
Game AI would react to this sure but with humanlike speed as they will be limited by the ingame physics. The AI should be designed then to adapt to the player so that he has tactics adapted to let the player have his chance ( if he has one )


So much to do and so little time...

Hardware will certainly mutate to provide more realism to a simulation.
Just think of the electronic nose that NASA is developing, or the experiments to guide aircrafts with your mind.

are we sick or what?

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sorry to change the subject a little, but i wonder how the new DOOM''s AI will be like. it''d be scary to have all the imps/lost souls/demons, etc chase you down in ways you''re not used to. man, i have a feeling carmack''s gonna make this one scary game. i can imagine it being a nightmare again, just like i used to play the original doom in the dark, with speakers turned up, on halloween. what if the imps at close range get you in a headlock, or the demons damn near pull your head off, or the soldiers take your gun, and fire right back at you, or the lost souls roam and attack in packs like velociraptors, or the cyber demons try to step on you, or when you''re invisible, the demons start sniffing around you, or the arch vile is smart enough to light the whole room on fire, or the cacodemon flies towards you at top speed to try to squish you against the wall....

sorry, just fantasizing.

a2k

Dangit! a2k i though i told you to stop smoking that stuff! It''s bad for you, it messes with your mind

-mike