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Re: Next Big Thing in Video Games

• Posted by Chris Saik <csaik2002 at yahoo.com> Dec 02, 2002
• 557 views

Hmmmm...

Being an avid gamer, I like the option of being a
spectator, but for me it could never take the place of
getting down to the gameplay itself.  I may watch a
match or two, but then would be itching to play
myself.  However, I see lots of potential uses for the
concept.

I remember a game of my dad's that I used to play on
an Apple II, where you created a robot and gave it
"A.I." based on a simple scripting language.  Then you
would send the little bot into an arena and see how it
fares vs other robots. You would then modify the
script as needed to make your robot smarter.  It was
an interesting test for my twelve year old mind.

I could see the spectator thing being of great use in
games like this, where (in this example) everyone
comes with their developed robot and watches them
fight it out in a giant arena, complete with
environmental hazards that the bots would have to
negotiate, etc.  

This would change the prospect from simply being a
spectator, to having some stake in the actual outcome
of what you're watching.



--- "C. K. Lester" <cklester at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> For the past few years I've had this idea for the
> next big thing in video
> games and was wondering if anybody else thought
> about it...  Basically, it
> is taking video games from participant-only to a
> spectator sport.
> Apparently, somebody else figured this a Good
> Idea(tm)...
> 
> http://gamespy.com/articles/june01/hlmod3b/
> 
> However, their version seems limited, as
> (apparently?) it is simply a mod
> for a current game. I think what I'd like to do is
> create a server type
> software and API for game developers so ANY game
> could be watched, whether
> it be Pong or Madden 2003. Game developers would
> only have to include
> certain code OR plug in our code module to serve out
> the game to a billion
> viewers.
> 
> Eventually, of course, you'll have the announcers
> and the pay-per-view
> events... Imagine watching the championship game of
> a Warcraft III
> tournament (not complete with orc cheerleaders). :)
> 
> Can the CommEUnity run with this?
> 
> -ck
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