| Computer gaming came into its own in the | | | | the Role-Playing Games (RPG). |
| mid-1990s, and has become both a popular | | | | Those are only a small sampling of the numerous |
| pastime and a consuming desire for many people | | | | categories and subcategories available for play. |
| since that time. Back in the day no one could | | | | And of course the computers used to play these |
| have dreamed we'd have the amazing technology | | | | games are wildly different as well. One common |
| and graphics that are available now. Over the last | | | | drawback to computer gaming is having to |
| 20 years computer games have gone from | | | | update one's hardware every time a new game |
| rudimentary isometric 2D games to games with a | | | | comes out. Powerful hardware is expensive and |
| fully realized 3D environment. Employment in the | | | | each person's computer is configured differently. |
| field of gaming is as rewarding on a purely | | | | There are top-grade computers used for gaming |
| enjoyment level as it is on a financial scale. | | | | and there are also the low-end ones with |
| An interesting fact is that computer gaming | | | | integrated graphics. But no matter the quality of |
| software advances more rapidly than the | | | | the machine, gaming has a compelling attraction |
| technology for the systems on which the games | | | | and continues to draw players, both new and old. |
| are played. This is largely the result of many | | | | Now, the even the presentation of games is |
| engineers in the gaming world taking their "art | | | | undergoing some new and exciting changes. |
| work" very seriously as they strive to produce | | | | Advancements in monitor technology is essential |
| their masterpiece. Sometimes an idea isn't possible | | | | to this end. The concept of a visor for your |
| until new technology arrives, and that happens | | | | gaming experience is nothing new, although new |
| faster and faster these days. So, with | | | | efforts are still being made. More recently, a |
| requirements for stronger computers, pushing for | | | | motion control monitor is being considered as an |
| production of better, faster CPU's and GPU's is a | | | | improvement upon the visor. What this means is |
| never-ending task. But games aren't solely for the | | | | the monitor will have sensors that can change the |
| purpose of entertainment. | | | | position of the in-game camera at just the turn of |
| There are a wide variety of educational games | | | | your head. |
| available on the market. These types of games | | | | Motion control is still in the initial stages of |
| can help younger audiences in learning to use their | | | | development. So with all these new technological |
| computer. Others are teaching aids for many | | | | breakthroughs still in the works, computer gamers |
| different subjects, including reading, math, history | | | | still resort to the old "standby" of keyboard and |
| and science, among others. But for numerous | | | | mouse. It's interesting to observe that as |
| others, computer gaming is still simply an | | | | computer gaming progresses... so do we. Gaming |
| absorbing pastime that is still growing in popularity. | | | | is no longer just a hobby, but it has also become |
| Some gamers prefer Real-Time Strategy (RTS) | | | | a way to educate, to tell stories, and to entertain. |
| games where they build empires and direct | | | | And with technology developing faster and faster |
| armies, others like it more up close and personal | | | | next year who knows what's on the horizon in |
| with First-Person Shooters (FPS) where you play | | | | the world of gaming. For the hobbyists out there |
| a single soldier in a war, and then those who like | | | | nothing could be more exciting! |
| longer games with sweeping epic plots there are | | | | |