Pixel graphics and poorly made visuals: this is something you might remember if you were fortunate enough to live during the evolution of PC games. Interestingly, this was only a decade ago- and PC games barely even had any support from operating systems to function at all. Compared to today, we can see how PC games have become a common household product.

Our progression to newer technologies is unveiling new types of PC games. These new forms of gaming include virtual reality, and even forms of controlling objects with mind control in-game. But before we can look to the future, we have to look at how PC games have evolved in question.

PC Games and Peripherals

PC games and peripherals go hand-in-hand for a better gaming experience. It all started with ideas such as the “Game Glove” or the much-loved gun peripheral for “Duck Hunt”- a popular Nintendo game in video game past. PC game peripherals have been lacking over the years, but this is not to say PC gamers haven’t had their fair share of the market.

The most common PC game peripherals include customized gamepads. These gamepads are geared to providing a better playing experience- providing only buttons needed to play specific games such as first person shooters or MMORPGs. Some ergonomic designs even cater to help fight carpal tunnel syndrome.

PC Games and Graphical Landmarks

Graphics in the 1990’s were limited to fairly crude visuals. Sure, cut-scenes were able to make stunning appearances to PC gamers, but actual in-game graphics were lacking. This was due mostly in part to the fact that the hardware at the time could not handle the extra work associated with better quality graphics.

But today, almost everything exists in a 3D realm. Models, characters, objects, and sprites are all created with complex 3D modeling programs. The result: more realistic PC games. But as time progresses, and processors can keep up with larger amounts of pixels, the gap between reality and virtual reality might just be bridged.

The PC Game Takeover Of Society

It seems that everywhere you look there is another MMORPG or RPG PC game that is taking over countries all over the world by storm. Some such as World of Warcraft are even pulling in over 5 million users each month in online game play.

PC games have become a part of most of who we are- the only thing left to do is to ponder what they could be like in the future!

PC Games and the Future

Products are now being tested that can actually react to patterns in brain activity- meaning you could one day control items in a video game from thought alone. Foundations of virtual reality in PC games such as this are already being created.

Another interesting technology is holographic technology. This type of technology allows for humans to interacts with photons of light, meaning that we can interact with fake objects! This is truly a remarkable technology, and we can only hope that its debut it PC gaming will be swift in the coming decades.