A Preface

From the previous decade alone, video games have been constantly changing in terms of hardware, software, how we make them,  how we produce them, who the audience is, and so on. From the joystick came the controller, from the arcade station came the console, and from the simple objectives came a storyline. While these are merely a few of the changes to gaming since their early conception, there are numerous elements that comprise today's games that were either based off of, or are directly related to earlier models.

As there have been many changes to games in the past decade alone, each blog post will briefly cover one aspect that has changed. While each post could potentially span an entire essay, the goal of this blog is to quickly summarize a few key changes, as well as speculate on what could be improved upon next for potential newer games. For example, graphics have changed from 8 bit to full 3D rendering, and will likely continue to expand to virtual reality (Google: Oculus Rift).

While we can look back on these changes now and see how we've improved, it becomes harder to tell where we go from here. While major companies continue to improve the hardware and software of their consoles, game producers work to improve graphics, tell a more interesting story, and decide on new features to add to their games, in order to keep up with the demand for more impressive games. While looking back on how we've progressed from older games, we can speculate on what may come next.