Interactive Entertainment Framing

1. It is crazy to see the way interactive entertainment is changing. I think its really interesting that the week we discuss video games is in conjunction with Xbox’s newest video game platform, Kinect. Kinect is a full body controller free game. The game tagline is “You are the controller.” Where is the future of video games headed? Can anything top a controller free video game?

2. I am interested in the theories that go behind people’s obsession and addiction to video games. What makes people so fascinated with virtual games? What are the media theories that are involved with this obsession?

3. How are interactive games changing our social norms? Will serious games become part of everyday classroom lesson plans? Will people get together on weekends to play video games instead of traditional entertainment such as board games or watching movies? And are these social changes a good thing? (Involvement of interactive motion games vs. hand held controller games)

Tags: Kinect, serious games, video games