When I graduate from the school of Media, I plan on changing how software interacts with each other (at least in the gaming realm). Internet is one of the biggest electronic marvels in my time. Historically, research started back in the 60s, but it started to become commercial around when I was born. I was born at one of the most optimum times in human evolution: I started in the information age. Back a decade or two, and I would have to stick with just letters and phone calls. That would be fine, but information is at my fingertips at the prime of my youth. I can find anything and everything I could possibly want on my computer in the safety of my own home. Come to think of it, people can do everything from their home if they want too. I could feasibly shop, play, work, interact, and live from the comfort of my favorite chair and my computer. If that's not a modern marvel, I don't know what is.
When I say that I want software to play nice with each other, I'm talking about cross platform gaming and, what I would call, console jumping. One of the biggest flaws with gaming is that players can't always play their favorite games with their friends. Why is that? Console/computer interaction. If John and Scott both want to play the same game, they have to have the same console to play it on or the same type of computer. With all the games coming to many, if not most, of the newer consoles, it always just made sense to me to have it so that everyone playing can play with everyone else. I know that the issue currently is that the software doesn't play nice with each other and there are different settings depending on what system/computer you are using. I want to change that. I want to make games that can be played on any system, but can also be played with people on any system. Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Apple products alike: I want them all to play together. Will it take more money and longer development time? Yes. My motto has always been "If you're going to do something, do it right." With that in mind, I feel the only way to make a game correctly is to be able to have it play on all platforms and with all platforms. With technology changing every minute, I believe it's very probable that consoles and computers can be made with each other in mind and be able to have the same programming so that everyone will be able to play with everyone else.
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