Steve Prentice

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Can Games Ever be Serious?

by Steve Prentice  |  December 8, 2009  |  2 Comments

It has been a busy year and I kind of got out of the habit of blogging, so I have resolved (in advance of the holiday season!) to try harder! I have passionate discussions with the virtual environments community about the use of the term “Serious Games”. I have lost count of the number of [...]

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3D Starts to Roll!

by Steve Prentice  |  February 18, 2009  |  1 Comment

In previous posts I have expressed my belief that 3D is going to be important this year, as gestural computing combines with improved technology (and lower costs) to bring about a far reaching revolution in the user experience.  There are news reports this morning that Microsoft is looking to acquire the Israeli startup 3DV Systems, [...]

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Don’t dismiss Gaming!

by Steve Prentice  |  January 12, 2009  |  Comments Off

The average business IT view of computer gaming is pretty negative – “a waste of valuable resources”, “stopping people doing real work” or just “kids stuff”. Not a good move! In one of the industry sessions at CES MIke Griffith, CEO of leading game developer Activision Publishing claimed that online video games were poised to [...]

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