In-Game Advertising Will Soon Destroy Immersive Gameplay
source: http://arolemodel.com/2011/09/24/in-game-advertising-will-soon-destroy-immersive-gameplay/
-
-
- ARoleModel
- added this
A recent article on IGN claimed that in-game advertising is set to boom in the near future, at least according to analysts. At first this may appear to be little more than a slight nuisance to gamers as it makes the scenes and environments of games seem less attractive, but looking a little deeper and taking into account the psychological effect on advertising reveals a much grimmer story.
Gamers play games to escape. When we get home from work / school, when we are feeling down, when we’re just plain sick with the real world, we look to escape from the real world by entering the fantasy realms of gaming.
Gamers play games to escape. When we get home from work / school, when we are feeling down, when we’re just plain sick with the real world, we look to escape from the real world by entering the fantasy realms of gaming.
