Game, Set and Ideation

Gaming technology has moved a long way since its early days of arcade video games increasingly making inroads into many different areas of design - indeed the development of gaming technology is in itself a design activity. The advancement of gaiming technology, which includes virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), renderings with photo realistic textures, gestural control, face and voice recognition provides accurate simulation of design situations, for example Cities:Skylines (a city building experience game). Such games point to scenarios where designers, as players, and across disciplines, immerse themselves in the world of ideas, of telling stories, of ifs, ands and buts. In short, gaming technology is set to become an integral part of ideation in innovative and collaborative environments .