The topic for this month's Blogs of the Roundtable has led to some fantastically diverse answers: "What role will gaming play in your familial relationships in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?".
They're all good reads — here's one sample from Write the Game:
Families will have more in common, sharing triumphs and losses in video games. Kids will play with their parents, and everyone will have fun.
Conversely, many parents will stick their children in front of a PS3 to shut them up, whilst kids will find an easily accessible fantasy world in which to drown their fledgling identities.
Like everything else, a balance will have to be struck. Commercialism and arty experimentation will both clash with and compliment each other. Private joys will have to be placed against the thrill of being part of a well-oiled team. Mass victory will be accompanied by sessions of the blame-game.
There is one thing we can be sure of - it won’t be boring.
The entries range from standard musings to dystopian visions of the future; the monthly entries for Blogs of the Roundtable are always worth keeping an eye on, especially as they tend to trickle in over the course of the month.
The Ghost Of Gaming Future [Write the Game via Blogs of the Roundtable/Man Bytes Blog]