Future of mobile gaming

Mobile computing has evolved quite a lot since the introduction of the first cell phone. Today we can basically run programs that are the same as on our computer at home. Having evolved in miniaturization and creating more powerful processors, it has giving cellphones a new growth in importance for our everyday need. Now almost everyone has a cellphone that can do much more then just make calls. You can go on the internet, read e-mails, and even have third party apps installed on your phone.

Every year, companies like Samsung, Nokia, HTC, and Apple show of their latest concept of what they think might be the “next generation” of mobile technology. Apple back in 2007 introduced the Iphone, which showed that not only the look factor was important but also the usability. Not to mention that many people choose a cellphone because of its look then over its usability. HTC for example has some nice phones out there, but choosing windows mobile as a OS made their UI quite crappy.

When the Iphone came out it made companies think of how important the UI is on a phone and not only the look of the phone. Since its release more touchscreen phones have been introduced, and is clearly the future of mobile designs.

So now that more companies are coming out with touchscreen devises and having more powerful processors built in (some of them running at a full GHz). Game developers are seeing a open portal to develop more towards cellphones then consoles. They see that more people spend more time on their phone then at home playing on a ps3 or xbox. Introducing mobile games that have the same graphics as a ps2 game for mobile platforms is definitely possible today so imagine what we can do in a few years. Having the same features as an xbox or ps3 on your phone might be the future. Just plug in you phone to the TV and you’re set to go. Use the touchscreen as the controller when hooked up to the TV or your projected image from your phone (pico projectors are now build into phones) when you are on the go.