Opinion: Do better graphics matter?
October 21st, 2011
Game graphics have passed the point by which no one cares how good they look, says Clint Hocking.
A couple of years ago I was talking to game designer Harvey Smith about the levelling off of the curve of the graphical arms race. We were speculating as to how long it would be before the constant increase in visual fidelity would take us to the point where the graphics in a game could be indistinguishable from reality. I suggested that while I did not think we were very close to that point, I suspected we may have already passed the point of No One Gives A Shit.