Ars Asks: What video games will still be widely played in 100 years?<\/p>\n
Paramount \/ Memory Alpha
\nIn today’s inter-holiday news doldrums, the Ars IRC channel has descended into a deep debate over the kind of question that seems perfectly suited for a late-night dorm room bull session. It’s a question that seems simple on the surface, but it requires investigating issues of game design mutability, the evolution of taste, commerce, and even digital code preservation to unpack fully.<\/p>\n
The question is this: What video games that exist today, if any, will still be widely played for fun by people living 100 years from now?<\/p>\n
The germ of the question came from Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, of all people, who used a trip to South Korea’s Youth Mind Sports Fair to tweet about the longevity of chess, as compared to today’s hot “e-sports.” While Kasparov was respectful of video games and their unique artistic qualities, he was skeptical that any digital game could have the centuries-long impact of a board game like chess.<\/p>\n
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