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If PC gaming died, would PC innovation die also?

that depends on how you define PC. at some point there will be a much clearer definition of gaming PC vs Workstation vs Internet PC etc. PC innovation will continue just not in the area that current PC gamers pursue.

i think your right in that the drive to make the PC faster and faster might slow down a bit, but to say that PC innovation would DIE is just a bit extreme.
 
Well, I think multimedia (video capture, mpeg, divx, DVD, etc...) has also played a signficant part in PC innovation, but in general, I think you're right.
 
To an extent yes. A word and email user doesn't need a P7 8.98 Gigahertz CPU and a Geforce GTS-R Spec V Alpha DVIO 128 meg video card.
 
"If advertising died, would the television industry die also?"

Advertising wouldn't die, but it would be severly affected by the demise of the television set.

In my opinion, PC gaming has done more to accelerate PC innovation than anything else.
 


<< If advertising died, would the television industry die also? >>


Right on.

People want everything to be bigger, faster and better, so no, innovation will never be stopped.


 
Only a small percentage of PC's are sold to Kiddie Gamers. But you have a point. Those who use thheir Computer for work and real world Computing applications haven't a need for $300.00 Video Cards and 2 gig P4's.Then again PC Gaming might be retarding the growth of the Computing industry by wasting valauble resources on these stupid little games whjen it could be used for applications that actually have some value
 
He who pays the piper names the tune. If business has the gold, the needs of business will dictate the tune 🙂
 
"Only a small percentage of PC's are sold to Kiddie Gamers. But you have a point. Those who use their Computer for work and real world Computing applications haven't a need for $300.00 Video Cards and 2 gig P4's.Then again PC Gaming might be retarding the growth of the Computing industry by wasting valauble resources on these stupid little games when it could be used for applications that actually have some value."

Stupid little games? Um, yea ok. I hate to break it to ya, but most PC gamers are in the age bracket (26-40) and we enjoy all types of games. Look at how Dark Age of Camelot flew off the store shelves this October.





 
If PC gaming died, video card innovation would probably die, but the gaming world is not driving the PC world, there are other driving forces behind the need for faster PCs, most of them related to business. I know my P41.5GHz at work isn't fast enough for me...it can't keep up with everything I'm trying to do. My Dual PIII450 rig is getting a bit sluggish too. And these are workstations, nevermind the burdens that some servers are put under, and applications are still getting bigger and more processor intensive.

I'm writing a program that can read lips and do traditional voice recognition simultaneously to improve accuracy, and let me tell you, that takes a lot of processing power on a PC. Faster PCs allow for more innovation, which ends up requiring even faster PCs, and around we go again. Eventually computers will be fast to the point where it no longer makes sense to do much more to improve their speeds, but that's a long way off.
 


<< If PC gaming died, would PC innovation die also? >>


Let's face it: PC innovation will stop before PC gaming will cease to exist.

Don't expect the impossible to happen anytime soon 😛
 


<< I'm writing a program that can read lips and do traditional voice recognition simultaneously to improve accuracy, and let me tell you, that takes a lot of processing power on a PC. >>

Damn son, who do you work for? L&H?
 


<< Well, I think multimedia (video capture, mpeg, divx, DVD, etc...) has also played a signficant part in PC innovation, but in general, I think you're right. >>

 
I suggest you read "The Age of Spiritual Machines" - By Ray Kurzwell.

PC innovation will continue to grow, gaming will eventually turn into virtual reality.
 
That's cool, voice recognition and other sound processing is a fascinating area.

Whoa, I just re-read what I typed, and I must be a geek.
 
it doesn't matter what you need to get your work done. what matters is what the marketing gurus can make you think you need. that's why people buy Pentium 4 (SDRAM) based OEM machines.
 


<< That's cool, voice recognition and other sound processing is a fascinating area.

Whoa, I just re-read what I typed, and I must be a geek. >>


And? You got a problem with that? :Q
 


<< it doesn't matter what you need to get your work done. what matters is what the marketing gurus can make you think you need. that's why people buy Pentium 4 (SDRAM) based OEM machines. >>


*shivers at the mere thought of such a... thing*
 
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