As we all know, the gaming industry from time to time goes through a tremendous revolution or innovation that turns the industry on it's ear. For example, Magic: The Gathering. With a new approach to playing card games with it's own unique background, and style of play it nearly single-handedly jump started an industry of collectible card games, spawned a host of copycats and was even granted a patent on style of play (a first if I recall correctly). Another example would be the OGL and the SRD. With it's open approach to it's content the gaming scene exploded wide open for 3rd party publishers to share in the wealth that was the D20 bubble. Nearly everyone and their dog had PDF of some niche product. Again this was a revolution of sorts in that the OGL allowed others to use the intellectual property of another, adding to the depth (and at times bloat) of a much beloved system.
So my question is simple. What if any will be the next innovation or revolution in our beloved hobby? Does anyone have a glimpse or an idea on what will spur the industry into a new and exiting direction?
So my question is simple. What if any will be the next innovation or revolution in our beloved hobby? Does anyone have a glimpse or an idea on what will spur the industry into a new and exiting direction?