An insight by Andrew Howie

The fact that technology is advancing at a rate of nots is no secret. Devices continue to get smaller and more powerful. And we are reaching an age where if you can dream it, you can do it.

I am not much of a gamer. I love to play the things but my addictive personality means that they are not something I can spend too much time with. I once went through a phase whilst at university that saw me sitting on the couch for around 9 hours a day playing a silly driving game on X-Box. It began to consume my life. Driving round and round the track. Trying to get faster and find ways to improve my lap times.

I was entranced by the reality. The cars looked real. The surroundings just as real. The sounds and the way the cars handled all felt real to me. To hear that racing car drivers practice and learn tracks by using these games came as little surprise to me. Read the rest of this entry »