I am still in a little “shock and awe” of modern video gaming since being away from it for several years.

Even as I finally play through the Half Life episodes, I am regularly impressed with the visuals, storytelling, and overall immersed experience.

It really is tons of fun. 😀

So when I see what video game graphic guys are doing with the very cutting edge, I am a little dumbfounded…

Here’s the Unreal Engine 4 in real-time:

Yeah.

That’s unreal alright.

Amazing.

Sure, there isn’t any kind of realtime physics, players, or interaction with the environment, but it does show us that gaming continues to evolve into a platform that needs to be taken more seriously as a medium for storytelling.

Have you ever thought of video games this way before?

I certainly am.