TV shaped games. How will games shape TV?

“We compete with (and lose to) Fortnite more than HBO."

— Netflix

The content of video games shows indelible marks of its myriad TV and cinema influences.

For decades, "lifelike realism" was the aim for many game genres - in terms of their visual quality, but also the development of plot and character.

Recently, the video game world has learned new lessons…