Longtime gamers may reminisce with fondness on the golden age of arcades and 8-bit graphics, but considering what has replaced them, no one can really complain. Nor can they deny just how far gaming has come since the ‘80s and ‘90s. The classics of old are still alive and playable–even if doing so no longer requires dropping quarters in a box–but they have been succeeded by a universe of new technologies.

Advances in modern gaming have breached a new threshold of possibility in terms of graphics, gameplay and accessibility. From hardcore competitors to casual mobile players, today’s games boast an audience over 2.2 billion strong. With any extensive innovation comes new challenges, but I believe a record number of people will continue to flock to video games, thanks to these revolutionary trends in gaming tech.

Thanks to numerous innovations, personal VR headsets–such as the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear and Playstation VR–are in the process of being optimized for the consumer market. Though still in their infancy, motion capture technologies that enable greater freedom of movement have already redefined immersive VR. Many headsets are now able to faithfully recreate a 360 degree perspective, wherein users look around by physically moving their head.

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