New Game in Town

Are movies and games merging into one form of visual media? Is the new Hollywood an interactive Hollywood? And will the movie audience always be demographically broader than the game audience?

It's clear that Your Humble Blogger is asking himself a lot of questions here. They are prompted by this recent Los Angeles Times article about the new Star Trek movie and game. To a startling degree, they appear to be merging into one story line with one set of stars and equally high-quality special effects and music.

Questions...

•Are movies turning into video games? How?

•Name some movies that became successful games. Name some games that became successful movies.

•Name some movies that would not make successful games.

•Are gamers and moviegoers two different sets of people? How much do they overlap?

•Will it make people into even more enthusiastic "Star Trek" fans if they can be Kirk or Spock in a game?

•What is story telling in a game? How does it differ from story telling in a movie?