3Qs: The future of gaming technology
Microsoft, creator of the Xbox Live — an online multiplayer video gaming and digital media delivery service — has announced it would offer mainstream television programming to its subscribers, creating direct competition with traditional cable services. Magy Seif El-Nasr, associate professor of game design and interactive media with joint appointments in the College of Arts, Media and Design and the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern, explains the new features and how they might impact traditional cable offerings.