There’s no doubt that emerging and improving technology has helped to boost our entertainment options in the last few years, but what can we expect in the future? A look at some of the areas that people most enjoy will help to show us some of the changes to expect.
Online Slots Are Getting More Features
Slots have been a part of the entertainment industry since the end of the 19th century, and one of the most interesting points about them is the way that they changed so little during most of that time. The move online at the start of this century helped to change the way we play and the changes since then have accelerated that process.
The example of the Silver Bullet Bandit Cash Collect lets us see how these games are changing. While many of the symbols are familiar-looking and it’s played over the traditional five reels, the introduction of a Cash Collect feature and the possibility of winning four jackpots adds something fresh to the game. Other slots have brought in mini-games and special symbols like Walking Wilds and Sticky Wilds to add different ways of playing to the classic formula.
Different Types of Entertainment to Converge in Super Apps
Areas such as social media, streaming, and e-commerce have all changed our lives in different ways, but perhaps the biggest changes will arrive when these and other strands of the entertainment industry are all pulled together. This Forbes article points out that convergence is going to be the next big trend for media companies that want to capture our attention with an all-encompassing experience.
By combining interesting content with a community feel and e-commerce aspects, so-called super apps can change how we think of the companies we deal with. Super apps have been rising steadily in popularity in Asia and Africa particularly, with WeChat now used by more than a billion people. A prediction by Gartner suggests that over half of us will be using super apps daily by 2027, which would represent a huge change in how we use our mobile devices.
AI to Personalize What We See
With the entertainment industry diversifying more rapidly all the time, perhaps the biggest challenge is going to be how we keep up with all of it. With more options open to us, it seems likely that the fear of missing out becomes a bigger factor in our lives, yet technology could also provide us with the answer.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is also being used in recommendation algorithms that bring up content suggestions for users of diverse sites like Netflix. Amazon and Facebook. As new features are added to websites and different areas converge in one place, a reliable recommendation system that understands our tastes and helps us to decide is going to become even more important.
These changes look set to add interesting new aspects to the way we consume our entertainment and that’s before we take into account any new developments using other types of technology that haven’t yet hit the mainstream.
