SOMA: Preview discussion thread (CONTAINS SPOILERS)

[MrSteve]

Well......that shuts me up

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Well most target audiences (nothing against them) are stupid when it comes to technology. A very low percentage of the population have a decent amount of knowledge of it. Most people think it's somehow this amazing magical technology.

That is a big reason to why we use current-generation objects. (If people have a hard enough time understand objects in 2015, adding more confusing technology won't help)



Another big reason is like I said before, using something to outlandish (even if you can imagine it) will only draw attention to it's faults.

Imagination != Reality

Until people spend the money researching and doing all the Trials & Errors in making something. You never really know how or what a technology will do. We have been imagining walking, working robots for over 100 years. But we are still in the stone age in perfecting one.



Their are a bunch of other points I can make, but I think "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" sums up why changing technology doesn't help for the sake of We Are In The Future.

Sorry. I just saw this!

All very decent points. I guess as well that having ultra futuristic tech would not fit with the grimy falling apart research station that Frictional are aiming for.

Good read. Thanks