Category
Tech
Delegated Interfaces
Trend cluster
Category
Accessorized
Gaming
Gamer culture expands with accessories that engage different senses.
3.3
Trend score
Trend
What is the Accessorized Gaming trend?
Accessorized Gaming: As gamer culture moves toward more immersive experiences, traditional gaming activities are adapted with accessories and products that add a higher level of interactivity. Offering accessories that encourage the use of multiple senses, brands are seeking to not only make experiences more memorable, but also to engage players in a way that embraces all of their sensory capabilities.
Trend themes
Themes within the Accessorized Gaming trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Immersive Gaming Experience
Brands are creating accessories and products that add a higher level of interactivity to gaming experiences to make them more immersive and memorable.
02
Virtual Reality Gaming
As virtual reality becomes more prevalent, the need for more intuitive and innovative controllers is increasing, creating a disruptive innovation opportunity for startups and gaming companies.
03
Wearable Gaming Technology
The development of lightweight and practical wearable controllers like Gest is disrupting the traditional gaming controller market.
Industry implications
What the Accessorized Gaming trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Gaming
The gaming industry is embracing innovative accessories and controllers to provide gamers with more immersive experiences and meet the demand for more intuitive virtual reality controllers.
For
Technology
Advancements in technology are disrupting the traditional gaming controller market and creating opportunities for startups to develop innovative wearable controllers.
For
Wearable Technology
The development of practical and lightweight wearable controllers like Gest is disrupting the traditional gaming controller market, creating opportunities for innovation in the wearable technology industry.
Workshop question
What small add-on could change the way consumers engage with your offering?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Accessorized Gaming
Trend score 3.3 out of 10, from popularity 49%, activity 43%, freshness 8%.
Popularity49%
Activity43%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Evidence
Examples of the Accessorized Gaming trend
5 featured examples from Jan 8 to Oct 29, 2015CategoryTech
Innovative Gaming Tablets
A 10-Inch Curved Screen Establishes an Immersive Play Experience
The gaming industry can capitalize on the trend of virtual reality gaming tablets to create new gaming experiences.
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Minimal Wearable Controllers
Gest is a Promising Tech Glove that is Lightweight and Adjustable
The gaming industry could benefit from this innovation as lighter and adjustable wearable technology can provide a more intuitive and immersive gaming experience.
CategoryTech
Hardcore Gaming Pads
The Xbox One Elite Comes With Rearrangable Paddle Control
The gaming accessory manufacturing industry can be renewed as Microsoft unveils its new high-end, fully customizable Elite controller to create an improved controller experience f…
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VR Gaming Gloves
Manus Machina is Developing a More Intuitive Alternative to the Joystick
The gaming industry could greatly benefit from the inclusion of VR gaming gloves as a new immersive tool for gamers to experience their favorite games.
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Feet-Focused Game Controllers
3DRudder Brings Gaming Down to Earth at CES 2015
Gaming hardware manufacturers may begin producing more motion-based controllers that incorporate the use of feet for a more engaging and intuitive gaming experience.
