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are so popular. On top of all these experiences, the multiplayer aspect of modern games attracts an even wider audience. Multiplayer games let people enjoy these experiences with real people instead of computer generated bots. That makes it a lot closer to a real world experience. Open world games let players explore and approach the game and other players freely, as opposed to a linear and structured gameplay. If you think about it, you can easily picture this as the earliest stage of a rising digital world where people live a much more abstract and adventurous life alongside their regular lives. Artificial Intelligence Another main issue in virtual worlds that currently exist in games is the lack of intelligence about the objects a player interacts with. They have been programmed to behave in certain ways and they lack the ability to change behaviors and adapt. But with the development of AI design tools, designers have gained the ability to craft open-world environments and create simulations and systems that come closer to achieving the complexity of the real world. The Crazy Possibility Considering the current rate of progress in the gaming sector, maybe in very near future, if this bizarre concept is realized, we all might be living a large part of our lives in a crazy digital Utopia making all sorts of crazy adventures or in other words, we might all become players of a great global virtual game!!!! The Unimaginable Right Infront of YOUR EYES Karunarathna D.A.D.T. Second Year –Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya. GAUGE Magazine University of Peradeniya Page 45