My inner geek is well and truly out

I met with one of our Experience Directors today to take a tour of our Living Lab, a space in the office that is decked out like an apartment replete with Wii, Xbox, PC, Mac, mobile phones, PDAs, iPOds, media centres...all the digital toys that people have these days.

I mentioned that I'm interested in gaming and thought there was a lot to learn from the interaction design and immersive experiences that games create: web sites could be so much cooler if they took a leaf out of the game design book. Plus the 'digital native' generation that has grown up with constant exposure to these environments could cope with, and expect, richer internet experiences.
So the Experience Director suggested we embark on a research project looking at game design and what we can apply to other digital design. We'll be presenting it internally and might submit it to a conference!
All those hours of Socom US Navy Seals, Singstar, The Sims, Buzz, Age of Empires, SimCity, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Leisure Suit Larry, 1942, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Frogger and Pong are gonna pay off!