Why Skylanders is the Future of Gaming, and Why that Terrifies Me

For Christmas, Santa brought my son a video game called Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure.  The game, aimed at 8-12 year olds, is amusing to play and T2 and I have spent a fair amount of time blasting our way through the Skylander universe.  What’s fascinating about the game, however, is the mechanics behind it.  The way