World Of Warcraft: CNN Article about Video Game Graphics

This article discusses the trend of making better and better graphics and the cons and pros. Shawn Carnes, a Blizzard Entertainment designer, makes a comment in the article about World of Warcraft's graphics and their choice to go with the "less is more" approach.

Shawn Carnes, a Blizzard Entertainment designer who is working on the online role-playing game "World of Warcraft," said the temptation to design games that push the computing envelope often means those with older systems are out of luck.

Developers often get "carried away with the power of the technology that they've been given," Carnes said, acknowledging that developers must be mindful of older systems to appeal to the largest audience possible.

It also discusses Everquest II's high-end graphics.

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