In 2025, the global gaming market is projected to surpass $300 billion—but its impact goes far beyond entertainment.

Troy Kirwin, Partner at a16z Games, shares his 2025 Big Idea: gaming technologies are breaking out of entertainment and transforming industries.

From workforce training and architectural visualization to autonomous systems and digital twins, these innovations are solving real-world challenges. Troy also dives into how AI-powered simulations, XR devices, and brain-computer interfaces are unlocking groundbreaking possibilities for work, design, and beyond.

Timecodes:
00:00: Gaming Technology's Real-World Applications
01:10: The Role of GPUs and AI in 3D Development
03:31: Innovations in Real-Time 3D and XR
06:36: Economic Impacts and Cost Curves
08:19: Enterprise and Consumer Applications
12:15: Future Technologies and Human-Machine Interaction

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