This is especially true of disabled people who told researchers that online gaming enabled them to socialise on an equal footing with others.
These companies bring more interaction to online gaming, enable athletes to train harder, produce clean air indoors, provide credit for the unbanked, keep bicyclists safe on the roads and kids safe online.
"Together, Azure and PlayFab will further unlock the power of the intelligent cloud for the gaming industry, enabling game developers and delighting gamers around the world," Kareem Choudhry, Microsoft's corporate VP of gaming, said in a blog post.
Behind the scenes, server-based gaming now enables managers to rapidly alter payouts, raise or reduce betting minimums, even change games themselves.
Most notably, Apple TV now includes voice control, Siri support, universal search as well as the much-anticipated Apple TV App Store, with a heavy focus on enabling gaming on the TV's big screen.
Doing so can make for a more interactive, realistic gaming environment that enables game designers to create a wider variety of experiences.
Moreover, mobile gaming has also enabled people to play online mobile slots on the go.
The accelerator primarily focuses on mobile, social gaming, eCommerce, SaaS, and enabling technologies companies, though, again, there are no set boundaries.
This guest post is written by Jeremy Liew, a Managing Director at Lightspeed Venture Partners where he focuses on investments in gaming, internet and consumer enabling technology companies.
