Parallel Kingdom is hoping to take this success to a mobile platform.
At first glance, Parallel Kingdom doesn't seem very impressive – at least from a visual stance.
I think Parallel Kingdom and similar games have a chance to be huge – perhaps even more popular than the social networks described above.
A handful of games like Parallel Kingdom have gotten some traction, but they have yet to really catch on on a large scale.
Parallel Kingdom, launching at the end of the month, is set to become one of the first massively multiplayer online games (MMO) to hit the iPhone platform and Android platforms (both platforms will share the same in-game network).
That said, I think if Parallel Kingdom is going to be the game to really break this market open, it will need to adopt an entirely new graphics engine that can leverage the iPhone and Android's power to display the 3D graphics these gamers are accustomed to.
Parallel Kingdom: Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia continues through October 2 at The Station Museum of Contemporary Art.
Similarly, Lionel's den transforms into a parallel kingdom where the prince must become your average Bertie, subject to the thrall of his sorcerer.
The exhibition's curators say Parallel Kingdom, "seeks to use the visual language and firsthand accounts of these artists to lay a new foundation for discourse and understanding of Saudi society, cultures and politics".
Using video, sculpture, painting, installation, and performance to explore the politics that shape modern life and culture inside the theocratic kingdom, the newly mounted group exhibition, Parallel Kingdom: Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art in Houston Texas, gives a glimpse into life in the Persian Gulf.
