A new generation of "super chips" is being designed to make computer games more lifelike than ever before.
Scientists say the silicon chips that power computers and games consoles have reached their peak in terms of speed and ability.
Now experts from Glasgow University and the Semiconductor Research Corporation in the US are working on a £1.2 million project to build a new breed of microchip that will allow more complex, realistic graphics to be created.
The new chips could also be used to increase the battery life of mobile phones and digital cameras.
Prof Iain Thayne, the lead researcher from the university team, said: "A lot of computer games still feel very unrealistic and flat. What gamers want is to develop games that make you feel as though you are part of the synthesised world.
"It is the silicon chips installed in games consoles which are holding this development back."
The "super chips" could be available for games manufacturers within three years.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/12/26/eachips126.xml
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