Speaking after E3, game designer and educator Warren Spector had plenty to say about the event, in particular discussing the high visibility of virtual and augmented reality headsets at this year's show.
Speaking with GamesIndustry, Spector had this to say about the recent trend towards VR: "I've been pretty consistent in my belief that VR is a fad. I think it'll generate some interest among the hardcore gamers. And I see amazing possibilities in VR for social media and virtual meetings and training and crazy stuff like dealing with phobias.
"But for entertainment? I'm just not seeing it. I don't think most humans want to look stupid (everyone looks stupid in a VR headset) and they don't want to isolate themselves from the world. I mean, if someone's sneaking up behind me with a baseball bat, I want to know about it, you know what I mean? And let's not talk about nausea.
"It's weird, I worked on a couple of games that supported available VR headsets back in the '90s and I was really jazzed about it. Now, I'm kind of over it."
He then changed his tune somewhat: "AR, on the other hand - that seems pretty exciting. There's some potential there. Even the low-hanging fruit of AR gaming seems compelling. Bring on the AR."
During this year's E3 Spector was also happy to endorse Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the latest game in the franchise that he helped him make his name all those years ago.