But traditional banner ads won't be a viable revenue stream for this medium, according to Mark Hardie, senior analyst at Forrester Research.

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But she left on a high note, having helped craft Journey -- not just one of the best games of 2012, but a high mark on the medium.

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Mark Pesce, author of The Playful World: How Technology Is Transforming Our Imagination, said the medium was evolving into an ever-present sea of information that would surround us as we conducted our daily lives.

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