the conclusion at the end of the article about the future of video games doesn't even mention VR. I fee video games are about to get their biggest boom ever with the advent of mainstream VR.
Are you sure ? what I miss the most in video games is the impressionism immersion. VG are getting close and closer to the uncanny valley, and IMO further from what makes a game special.
Interesting design indeed. I tend to prefer games that are like books, leaving your imagination filling the gaps instead of providing overwhelming details.
I think the biggest way in which it could change video games is that many people who don't like video games on a screen seem to like it when it has VR-style visual immersion. I've never tried VR, but from people having tried the Rift it seems like video games become much less abstract and have easier suspension of disbelief.