I offer this video as proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pv2RBetzhw0
Really interesting stuff. The Eve Online universe has inspired rockets scientists. I suspect they (scientists) play a lot of sci-fi related MMOs anyway. Enjoy!
I think video games do shape our future reality. Everything is changing, we could probably thank video games for much of the stuff we see today, like tablets, and smartphones. I mean there has to be some inspiration from video games.