What is Virtual reality (VR)? It is a three-dimensional computer generated
world or environment, that is affected by the users movements. The term virtual reality has been around for
a long time. When most people think of
virtual reality they think of a helmet connected to a computer. That mindset is about too quickly
change. In recent years VR tech has been
evolving, and so has the market for it.
Many companies like Sony, Samsung, Google and Oculus have now associated
themselves with VR tech, for gaming, social and mobile platforms. For the sake of time, I will just focus on
Google and Oculus.
Google
and Oculus have been developing a VR headset gaming system, that has a
controller to go with it. The headset
gaming system is called the Oculus rift.
As of now Google and Oculus are leading the way in this market. But what you really want to know is how does
it work. The way that it works is by
putting on the headset. Unfortunately
the headset is not wireless so you will have to put the cable over your
shoulder. You will also have to plug in
the headset into a powerful PC. Oculus
will be offering a these PC's, which will also have the "Oculus Ready PC
Program" installed to play the game.
The headset is suppose to feel like slipping on a pair of glasses. Then since everyone's eyes are not the same,
you will be able to adjust the distance of the optics. You will also be able to adjust then lens for
each eye as well. Oculus still recommends
that while playing you sit instead of standing up.
I
think that the Oculus Rift will have a lot of success with this product. Some of the reasons for this is the name recognition
that they have, and the fact that they have created their own controller for
the product. The controller will be from
Xbox, so that is how you will control the game with the headset. The product will also have plenty of financial
backing, because of Facebook. The
product is set to be released in the first quarter of 2016. The estimated price for this product will be
no more than $1,000. I truly believe
that this product can and will work but it does have a some problems that can
hold it back. Those problems are the PC
that is needed to work it and the price.
The question that I have is,
will the average consumer still buy the Oculus Rift?
The VR RaceOculus Rift coming in 2016
I'm not sure if at this point a product like this will have the price range needed for it to be purchased by the average consumer. I think it is more of a gadget gift for people with more disposable income, although it is a genius idea and really brings gaming into real life!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard for me to see an average consumer buying one of these for that price tag. However, what this technology is doing is pretty cool, and most likely will be easier to use and more affordable sometime in the near future.
ReplyDeleteI think that the idea of this technology is pretty cool. However, I don't think that the average consumer will buy this. The immense cost of this product is enough for just about everybody to not want to buy this. Once VR becomes a cheaper technology is when i think it will really start to catch on with most consumers.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool concept, but I cannot see the average person buying this. The technology is really young, and with that there are probably several inevitable problems. My hope is that more companies will pursue this technology so that prices go down. With increased competition comes increased quality as well
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