Sponsored: How & Why VR gaming will be taking over mobile and desktop
With virtual reality gaming, gamers can immerse themselves fully into games and lose themselves in the virtual world that has been created by their favourite game. With the cutting-edge technology behind virtual reality gaming headsets such as Oculus Rift and Gear VR gradually moving their way ever closer to the market, the idea that VR gaming will be taking over mobile and desktop isn’t that far away. With state-of-the-art displays and optics, high refresh rate and low persistence display working together, pictures are becoming immersive and systems are now able to provide visual fidelity. In addition to this, the display technology and constellation tracking system enables the sensation of presence, meaning gamers can feel like they are truly in the game.
VR gaming is a huge step up from regular PC and mobile games and is the latest innovation in gaming. For something that still appears to be quite futuristic, VR gaming is already proving popular and is changing the face of gaming. But it isn’t just arcade and action games that are getting this innovative performance. Gambling sites and online casinos like 888casino are also looking at getting the VR treatment in order to create a real life authentic experience. 888casino recently wrote a really interesting piece on virtual reality casinos and the potential fun future of gambling. The possibilities, as 888casino pointed out, are endless.
Rather than jumping on a flight to Las Vegas (or on a train to Stratford), you can simply slip on a headset and play online or on your mobile. Casinos have been trying hard to ‘gamify’ gambling and this new era of virtual reality is already looking to take over. Online casinos can be intimidating due to the aspect of spending money, possibly even before you get to play a game. With virtual reality gaming in casinos, players can sit at tables and watch games, picking up tips and learning the basics before they put their money down, much like a real casino. We may even be able to play with virtual reality gamers around the world or in particularly interesting areas of the world, or to go back in time. VR replicates an environment and stimulates a user’s physical presence and environment so the user can interact with it. The technology already exists when it comes to actually speaking with the live dealer.
On mobile phones, the technology also already exists. Samsung Galaxy Smartphones are compatible with the Gear VR headset which is powered by Oculus. Gear VR allows you to step inside the game and be a part of the action, using your head to explore, aim and interact creating a new way to play. Even if it’s not gaming that you’re interested in, but movies, the VR headsets create the next best thing to owning your own cinema. Nanotechnology is another discussion as a means of allowing us to push beyond the boundaries of the human body and enter the digital world within virtual reality gaming, with human brains being merged with computer intelligence, but this is still a future discussion.
2016 is the year where over 100 games are expected to launch for Oculus Rift and it is perfectly natural for virtual reality to be the next step in the gaming evolution. With both desktop and mobile gaming being involved, as well as online casinos, the possibilities within virtual reality gaming are endless and it won’t be long before everyone is donning a headset.
