{"id":1337,"date":"2015-11-15T14:12:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T06:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2015-11-26T00:00:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T16:00:55","slug":"welcome-to-the-matrix-vr-gaming-is-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=1337","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Matrix. VR gaming is real."},"content":{"rendered":"

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More than 10 years ago, there was a game called Kid Chamelon<\/a> on Sega Gensis. The game is set in the future where people no longer play game using controller and screen but they would enter a machine to play game in virtual reality. Fast forward to today, VR gaming may indeed become the mainstream way of playing games in a year or two.<\/p>\n

So is VR gaming the future of gaming or a hype? I’ve got a chance to try out the latest Sony PlayStation VR at the GameStart Asia<\/a> game convention held at Suntec this weekend.<\/p>\n

What is VR gaming?<\/span><\/p>\n

Put it simply, it is as simple as putting 2 small screens near your left and right eyes respectively via a head mounted\u00a0device. Each screen shows what a left and right eyes would see similar to how 3D glasses work. Voila! You are now transported to a whole new world! With a controller, you can move and interact in the new world and get totally immersed in virtual reality. More details here<\/a> for those who are interested.<\/p>\n

Who is in the VR space?<\/span><\/p>\n

Virtual reality (VR) has been made popular by a company call Occulus<\/a> with their Occulus Rift headset funded on Kickstarter. Since then, many other companies are getting into VR.<\/p>\n

Google with their famous low-cost Google Cardboard which is essentially a cupboard head mount for your Android phone to be placed over your eyes similar to the Rift.<\/p>\n

Microsoft announced its own Hololens in Oct 2015 slated for shipment in 2016. Hololens however is a mix reality headset. Wearing it still enables you to view your actual physical surrounding with its transparent glasses.\u00a0At the recent E3, Microsoft has demo-ed a Minecraft gameplay using Hololens.<\/p>\n