5 Reasons Why 2017 is the Year for VR Gaming"
Virtual Reality is here and surely, here to stay!
Why is VR so relevant in this day and age? Amongst countless reasons, it connects humans to other humans in a profound way than any other form of digital media. And it can change people's perception of each other, and of the space, the world, the parameters and the limitations around them.
Truly, virtual reality has the potential to actually change the world. But what does it mean for mainstream VR Gaming and the throngs of gamers excited to grab a piece of the pie?
Here are 5 reasons why we at VRPlayin believe that 2017 is the year for innovative, mind-blowing and benchmark setting Virtual Reality Gaming:
1. Powerful Medium
Virtual Reality offers the foundations for a revolutionary and truly ground-breaking medium that is set to be more powerful than cinema, than theatre, than literature, than any other medium we've had before to connect one human being to another, as well as the collective environment we all live in.
So what makes 2017 different? Historically, Hollywood has used VR in its productions and blockbuster movies for decades. Even the high tech industry has developed various prototypes to exhibit occasionally to the general public.
Now, we're finally expecting to see high-profile VR devices move closer to consumer products. At VRPlayin, we exclusively use the HTC VIVE technology to give users an experience beyond any! More here: https://vrplayin.ca/about
2. Room Scale Technology
HTC Vive is a high-end virtual reality headset. It is designed & developed by HTC and Valve Corporation, and was globally released on April 5th 2016.
The headset is designed to utilize 'room scale' technology in an awe-aspiring manner. It turns a room into 3D space through intricate sensors, with the virtual world allowing the user to navigate naturally. This provides the user the ability to freely walk around and use motion tracked handheld controllers to vividly manipulate objects, interact with precision, communicate and experience immersive environments.
2017 is at the threshold for this technology.
At VRPlayin, we are excited to enable users to enjoy and embrace the full potential of HTC Vive equipped game stations; an experience that is worthy of dreaming big and beyond!
3. No Longer Fiction
Ever since Facebook acquired the industry lover-boy Oculus VR for $2.3 billion; the hefty purchase showcased to tech companies around the world that Virtual Reality and VR Gaming weren’t going to lose its sparkle after gaining millions of dollars in investment, as it did in the early 90's before fading back into science fiction.
No more!
The biggest most game-changing application (no pun intended) for virtual reality is simply put: other human beings.
For 2017, VR Gaming and related consumer products, particularly HTC Vive based platforms, seek to create a wholesome, larger than life and self-regulating world that people want to inhabit, so that other inhabitants come by following suit.
A world populated by humans, for humans – and all the glorious spectrums of experiences, imaginations and possibilities they seek.
4. Explosive Content
2017 is going to be a phenomenal year for VR Gaming, a year where industry experts believe VR is going to be defined by the content that is designed explicitly for it and the related platforms + systems that are audience-centric.
More and more industry giants in the gaming sector are coming up with relevant and VR based content and gaming titles to hop on the hot VR bandwagon.
At VRPlayin, our emphasis is on utilizing the power of content and stimulating gaming titles that are best suited for a VR environment, but also popular and resonate with the end-user – our audiences!
Our focus is to create an environment where people from all walks of life and backgrounds can lose themselves in an ocean of reality – far different than the reality they live everyday through the course of their lives.
An “escape from reality” is only a true escape if the alternate reality one escapes to is worth the journey.
Find out more on how we make that journey possible and worth the while at: https://vrplayin.ca/
5. VR Gaming Jobs
With any rising technology, the job market also has a direct impact.
Consequentially, the demand for VR developers has grown throughout 2016, with some major players hunting for the very best talent out there. For 2017, we at VRPlayin predict that in the world of VR, the 3D developer will be the ‘new’ mobile developer.
Thus, 2017 will see an increase in this trend on a consistent and upstream basis, as the realm Virtual Reality in general and VR Gaming in particular grows closer as ever to mainstream adoption.
With every growth industry or niche, remember that technical jobs come first, and everything else follows suit. As more content is created and released, we reckon 2017 is the year for VR Gaming in more ways than one!
