Virtual Reality in Games

This blog post will be about will be about esport and VR. I will try to clearly explain what esport means for those who never heard about it and how it could possibly work with VR in the future.  Beginning of VR in games What is esport? First of all, according to Telegraph article esport is a fast growing business which by 2020 will be worth more than $1.5 billion. Players that are already competing in tournaments on the highest professional level can win prizes even up to $25 million. If I was asked to describe esport as clearly as possible I would say that it’s a competitive gaming at professional level. Firstly it sounds funny to people who never heard of esport or never had much contact with video games but we are already on that level where from organizational point of view esport doesn’t have to be ashamed as it is on the same level as ‘normal’ sports. Esport is gathering millions of viewers around the world who are watching tournaments both live and onli...

Just like many years ago the war was the main reason for a lot of technological discoveries. Now entertainment and games are the fuel for new tech. I personally think that if it wasn’t for games (despite its early stage) it would be much more behind (VR) than it currently is. The gaming market is now one of the most profitable markets in the world so I am not surprised that the producers of VR want to make the most money because of the games.  In this blog post I will try to bring you closer to the subject of virtual reality in games. Beginning of VR in games On PrimaGames website we can find out that in the early 90’s a company called Virtuality Group was one of the first company to introduce players to a one of a kind arcade experience In Virtual Reality. The unit came with two games designed especially for VR – Pac Man and Zone Hunter. They built Virtuality cabinets which were big oversized units where people were able to step in, put virtual goggles on and...

As we can read on Explainthatstuff (2018) VR in simplest words is experiencing things via our computers or mobiles that don’t really exist. Which isn’t really new if we take out the aspect of “computer or mobiles” from that definition. Listening to your favourite song with your eyes closed can be also an example of virtual reality (you experience something that doesn’t really exist). But in this blog post we will focus on the VR that needs a computer. According to TechTerms(2018) a person can enter a virtual world by putting on special glasses and headphones(not necessary) connected to a computer. These devices submerge the person with the sights and sounds of the virtual world that doesn’t really exist. Types of Virtual Reality But is there only one type of Virtual Reality on the market? Nope! Let me talk you through this and after that you will know few different types of VR. Fully Immersive For full VR experience we need few different factors. First – real...