Well as we sit on the verge of the next VR revolution, currently there are half a dozen different projects in different stages and all looking very promising, Microsoft and im sure other companies will start to look more at augmented reality, which certainly seems to put an interesting twist on game design, as well as opening up all types of Minority Report-esque computing, i know we have seen some "light forms" of augmented reality across the different platforms.
I was wondering how do we think this will end? Potentially will the techs merge? Seems a possibility as augmented reality is really just VR googles with a front facing camera. And in the future im sure these things will shrink down a lot.
Will they both just become fads?
I am more intrigued with the augmented reality stuff, but also understand that VR will more likely go mainstream and imo has better marketability and possibilities.......in the gaming sense of things anyways.
What do you guys think? Any interest?
VR vs Augmented Reality
posted on 7/5/15
comment by dazt84 (U20479)
posted 45 seconds ago
I've only really seen the project Morpheus, which does look pretty cool, but not gonna get excited until I see more of it.
Not seen or heard a thing about the augmented reality one.
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This is a cool vid from the Windows 10 release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qym11JnFQBM
Also do a search for MS HoloLens, some interesting stuff
posted on 7/5/15
Cheers, will have a look later
posted on 7/5/15
have you guys had a go on project cars yet? if so what you think? I had a go this morning before I came to work and was very impressed, the go karting is class!
posted on 7/5/15
comment by delboy82 (U7141)
posted 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
Simon is it possible to send PM's on JA606??
I know how to get access to the Beta of Rainbow 6 when its out but would rather send it in a PM than a public lobby
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We've never coded the pm feature. I can forward and exchange emails if folk want.
posted on 7/5/15
VR to me has the best chance of success for a number of reasons, there are a number of companies working on VR devices, 3 will be out by next year and will have decent support, Hololens apparently will also be prohibitively expensive from what I have heard and that alone might make it a non starter both are interesting concepts though but for me VR will be the way forward from what i have seen.
Having said that I am no expert on either but I am looking forward to giving Morpheus a whirl, the only fly in the ointment might be motion sickness
posted on 7/5/15
This article reminds me of dues ex human revolution
posted on 8/5/15
An interesting VR concept
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cML814JD09g
posted on 8/5/15
comment by Amigawolf no longer MIA (U18508)
posted 3 hours, 41 minutes ago
An interesting VR concept
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cML814JD09g
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Interesting video we are seeing there dude, already VR meshing with Augmented, but it looks very limited and expensive which would see it more as a fad than anything else. And although some ideas are good the walking about in real locations seems unnecessary, whats wrong with just playing lazer tag or something? But still pretty cool, for more themed things it could be pretty cool - does anyone remember the Alien Experience in London?
posted on 8/5/15
I work with VR - mainly using the occulus just now
there is so much to look forward to for the future - many companys are using these now to do various things
E.g Go on a tour of Africa
Come and see inside the palace de versaille
you get the idea
Its incredibly immersive , so much so that developers are given guidelines so as not to make things to tense/scary for the user .....If they can somehow prevent people from getting motion sickness ( which happens very easily when using it ) then the enviroment is limitless really -
Gaming is a verge of a massive change with these things
If you havent experienced one , try and get a shot - the demo stuff is really good fun and you will get a sense of how scope these things have
posted on 8/5/15
This revolution is truly exciting. What was once something that was watered down by peripheral visions of whatever u had in your room, is now gone.
There will be without doubt, calls saying it is damaging peoples concept of objectivity, however this will subside.
Until
The first indie game comes out, which involves a "postal" esque narrative.