Back in the early nineties there were many virtual reality computer games in local shopping centres and they were tipped to be the next big thing. Despite the games placing you in the seat of a jet fighter pilot for example, they just didn't take off the way they were expected to.
The problem with them was that you had to wear a helmet that weighed a tonne and the gloves that you see these days that act as control devices just didn't exist or at least the games to use them in didn't. These machines were very expensive to play on and the main reason they failed was because of the lack of thought.
The technology wasn't great and the graphics definitely not good but that would have all been forgiven if the games they made were great. If there had just been one game that became infectious then we would probably all be playing these games in our homes today.
In 2007 there was a new upsurge in virtual reality gaming and this was brought about by companies like Icuiti who produced a version of the virtual reality head set that actually fit in a pair of glasses that you would wear quite easily.
This new headset was known as the iWear VR920 game controller and it allowed you to become a part of the game; it could be used with role playing games which were already very popular so it became the first of the next generation virtual reality games.
Giving the impression of being inside a game with the help of a headset or glasses is something that a lot of game developers have been working on over the years. What really helps is a set of 3D surround sound earphones and you can really escape from reality for a few hours without ever having to leave your home.
The problem with them was that you had to wear a helmet that weighed a tonne and the gloves that you see these days that act as control devices just didn't exist or at least the games to use them in didn't. These machines were very expensive to play on and the main reason they failed was because of the lack of thought.
The technology wasn't great and the graphics definitely not good but that would have all been forgiven if the games they made were great. If there had just been one game that became infectious then we would probably all be playing these games in our homes today.
In 2007 there was a new upsurge in virtual reality gaming and this was brought about by companies like Icuiti who produced a version of the virtual reality head set that actually fit in a pair of glasses that you would wear quite easily.
This new headset was known as the iWear VR920 game controller and it allowed you to become a part of the game; it could be used with role playing games which were already very popular so it became the first of the next generation virtual reality games.
Giving the impression of being inside a game with the help of a headset or glasses is something that a lot of game developers have been working on over the years. What really helps is a set of 3D surround sound earphones and you can really escape from reality for a few hours without ever having to leave your home.
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