Is virtual reality really the next wave in the game in recent years?

As another direction of game development, virtual reality has become more and more popular in recent years. The recent 2016 Game Developers Conference GDC, the major game manufacturers are all in the virtual reality of action. In a survey from gdconf, 16% of interviewers have said they are developing games based on virtual reality platforms.

"Virtual reality Reality, referred to as VR technology, also known as artificial environment, is the use of computer simulation to produce a three-degree space virtual world, providing users with visual, auditory, tactile and other sensory simulation, so that users like immersive general, can be timely, unrestricted observation of the three-degree space within the things. When the user moves the position, the computer can perform the complex operation immediately, and transmit the accurate three-dimensional world video back to produce the sense of telepresence. This technology integrates the latest development of computer graphics, computer simulation, artificial intelligence, induction, display and network parallel processing technology, and is a high-tech simulation system aided by computer technology. ”
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As an emerging technology that has recently been brought into the crowd by companies, VR dates back to the 1977, when MIT first developed virtual reality technology, limited by the technology at the time, when it was necessary to wear a giant helmet to immerse itself in virtual reality. With the rapid development of film business and science and technology, virtual reality technology has also been greatly developed. So far, the display of virtual reality can be immersed by relying on the horizontal stabilizer of the smartphone with the glasses box and the two main ways of the head-mounted display device.

Virtual reality technology for the public, let people begin to really appreciate the charm of this technology. To Oculus, Samsung Gear, Sony PlayStation VR,HTC Vive dominated several major brands for the industry benchmark, the virtual reality into the game field, will give the vast number of game enthusiasts to bring a new audio-visual experience.

Although the virtual reality game is very good, but now also has some aspects of the problem. For example, people's handling of violent elements in virtual reality games and the effect of virtual reality games on real People's behavior are all worthy of long-term thinking. However, in the current development situation, virtual reality game has been well developed, and has a very good prospects. But just as e-books have been unable to completely replace the paper books, electronic stores can not completely replace the physical stores, virtual reality games can become the next direction of game development is also unknown.

Is virtual reality really the next wave in the game in recent years?