With the advancement in technology, it's not very difficult
to realize what the future of gaming is. In the past few decades, gaming has
reached a whole new level. Starting from 2D games, today our video games are
getting closer to reality. And video game consoles are focusing on that.
With that idea, comes virtual reality devices like Occulus
Rift and Project Morpheus. Occulus Rift is owned by Facebook while Project
Morpheus is owned by Sony. These devices are targeting to give users the
premium experience of gaming by allowing users to interact all around them in
the gaming world. You can experience flying, walking, dancing, shooting like
never before, in virtual reality of course.
Keeping Virtual Reality aside, there are gesture recognizing
devices like Leap Motion. While their focus is not Virtual Reality, Leap Motion
allows users to play video games or even work on their computer using only hand
gestures. This also allows a rich experience of users working or gaming.
Apart from that, there is a rise in online gaming with
popular platforms like Steam. And platforms like Google Play Store, Appstore
and such is constantly seeing significant growth in mobile gaming. And with
Google Glass, there is a major possibility of augmented reality (AR) gaming.
More on that later.
In this article, we'll focus on the future of gaming - with
devices like Occulus VR, Project Morpheus and Leap Motion. We'll also talk
about online gaming, mobile gaming and augmented reality (AR).
Virtual Reality For those who doesn't know, Occulus Rift and
other such Virtual Reality devices are head-mounted devices, which allows you
to look around in a virtual world.
Occulus Rift is the new buzz in the gaming world. With
everyone excited about Virtual Reality, the question is, will Virtual reality
live up to its expectation? Will it be the next big thing? Well, we like to
think so.
If we rewind back in time, it seems unbelievable that we had
Virtual reality devices and 3D glasses decades ago. They never succeeded back
then because of the high cost and the unavailability of resources. But now, the
time is different. Technology is getting more affordable each day and we have
the resources for such devices to succeed.
There is a whole new prospect for futuristic gaming gadgets
because demand in consumer market in increasing. And with devices like Occulus
Rift and Sony Prometheus, the foundation appears stronger. While they're not
completely out in public, they will succeed once they are out.
Motion detection through hand gesture Leap Motion allows us
to work and play using only hand gestures. You just have to plug in the Leap
Motion device in your Mac or PC USB port and you're done. After an easy setup
and synchronization, you are ready to play video games through hand gestures or
even draw using you're hands. Leap Motion allows accuracy up to 1 cm when
designing or drawing. And the device handles gestures fast and smooth.
Leap Motion even has its own app store. It's called the
Airspace Appstore. Although Leap Motion is at its early stage, developers have
started to work on apps for it already. And you'll find a lot of amusing apps
on the app store. Currently, it only costs $99.99.
Online gaming Popular online games such as Dota 2 and World
of Warcraft is regularly played by a huge audience. What's amazing about online
based games is that they regularly add more and more modifications to it, which
makes it never ending and ever improving. Well, if the developers decide to
continue. And what's really exciting is that you're playing against all real
life players, an experience that everyone wants.
For all those benefits, online gaming keeps on getting
popular. With most major games coming out with multiplayer online option, the
future of gaming seems to be based around it. And all you need is a good
internet connection.
Augmented reality (AR) While augmented reality, you are part
of a physical world interacting with non-physical entities. In virtual reality,
the virtual world is simulated. In augmented reality, the player remains in the
real world, while non-physical objects on the device are placed accordingly
using motion detection, object detection and other AR technology. While there
are few apps on AR, there isn't really a huge game database.
With Google Glass, there is a whole new possibility. This
eye-wearable device can be used as the perfect AR equipment. Augmented Reality
video games in Google Glass can be played very smoothly as Google Glass is worn
on your eyes. Developers have already started working on AR apps for Google
Glass. So, expectations are that we'll have some fun and exciting new AR games
to play as soon as Google Glass comes out in general. Currently Google Glass is
out for $1500 in beta.
There are many scopes for the future of gaming. It could
turn in any direction, or in many directions. All of these gadgets add new
dimensions to gaming. So exactly which one of them would turn into a major
medium is impossible to tell. It all depends on the speed of development,
availability and user experience.
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