CNET News - The push to make VR headsets mainstream
CNET News - The push to make VR headsets mainstream
2015-03-05
video games are looking more realistic
and now they're starting to feel more
realistic nice with 3d content playing
on the screen inches from your eyes
virtual reality headsets are designed to
make players feel like they're in the
game virtual guy in the world try
gestured towards me and I have to say I
have placed a little bit it was that
immersive at the game developers
conference in San Francisco virtual
reality is turning heads as startups and
tech giants gear up to release new VR
headsets I think we are as an option for
game developers to create totally
massive experience will create more
variety of game experiences sony showed
off the latest version of its Morpheus
headset to add to the immersive pneus
additional controllers get your hands in
the game it does kind of let you reach
out into the world and directly interact
with it other big tech players are also
helping to bring VR to the mainstream
facebook acquired oculus VR for two
billion dollars last year boosting
confidence in the technology google is
also getting into VR with cardboard this
doing yourself kit folds into this
headset insert your Android or iPhone
download some VR apps and then you can
view a virtual reality world
the HTC vive has sensors that allow you
to walk around an entire room without
hitting a wall even though I was blinded
from it a ghost wall appeared in my
virtual experience Microsoft has its own
headset the hololens which projects 3d
images over the real world the new VR
headsets are expected to hit the market
by the end of this year and into early
2016 in San Francisco I'm Kara Tsuboi
cnet.com for CBS News
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