Sentence examples for virtual reality device from inspiring English sources
In 1995, the company launched the Virtual Boy, a bizarre "virtual reality" device resembling an old Viewmaster toy, which featured basic monochromatic visuals created via red LED pixels.
And it's also been hiring engineers and filing patents that also suggest it's working on a virtual reality device of some sort.
But the scheme has so far given birth to Gmail, Google Chrome and now Google Cardboard, its new virtual reality device.
The demo came a week after it was announced that an Xbox One controller will come with every Oculus Rift headset, a virtual reality device that also immerses wearers in fictional environments but blocks out the real world.
Also to mark the event, Run the Jewels are said to be issuing their own virtual reality device, while Outkast's Elevators (Me & You) will be released on glow-in-the-dark vinyl.
Virtual reality device makers, including Samsung, face a similar uphill struggle persuading a mainstream audience that their new headsets – which can seem unsightly and alienating – aren't only for geeks.
Coachella made live festival streaming a thing and with virtual reality devices like Oculus Rift, virtually anyone (no pun intended) will have the opportunity to participate in a live experience from the comfort of their couch (pants optional).
"The key point is : there are effects, but are they detrimental?" Another area of concern is the impact of virtual reality devices on human behaviour.
In particular, researchers seemed to be struggling with ways to throw off the cumbersome goggles and gloves that early virtual reality devices utilized.
Virtual reality devices were in evidence on the Siggraph floor that allowed users to dispense with goggles and add some other senses for good measure.
The pricing, revealed at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, makes PlayStation VR the cheapest in the current wave of virtual reality devices, which include Facebook's Oculus Rift ($599/£499) out in April.
