7 virtual reality experiences that will blow your mind
Oculus Rift is finally out
and a number of other big-ticket virtual reality technologies are to be
unveiled later this year. This will surely lead to an increase in immersive
games. Here are seven of our favourite virtual reality experiences
Virtual reality is going to
be the next big thing. After four years of waiting, the Oculus Rift finally un
veiled this week. Other big-name headsets like Playstation VR hit the market
later this year, so plenty of people are sure to jump into the virtual world.
And when they do, they'll be playing lots of immersive games, though VR is more
than that. The inaugural Vision Summit showcased some of the best in VR back in
February. We picked out seven of our favourites:
1 I Expect You To Die is a
first-person puzzle game for the Oculus Rift that has received numerous awards.
It puts you in the shoes of a secret agent, trying to survive a series of
deadly situations. It just won the Inspire Award at the 2016 Vision Summit,
which means it was the conference's best overall submission.
2 Another puzzle game
that's getting a lot of love in the VR community is Thunderbird, made for the
HTC Vive and Playstation VR headsets. The game is an episodic fantasy
adventure, similar to a hit 1993 game called Myst. “The 20 minutes or so I spent
in Thunderbird were among the best I have spent in VR,“ wrote UploadVR's Will
Mason.
3 VR is not all fun and
games.
There are immersive
experiences that take you to places most people can't go to in real-life, like
to the Moon with the Apollo 11 VR Experience. Astronaut Charlie Duke -who
actually went to the Moon on Apollo 16 -tried a demo of the interactive story,
and he is definitely a fan. “That's fantastic.
Wow,“ he said. “That's
really something!“
4 Then there's Budget Cuts
by Neat Corporation, a spy game that was awarded Best Game at Vision Summit.
You can look around and
literally use your feet to walk around in the game.
But it has an interesting
fix for moving across longer distances. You use hand controllers to point to
where you want to go, so you don't end up walking into a wall back in the real
world.
5 VR is also being used for
a totally new way of experiencing film and music. One awesome display of the
technology comes with U2's virtual reality music video for `Song for Someone'.
You can watch it anyway, but it's obviously going to be much better with a VR
headset.
6 We especially liked
riding on Pegasus with the VirZoom controller, an exercise bike that controls
how fast you go in the virtual world. You can also drive a race car or lasso
bandits in the old West.
7 If you're a fan of Blade
Runner, you'll love this adventure game set in a future dystopia called
Technolust. The game's realistic depictions of humans and use of immersive
audio helped it take home Vision Summit's Artistic Achievement award.
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