VIRTUAL’S SOON TO BE A REALITY…
Remember The Lawnmower Man? Yeah, well, virtual reality won’t be anywhere near as terrible as that.
OCULUS RIFT
MARK ZUCKERBERG CLAIMS TO HAVE A 10-YEAR PLAN FOR HIS LATEST PLAY THING: THE OCULUS RIFT. AFTER FACEBOOK BOUGHT OUT OCULUS VR FOR A
WHOPPING US$2 BILLION, A FEW HIGH PROFILE DEVELOPERS JUMPED SHIP, FEARING THE PROJECT WOULD BE GOING DOWN AN UNSAVOURY PATH.
UNFAZED, FACEBOOK IS PLOUGHING AHEAD. HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE A FEW THINGS UP THEIR SLEEVE THAT WE’LL GET TO SEE SOONER
RATHER THAN LATER. $TBC, OCULUS.COM OUT TBC
GEAR VR
SAMSUNG’S HEADSET IS A CHEAP VR OPTION PROVIDED YOU’VE ALREADY FORKED OUT FOR THE
PRICEY GALAXY NOTE 4 HANDSET ($949). SAMSUNG’S ENORMOUS PHONE CLIPS INTO THE FRONT OF THE GEAR, ITS QUAD HD SUPER AMOLED DISPLAY STANDING UP TO THE CLOSE INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE VR. WITH “POWERED BY OCULUS” EMBLAZONED ALONG ITS SIDE, THE GEAR
VR IS AN ENTICING TASTE OF THINGS TO COME. $249, SAMSUNG.COM/AU OUT NOW