http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/28/sony-is-predicting-a-comeback-for-virtual-reality/“Another thing thatʼs coming back which Iʼm very excited is the notion of virtual reality,” said Hocking in the video interview.“So we have our new HMD – or head-mounted display – which was announced at CES earlier this year, and you can see that we can now get back to where we really wanted to get with virtual reality in the ʼ80s.“Weʼve now got the power to do it, weʼve got the screen resolution to do it, weʼve got the processing power to update fast enough so we can have very immersive experiences on head-mounted displays in gaming in the not too distant future.
“Being in a virtual world where I can see my virtual hands or a virtual gun with all the things we can do in the gaming world is going to be absolutely amazing,” Hocking continued.
John Carmack joins Oculus VR full time as Chief Technology Officer and will work out of Oculusʼ brand new Dallas office. Formerly at id Software, John is now full time at Oculus VR working on the Oculus Rift.
SteamWhat VR Could, Should, and Almost Certainly Will Be within Two YearsMike AbrashWe've figured out what affordable Virtual Reality (VR) hardware will be capable of within a couple of years, and assembled a prototype which demonstrates that such VR hardware is capable of stunning experiences. This type of hardware is almost certainly going to appear in short order, and the time to starting developing for it is now. This talk will discuss what the hardware is like, and the kinds of experiences it makes possible. A few attendees will be randomly selected to try out the prototype following the talk.
Virtual Reality and Steam
Joe Ludwig
Come and hear what Valve is working on in Steam to support and promote Virtual Reality (VR) games. This includes a discussion of the Steam Overlay in VR, Steam store changes for VR, and our VR plan for Steamworks.
VR Cinema will put you inside a virtual movie theater. You can watch videos in 2D as well as 3D on a huge screen. You can even walk around and choose your seat.