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Originally Posted by Dr. Casey
Which is less than a year away. Sup Oculus Rift. (That's the first virtual reality console, think it's being released this year)
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I think it's necessary to properly explain what exactly Oculus Rift is. For those of us who know what TrackIR is (it's an IR camera that tracks an IR attachment you wear on your head to give you very precise and customizable control over an in-game camera, most often in simulators), Oculus Rift is basically TrackIR except with LED screens on your face.
You're basically wearing glasses that provide input to your computer to control a camera in video games that support this (which, again, are going to mainly be simulators). We can classify this as virtual reality, but that's a bit of a stretch.
Relentlessflame does slightly touch on a good point about marketing. Do you all remember the major reason why Gundam is popular? It's not just because Mobile Suit Gundam was fantastic.