AR & VR Technology in Gaming

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Gaming industry has seen big revolution in recent years. Now gaming is no more limited to desktop and consoles. Adoption of smartphones and affordable internet has further boosted the growth of gaming in India. There is huge scope of gaming in India and it is expected to reach 320 million gamers by 2022.

Every month, there are several games coming up with new technologies and new features. On one hand where we see fantasy sports in huge demand in India, traditional card games like Teen Patti, Poker and Rummy are no way behind. People have different types of game available online which they can start playing with quick simple steps.

Gaming industries are coming up with different features using new technologies to make gaming a better experience. VR and AR technologies are among them. Both augmented reality and virtual reality are gaining speed and it has a major impact on gaming sector. Augmented Reality game like Pokemon Go and Virtual Reality game like Oculus Rift are major hit in gaming space. This shows how both the technologies are grabbing players interest.

Virtual Reality (VR) takes you to a different virtual world. It gives you quite immersive experience it has nothing to do with real world. VR based games require headset (HDM) and controller for playing. Through your HDM you can feel what’s going on in simulated world and controller is required to control things in the game. For Virtual Reality based games two types of headset are used one which is connected to pc and the other stand-alone headsets. Headsets which are connected to pc are expensive compared to standalone headsets.

Augmented Reality technology uses the existing real-world environment and enhance it by adding extra to it. AR games build an environment based on users’ surroundings. Augmented Reality is used in apps for smartphones and tablets and can be used for fun and to gain information.

As per one research report by Market Research Future, “The global AR and VR smart glasses market is expected to touch USD 31 billion by 2023. “Gaming was the key adopter for Virtual Reality till now, but now other industries are also seen moving towards this technology. So, AR and VR technology are not only growing in entertainment space but also will be used for healthcare and manufacturing.