Expanded VR gaming concepts and development

We have talked about only a few of the VR gaming aspects of Android. These ideas have been implemented or are currently being implemented. However, there is a broader concept of virtual gaming.

Game developers are now trying to produce real-time experiences with VR technology. There are a few real-time games that are similar to digital gaming, such as Paint Ball, Laser Tag, and so on. With the help of VR technology, these experiences can reach the next level. Using a VR headset in a predefined arena that is physically synced with the VR application environment can take the user into the game. This concept of gaming has already started taking shape. A few test arenas for VR games have already been created with the support of various other physical gears and sensors. These gears and sensors track the user's movement in real time and duplicate it within the virtual world through the VR headset display.

Simple actions such as walking, crouching, touching something in the virtual world, and shooting a virtual enemy have already been implemented. Developers and researchers are making it better day by day. However, the Android platform is yet to take a step into this kind of VR development for the following reasons:

  • Android is a mobile OS that works best on portable devices.
  • Most Android devices are mobile handsets or tablets.
  • It is difficult to manage a dedicated hardware platform with a large physical setup through Android. Real-time operating systems (RTOS) can perform much better than Android for such systems.
  • There are low market prospects for such Android setups, and the costing may be huge.

In spite of having these issues in setting up Android VR gaming on a large scale, it is believed that Android will become part of such systems soon.

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