{"id":4719,"date":"2016-04-27T14:55:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T18:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/?p=4719"},"modified":"2018-11-01T14:14:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T18:14:55","slug":"virtual-reality-future-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/virtual-reality-future-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality: The Future of Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been a gamer or a techie for a while, then you know that the idea of virtual realty in the world of gaming isn\u2019t a new concept.\u00a0 Attempts were made 20 years ago through the introduction and consequent failure of the Nintendo Virtual Boy.\u00a0However, a true VR experience involves you being able to interact within the three-dimensional environment with the use of a head mounted display and\/or data gloves. Practice makes perfect in the world of technology so 2016 just may be the year VR makes its breakthrough as a mainstream technology in the gaming world!\u00a0 In order to get you prepared for the VR takeover, we are going to review some of the biggest VR games.\u00a0 So strap on your virtual reality headset you bought from Buydig.com and lets get started.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4722 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-2.jpg\" alt=\"product-image\" width=\"174\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/>Samsung Gear VR Virtual Reality Headset<br \/>\nfrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buydig.com\">Buydig.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the Mario fans out there, <strong>Lucky\u2019s Tale<\/strong> is the game for you.\u00a0 Created for the Oculus Rift, you are inside the game as you look down on the little fox while he avoids spinning spikes and jumps across islands as he squashes the bad guys.<br \/>\nWith the launch of Oculus Rift on May 3, 2016, each headset will come prepackaged with a copy of <strong>Eve:Valkyrie<\/strong>.\u00a0 This game allows you to sit in the cockpit of a starship and dogfight with attacking ships. This game will also be available for Playstation VR.<\/p>\n<p>Some of us probably still have our Sega Dreamcast either tucked away in a closet or setting out in our family room! Either way, you will remember the stylistic, rail-based shooter Rez.\u00a0 He is springing back to life in his polygonal worlds for the Playstation VR in <strong>Rez Infinite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this action\/adventure you\u2019re a one-man search party going into the Antarctic mountains searching for a missing expedition team.\u00a0 With collapsing environments and death-defying jumps, <strong>Edge of Nowhere<\/strong> by Oculus Rift is sure to give you a thrill in your stomach with\u00a0the camera\u2019s action moving just enough to push the action forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>100 Ft. Robot Golf<\/strong>, the name says it all doesn\u2019t it? \u00a0\u00a0In this VR game by Playstation VR you play as a giant robot trying to lower your handicap.\u00a0 However, you may take down a few skyscrapers and destroy most of civilization in the process!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Exciting games like these are sure to set VR gaming apart from more traditional gaming platforms. With plenty more games to come, it seems that VR really is ready to hit the mainstream and start pulling people into its world!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4723 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-3.jpg\" alt=\"product-image\" width=\"214\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/product-image-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Zeiss VR ONE Virtual Reality Headset<br \/>\nfor Smartphones from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buydig.com\/shop\/product\/ZEISSVRONE\/Zeiss-VR-ONE-Virtual-Reality-Headset-for-Smartphones-2125968\">Buydig.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been a gamer or a techie for a while, then you know that the idea of virtual realty in the world of gaming isn\u2019t a new concept.\u00a0 Attempts were made 20 years ago through the introduction and consequent failure of the Nintendo Virtual Boy.\u00a0However, a true VR experience involves you being able [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[55,504],"tags":[76,232,229],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - 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