Reaching the apex in a game of innovation

THE Singapore flag flew high last month at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, thanks to gaming company Razer.

Project Ariana, Razer's latest piece of innovation and a gaming projector, won the official "Best Gaming" show award. It also bagged honours as this year's "People's Choice" from Engadget, the official awards partner of CES. Engadget also nominated the device for "Best Home Theater Product" and "Best Disruption Tech" awards.

The projector takes environmental information from within a video game and projects it around the room, virtually engulfing a player in real-time action, creating an ambience previously only possible for on-screen viewing.

"We see Project Ariana as the future of immersive gaming and a great showcase of what Razer Chroma lighting technology can do," says Tan Min-Liang, Razer CEO and co-founder. The Razer Chroma lighting technology combines with laser sensors, 4k video projection technology and game code integration (within the video game), in partnership with game publish…