Applications beyond games and amusement

Gaming

GENRE-WISE, we think that role-playing games (RPGs) and action games are more compatible with virtual reality (VR) technology, given the sense of reality possible using 3D (three-dimensional) graphics, than puzzle games, which are better suited to 2D and flat surfaces.

We also expect shooting games, racing games, and sports games to become compatible with VR, but these genres have particularly demanding requirements in terms of seamless graphic motion and rapid screen manipulation and response times, so it will be more difficult to prevent VR sickness in these than for RPGs.

Amusement

A VR coaster involves riding a conventional roller coaster while wearing a wireless VR headset to enjoy computer graphics vision. The rider f…