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April 17th, 2014, 00:47 Posted By: wraggster
The main concerns with Google’s wearable tech remain about privacy.
Google Glass went on general sale yesterday for one day only – however amongst the approximate 70 per cent of people that were unaware of what it was, this probably didn’t get their techie taste buds tingling as much as Google Would’ve liked.
Only 12 per cent of respondents reckoned they knew a lot about the device, and 20 per cent said they’d heard of it but knew little about it, reveals Gorkana Group.
47 per cent think that the wearable tech will raise privacy concerns, and 20 per cent even say it should be banned in public places.
Jeremy Thompson, CEO of Gorkana Group, commented: “The data clearly shows that Google Glass has a long way to go in gaining wide appeal in the UK.
“A significant majority have concerns about privacy, which certainly suggests that education about the product is going to be as important as they technology features.”
LoveMyVouchers.co.uk revealed that 68 per cent of people were too ashamed to wear Google Glass – and I have to say I am with them. It looks… Silly.
Plus I would feel just as comfortable talking to someone directly who was wearing the device, as I would if they were shoving their smartphone aggressively into my face whilst conversing.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/industry/m...e-glass/043403
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April 15th, 2014, 23:55 Posted By: wraggster
Oculus Rift told TechCrunch that sales of its second-iteration dev kit are at about 25,000, taking the VR unit's total sales to around 85,000. For the dev kit 2.0, that figure accounts for around a month's worth of sales since pre-orders went live on March 19.
The $350 second-generation unit displays in OLED at 960 x 1080 resolution on each eye, and it offers positional head tracking via an external camera. Pre-orders are available now, but the kits aren't expected to ship until July.
If you've spent the last month living under a rock, you probably don't care thatFacebook bought Oculus recently for the sum of 2 billion dollars (cue Dr Evil laugh). Even a few weeks on it's still a staggering thing to think about, especially when you consider how the device began its journey on Kickstarter just two years ago.
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/04/15/oc...2-0-at-25-000/
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April 15th, 2014, 00:51 Posted By: wraggster
Tomorrow, as most everyone in the US knows, is tax day. It's also the one daywhere Google will open up the sale of its Glass wearable to the general public, meaning you won't need that Explorer invite to nab a pair. What you will need is $1,500, a US shipping address and a healthy dose of realism about the limitations of Google Glass as it currently exists. That's right; even though the curtain of exclusivity around the product is slowly but surely lifting, Glass is still very much in the beta stage, with short battery life and a limited number of apps.
Plenty of you have voiced suspicions that Google made this one-day-only event for the sole purpose of selling out of units and making headlines. Maybe so, but it's still a good opportunity for the curious who may have hefty tax rebates heading their way. If you want to take the plunge, make sure to point your browser here tomorrow at 6AM Pacific on the dot, as supplies are indeed limited. In the meantime, tell us if you're planning to splurge tomorrow in our poll below the break.
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April 14th, 2014, 20:57 Posted By: wraggster
Oculus has sold about 25,000 DK2 Rift headsets, reaching a total of 85,000 developer kits sold so far.
Gamasutra shared the figures on Monday which reveal healthy interest in the VR company's latest test version. DK2 incorporates a high-resoltion, low-persistence OLED display and head tracking with a USB camera accessory. It costs $350 with delivery estimated to begin in June.
 Though DK2 brings Oculus closer to its goals for a consumer release, the company says it still needs more refinement before it's ready for large-scale consumer release.
Facebook announced in March that it had purchased Oculus Rift for $2 billion in total assets. Oculus CTO John Carmack has responded to criticism, saying the VR start-up now has the resources it needs to "make it happen".
Also last month, Sony officially revealed that Project Morpheus, an upcoming PS4 virtual reality headset, has been in development for three years.
Microsoft said in early April that it's continuing to explore the possibility of entering the virtual reality market.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...les-hit-85000/
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April 14th, 2014, 20:52 Posted By: wraggster
The latest series from legendary documentary maker David Attenborough is being filmed for Oculus Rift. Not the Oculus Rift.
Conquest of the Skies will take viewers to the jungles of Borneo using a special 360° camera setup that captures panoramic views."We're now filming for the Oculus Rift so when we filmed our recent flight in Borneo, we filmed with an eight-camera rig," Atlantic Productions' John Morris told Real Screen. "You got the full 360° experience."Attenborough has previously partnered with the company for other ventures which have premiered on Sky 3D.There's no word as yet on how it will be made available to Rift owners.Oculus Rift was last month bought by Facebook in a deal worth a truly eye-opening $2bn.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...re-documentary
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April 11th, 2014, 22:51 Posted By: wraggster
CEO Victor Kislyi says that once Oculus hits the right numbers, he'll be there
[h=3]Wargaming.Net[/h]wargaming.net
Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi believes the Oculus Rift will need to sell between five and ten million users to be a viable platform for free-to-play developers.
Speaking to CVG, Kislyi explained that, due to the "small proportion of people" actually spending money in free-to-play games, new platforms like Oculus require unusually large customer bases to merit developer support.
"75 per cent of our players will never, ever pay us a penny. For other games this percentage can be even bigger, up to 90-95 per cent," said Kislyi. "For free-to-play, five or ten million is a good user-base. So if Xbox One or Oculus reach those numbers, we're there," he added.
Ever since its initial success on Kickstarter, the major question around the Oculus Rift was the likelihood of it reaching a large enough audience to make VR gaming a viable market. However, Facebook's $2 billion acquisition of the company has put Kislyi's target very much in reach.
Kislyi also expressed excitement about the potential of not just the Oculus Rift, but other upcoming platforms such as Google Glass and Steambox.
"Whatever technology gives us a year, two years, five years from now, if it's big, if it's global, we're going to be there."
Over the last three years, Wargaming.net has amassed 75 million registered users, with more than one million concurrent players.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...uires-5m-sales
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April 11th, 2014, 22:44 Posted By: wraggster
Oculus Rift may not be available to the public yet, but a rich subculture has emerged of modders, hackers, and developers who are using the development kit to experiment with the possibilities of virtual reality beyond gaming. The open nature of the platform means developers have been able to let their imaginations run wild, going so far as to augment the Rift with other hardware.In Salted Perception, an experiment by German augmented reality developer Undev, a Kinect is strapped to the Rift headset with cable ties. When the software is activated, it relays the camera feed back to the Rift with colourful psychedelic filters applied. The resulting image is abstract and distorted, but you can pick out human movement. The weight of the Kinect means this retrofit isn’t exactly elegant, but hints at the AR possibilities if future Rift models were to incorporate a front-facing camera.BeAnotherLab’s fascinating Gender Swap experiment also uses headset-mounted cameras, allowing two people of different sexes to see through each others’ eyes. The feeling is amplified by having both people agree to mimic each others’ hand movements. The Spanish studio behind the project says the idea is to use the Rift to teach empathy, and planned uses for the technology include giving people in wheelchairs the experience of being able to walk. Frequency Domain’s surreal landscapes are generated entirely by music. It was created in Unity 3D by Sagar Patel, a computer engineering graduate turned indie game developer.
Indie developer Sagar Patel, formerly of Q-Games, has developed an experimental game for the Oculus Rift called Frequency Domain, which generates surreal landscapes with music. Import an audio file and the waveform of the track forms abstract polygonal mountains and canyons around you. Patel says seeing music visualised in this way has revealed intricacies in songs he never noticed before: “Seeing the sound in the game helped me focus on it, and actually hear it through the rest of the sounds.” In a future build he plans to implement the Leap Motion controller to introduce an additional element of interaction. “The Rift really is a whole new frontier, and I can’t wait to see what new methods of interaction people come up with, especially when combined with other types of devices.”In Chaotic Moon’s , a Leap Motion controller is attached to the front of the headset. This USB stick-sized device is designed to be placed flat on a desktop, allowing you to control software and play games with hand gestures. But by placing it vertically on the Rift, you get the sensation of ‘seeing’ your hands. SharkPunch is a fairly simple game, whose premise you can probably guess, but it’s a clever use of the gimmicky Leap Motion hardware. Razer’s Hydra is another way to simulate arm movement in VR, but having to hold two controllers isn’t as convincing as using gestures.
http://www.edge-online.com/features/...beyond-gaming/
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April 11th, 2014, 22:19 Posted By: wraggster
The company’s explorer program will expand in a special one-day promotion in the US only.
Tech addicts in the US will be given a special treat next week, as Google will be releasing the long awaited Glass for general sale, for one day only.
It explorer program - which was launched to send the wearable tech out into the world for a select number of people – will be extended for a single day, meaning everyone and their dog can sign up to get the device.
That’s if you can afford to shell out the $1500 asking price…
The offer will begin at 6am PDT on Tuesday 15th April, with the devices coming in a variety of colours and frames.
Unfortunately if you live anywhere but the US, you’re out of luck.
Google commented in a blog post: “To everyone outside the US… we know. Sorry. We’re just not ready yet to bring Glass to other countries.”
Sure, there will be hoards of people desperate to get their hands on a device, however LoveMyVouchers.co.uk recently revealed that 68 per cent of people said they are too ashamed to wear Google Glass.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/devices/go...r-a-day/043379
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April 10th, 2014, 23:44 Posted By: wraggster
Before Glass becomes a publicly available product, Google's quietly embarked on a campaign to get its iconic eyewear into the hands of those who can use it to tackle complex issues. After it gifted five pairs to researchers at Newcastle University, Google's allowed its wearable to undergo its first UK medical trial, where it's being used to support people suffering from Parkinson's disease. Researchers want to help patients live more independently, and they're already seeing results.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/09/g...sons-uk-trial/
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April 10th, 2014, 23:27 Posted By: wraggster
Until now, Google Glass has been quite the exclusive club: either you bought one at Google's 2013 I/O conference, or you called in a favor from a friend who did. Now, though, for one day only, Google is letting anyone buy in. The company just announced that on April 15th anyone with $1,500 (and a US shipping address) can purchase the headset. You might want to set an alarm, though: sales start at 6AM Pacific time that day, and we're not sure what Google means when it says "the number of spots available is limited." (Whatever it is, we hope Google can avoid a site crash this time.) It's also unclear if Google will offer such a deal again at some point in the future, or if it will extend the promotion to users outside the US. We've reached out for comment and will of course update this post if we hear more.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/10/g...e-on-april-15/
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April 10th, 2014, 14:26 Posted By: wraggster
The Virtuix Omni, a virtual reality treadmill compatible with the Oculus Rift, will begin shipping in July.
The treadmill features a circular support harness at waist level, and will come with tailored shoes suitable for the surface of the device.
 The Kickstarter-funded project will begin shipping in July for those who pledged support, while regular pre-order customers will receive their unit in September.
The Virtuix Omni managed to attract over a million dollars in funding when its Kickstarter campaign ended in July last year, significantly outperforming its $150,000 goal.
Creators Virtuix claim the Omni will be "ready to play, out of the box, with any game or app that uses keyboard input."
The unit costs US$499 excluding shipping.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...pping-in-july/
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April 8th, 2014, 13:41 Posted By: Metareview
Every console, handheld and PC Gamer needs joypads or other accessories, heres the latest release from the Import Gaming Online store Play Asia:
 YOUR GATEWAY TO PS4 ONLINE CHAT
Specially built for the PlayStation 4 system's multiplayer online environments, TRITTON's Kama Stereo Headset delivers a comfortable audio experience while simplifying online chat. Directly connecting to the DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller – and nearly any device with a 3.5mm jack – you're free to play in full stereo no matter where the game takes you.
DESIGNED FOR PLAYSTATION 4 ONLINE CHAT AND PARTY CHAT
Whether your game of choice is FIFA 14 or Call of Duty: Ghosts, the Kama will transform your online PS4 gaming experience by opening up the lines of communication with remote gamers. Courtesy of the PS4's Party function, you can use the Kama to chat with up to seven of your friends and fellow players.
INTUITIVE PLUG-AND-PLAY CONNECTIVITY
Prepping the Kama for voice chat is very straightforward. Simply plug the 3.5mm cable into the PS4 wireless controller and the connection process is complete.
FLEXIBLE PERFORMANCE MIC
Fixed microphones may not always properly align with your mouth, resulting in decreased sound quality when communicating over PSN. Problem solved with the Kama's flexible solution – it provides the freedom to bend the mic into a position that's optimal for picking up your voice.
UNCOMPLICATED IN-LINE AUDIO CONTROLS
A handy in-line audio controller features an easy-to-use volume control for quick sound adjustments. And for those occasions when privacy matters, mute the microphone by simply sliding a switch.
DESIGNED FOR EXTREME COMFORT
Headset comfort is of utmost importance during extended gaming sessions. The Kama keeps your ears comfy with its padded, adjustable headrail, which extends an extra 1.25 inches on either side to accommodate a wide range of head sizes. When it's time for a break from the action, the soft earcups swivel to provide a comfortable around-the-neck resting position.
Price: US$ 37.99 / Usually ships within 2-4 days
More information can be found over at Play Asia
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April 7th, 2014, 21:48 Posted By: wraggster
Is virtual reality really going to be "a bigger than phenomenon than smartphones"? Not hardly, says Steve Peterson
We've seen a lot of excitement and buzz building around the Oculus Rift and VR in general over the last year, increasing as Sony introduced Project Morpheus and several other companies showed VR technology at GDC. The buzz hit a high point when Facebook shelled out $2 billion to acquire Oculus, and Epic's Tim Sweeney declared, "It's technology that I think will completely change the world. I think it's going to be a bigger phenomenon than smartphones."
Let's just pause here and stop hyperventilating, before we pass out. It's time to take a look at reality, and not the virtual kind. The game industry regularly sees new hardware introduced, often with predictions of massive impact or amazing games, and all too often the reality falls far short of the early promises. How do we sort through these predictions and promises in the excitement of the moment?
The Doorway
It's important to remember that game hardware per se is meaningless. It's a rather expensive paperweight or doorstop or objet d'art that does nothing in itself but demonstrate how much free cash you have. Game hardware only becomes meaningful when you turn it on and it delivers a game, and the quality of the game is what matters. Now, game hardware that helps games deliver better experiences is a good thing, but we can't get too excited over raw hardware speeds and feeds.
Game hardware is like a door. There are many types of doors, with different compositions, types of hinges and locks, and so forth. Generally, though, it's what the door leads to that's important, not the door itself. Sometimes many doors lead to the same place, which lessens the importance of each door. That's the non-exclusive game, where many types of game hardware deliver the same (or similar) game experiences.
"The experiences that VR can provide will have to be sufficiently amazing to not just barely clear those barriers, but leap over them, in order for VR to become a major market for games"
Therefore, look at what experiences game hardware brings you. Are they exclusive to that hardware? That's a plus. Is the experience worth enough to justify the hardware price? Sometimes it's not, and sometimes you have to look at the total value a device delivers to you (such as streaming video, or in the case of smartphones a whole array of capabilities beyond games).
Barriers to customers
Another way to evaluate the market potential for game hardware is to look at the barriers to customers that are presented, and determine if the value is sufficient to get customers past those barriers. A good example is the original iPhone: It was expensive, and very different. The iPhone lacked a physical keyboard, the battery life was pathetic compared to standard cellphones, and it was pretty poor at making phone calls, with lousy voice quality and terrible signal acquisition. There was no App Store or any thought of one, and the device was expensive. Yet, with all those drawbacks, the iPhone sold well and went on to spark a revolution. Why? Because all the things it could do, like maps and calendars and email, were all pretty cool, much better than a standard cellphone and easy to access. People put up with the annoyances because of the iPhone's unique abilities and the quality of the experience.
Game hardware has several barriers in its journey to market. Pricing is an important one; game devices costing hundreds of dollars are a tougher sell than cheaper ones. Look at the PS4 and the Xbox One, which are more alike than any two new consoles have ever been, separated by $100... and so far the PS4 has been outselling the Xbox One by roughly 50 percent. No wonder Microsoft has been bundling games and encouraging sales at major retailers to eliminate that price differential.
VR hardware is going to cost hundreds of dollars, and it will require (at least for Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus) an additional external box (a PC or a console) to drive it, which is hundreds of dollars more. Another barrier is the fact that you have to put this on your head, blocking out your local environment. (A big part of the reason 3D TV fizzled is that you had to put on glasses, and even without blocking out the rest of the world people found that annoying.) Let's not forget motion sickness potential (another killer for 3D TV), and the possibility VR may never work well for half the population.
The experiences that VR can provide will have to be sufficiently amazing to not just barely clear those barriers, but leap over them, in order for VR to become a major market for games.
Clear path to delivery
Finally, let's not underestimate the value of a clear path to delivery of promised game hardware benefits. When Nvidia tells me I can buy a graphics card and get a better frame rate at max settings with my favorite game, that's easy to believe. When you tell me that the PS4 or the Xbox One will give me prettier games at higher resolution than a PS3 or an Xbox 360, that doesn't seem unlikely. The hardware is straightforward, and asking game developers to add more polygons and higher resolution textures to existing game designs may require a lot of work by artists, but it's not a technical breakthrough.
However, go back to the PlayStation 2 and the Emotion Engine promises that were made at that launch. Sony said the new chips in their console would enable game developers to really put emotions into the games, and usher in a whole new era of gaming. Sure, we all love the deep emotional interactive stories we get in games now because of that, right? Not hardly. Game designers still struggle with how to program emotion into game designs, and just because a press release said they can doesn't make it so.
The Wii U promised unique and compelling game experiences with the GamePad controller, but even Nintendo's CEO acknowledges that they have yet to really deliver on that. Nintendo is working to come up with some games that really deliver a compelling enough experience with the Gamepad to justify purchase of the Wii U in large numbers. They may yet accomplish that, but so far it hasn't happened. It's not easy, if it's at all possible.
So when VR hardware promises to deliver incredible new experiences, some skepticism is justified. They are talking about something that hasn't really been delivered before, requiring new variations of games and new game mechanics and control schemes. Certainly, this could be delivered in time, but it's not straightforward at all.
VR hardware does have great potential, particularly in specific vertical markets like imaging or military simulations or training. VR may yet become a gaming phenomenon, and may eventually reach broad acceptance and become a significant platform for games. That's still not anywhere close to fruition, and it's not at all certain it can ever be the case. Enjoy the buzz, but be careful about investing too much into VR (whether it's money, time, or your enthusiasm) at this point.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...d-to-relevance
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April 4th, 2014, 21:26 Posted By: wraggster
The latest issue also features Sucker Punch's stunning PS4 game InFamous: Second Son, a look at Finland's booming start-up scene and cloud gaming
The April issue of Develop has landed and we've got the lowdown on what Facebook's acquisition of Oculus and Sony's newly unveiled Morpheus headset means for virtual reality in games.
Also in the April issue, available now, we cover Finland's hot start-up scene, cloud gaming and how Sucker Punch achieved stunning next-gen visuals with InFamous: Second Son on PS4.
The print edition of our April issue is on its way to subscribers. Not a subscriber? No problem – you can read Develop through your browser and oniPad. The iPad or digital version of the magazine costs just £14.99 a year, or you can buy the March issue for a one-off payment of £1.99.
The latest issue features:
- Virtual reality: The time is now - We speak to Sony, Oculus and Epic on why the technology has finally got the world's attention
- Sucker Punch explains how it harnessed the PS4 to develop a large yet detailed world in InFamous: Second Son
- We investigate whether the PS4 and Xbox One have what it takes to truly achieve the potential of cloud gaming
- The cross-gen conundrum: Developers on making games for both the past and current generation of consoles
- The rise of the Finnish game industry: How the Nordic country became the games start-up capital of the world
- #DevelopJobs: We meet with Foundry 42's star citizens, look at the latest movers and shakers in the UK game industry, offer a glimpse inside Madden developer EA Tiburon and put Arkane Studios president Raphael Colantonio in the recruiter hot seat
- Alex Ward reveals the philosophy behind his new studio Three Fields Entertainment
- Nick Gibson ponders whether the microconsole market can overcome its early struggles
- The key game engines for 2014
- How Microsoft's Azure and a five-person indie are rewriting the rules of MMOs
- Key Release: Inside Crytek's new free graphics debugger RenderDoc
- How Tequila Works is harnessing Unreal Engine 4 to bring open world title Rime to PS4
- John Broomhall talks with Turn 10's Nick Wiswell about making Forza 5's fast cars roar in Heard About
- New Star Soccer creator Simon Read gets the rapid-fire question treatment in our FAQ
- Pitbull's Chris Wood discusses the perks and perils of working from home
- A look at how Marmalade's in-house studio tackled a suite of games for Hasbro
- Facepunch Studios boss Garry Newman explains why he chose Unity to power Early Access best-seller Rust
You can read the digital edition through your browser and on iPad.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/d...rpheus/0191392
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April 4th, 2014, 00:03 Posted By: wraggster
When Mark Zuckerberg bought Oculus VR last month, he was looking beyond gaming. "Imagine enjoying a courtside seat at a game," he said. "Or consulting with a doctor face to face." Oculus' developing VR headgear can do more than transport us to virtual worlds -- it can help us experience the real one, too. The trick, however, is you have to figure out how to capture the world in 360 degrees before you can share it. Turns out, there's a company working on that; it calls itselfJaunt.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/03/jaunt-vr/
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April 3rd, 2014, 12:05 Posted By: wraggster
TV streaming device Google Chromecast sold one unit every 4.5 seconds in Dixons Retail (Currys/PC World) stores on launch day.
Chromecast went on sale in the UK earlier this month, with Currys and PC World the first physical stores to stock the £30 gadget. It will go on sale in other physical retailers at the end of April.
"Google Chromecast continues to be a huge success for us," said Dixons Retail in a statement. "In the UK, we are the only bricks 'n mortar retailer selling it for now, and on opening day we were selling one every 4.5 seconds.
"But it is not just in the UK where the product has 'flown off the shelves'. Our colleagues in Norway had to race in an extra batch of 40,000 Chromecasts after selling out in the first week. It was also front page news in one of Norway's leading national newspapers."
Mark Hosgood, Category Manager for Tablets, Ereaders and Projectors at Currys & PC World, toldThe Daily Star: “Chromecast has been one of the most successful launch days, both online and in-store, in recent years, rivalling the likes of iPad tablets and Google's own Nexus device.
"Currys & PC World have the in-store exclusive and the unprecedented demand saw stores such as Oxford St sell out by mid-afternoon [on launch day]."
Google had sold 'millions' of Chromecast units before it launched in the UK. Tech Data is distributing the device across Europe.
Chromecast at Currys/Dixons
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April 3rd, 2014, 11:47 Posted By: wraggster
Epic Games CEO sees huge potential in new tech, worries Microsoft's pursuit of closed platforms could alienate developers
[h=3]Epic Games[/h]epicgames.com
The $2 billion Facebook acquisition of Oculus may sound expensive, but it will give the social network a foothold in a field some people think has enormous potential. As for how enormous, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney told Polygon the "next big thing" could be even bigger than the last big thing.
"It's technology that I think will completely change the world," Sweeney said. "I think it's going to be a bigger phenomenon than smartphones. You have to put it in perspective and realize we're in maybe the [first-generation] iPhone stage right now where you have this really cool device, but it has some real flaws that prevent it from being a pervasive device for everyone. There might be an audience for 10 million users of the current tech, but as it improves with each generation, the audience is going to keep growing until eventually you're going to reach a critical point where you can put on one of these devices and have an experience that is effectively indistinguishable from reality."
Epic is doing plenty of research into VR and has already confirmed support for the Oculus Rift will be added to Unreal Engine 4, but there are some hindrances. For example, some experiences are better suited to VR than others.
"Running at 30 miles per hour in an Unreal Tournament level," Sweeney said, "makes you barf."
The Rift isn't the only new platform Unreal Engine 4 will support. Epic is also adding support for HTML5, SteamOS, and Linux as part of a general shift away from closed platforms. Sweeney was particularly excited about Valve's Steambox plans, saying the platform is shaping up to be "the most open high-end gaming platform ever created." At the same time, Sweeney was concerned about Microsoft's attempts to make the PC platform more closed.
"I genuinely worry about the future of Microsoft," Sweeney said. "They've locked down Windows 8. They say future app developers should focus there, but you can only ship that with Microsoft's permission and Microsoft's approval through Microsoft's store. And that sucks compared to the open nature of the PC platform before... Steam has been a great democratizing factor on PC and if Microsoft forecloses on PC then all developers will shift to other alternatives, like Steambox and Android."
Despite the concerns, Sweeney has seen signs of Microsoft reversing course on those plans.
"I sense kind of a renaissance at MS in the last six months," Sweeney said. "Talking to the DirectX team for example, they're making some brilliant decisions on DirectX 12 to make it more efficient and more open than ever before. You just generally sense a momentum to be more open with the community and more broad with their Windows strategy. I'm hoping that takes root."
For more from Sweeney, including discussion of the new Unreal Engine 4 business model and what lessons were pulled from similar moves by other companies, readGamesIndustry International's own interview with the Epic co-founder.
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April 3rd, 2014, 11:41 Posted By: wraggster
Fans across the Atlantic are about to get an option for streaming UK-based sporting events on Google's dongle. BT is set to make its sports offerings available on Chromecast, joining the BBC iPlayer app in beaming home-grown content to the diminutive living room gadget. Of course, only those who use BT broadband will be able to view action from the pitch. Details are sparse for now, and there's no official word on a launch date for the sports coverage to arrive on Chromecast yet either. The £30 add-on has only been available in Europe for two weeks, so there's sure to be more viewing options on the way.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/01/b...chromecast-uk/
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