Next week the annual Game Developers Conference kicks off in San Francisco. Game developers will meet to discuss their art and work to improve upon it, the show also typically does a good job of predicting what's to come in the game industry.
With at least four major virtual reality headsets exhibiting and at least 60 games spread out between the bunch, it's clear that the game industry is officially heading into the age of virtual reality.
On Monday, the Game Developers Conference is home to a two-day Virtual Reality Developers Conference with talks ranging from the highly technical ("A real-time rendered future") to the unsettling ("Harassment in social VR spaces") to the intriguing ("Virtual journalism: VR with a cause").
But talks surrounding the development of games and experiences for virtual reality aren't just during those first two days. The big backers in virtual playspaces are also each hosting events, panels and booths to discuss the near future, launch their headgear or just give people a chance to check out what all the buzz is about.
Oculus is hosting several days of events for the gathered press to show off its latest software in the lead up to the Rift headset's March 28 release date. They anticipate having more than 40 games at the event. At least one game, Minecraft for Gear VR, will be shown for the already-released, Samsung-phone-powered Gear VR headset as well.
For Oculus, the timing of GDC fits in perfectly with their hardware release plans.
Here's a youtube review of HTC VIVE
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JHIiatyuJFI
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