AMD Pushes for VR iCafes in China

[btarunr]

Gaming iCafes are a popular phenomenon in markets such as China, and although it will take a while for VR headsets such as Oculus Rift and HTC Vive to become mainstream among consumers in such markets (owing to their steep prices), it's possible for iCafes to at least sell the experience of VR to the masses. Given the size of the Chinese market, engaging directly with iCafes presents companies like AMD with a big commercial opportunity.

According to a report by Taiwan-based industry observer DigiTimes, AMD is pushing for the concept of "VR iCafes" in China. This would be your everyday iCafe with special booths that have VR hardware (HMDs, controllers), letting people play VR content/games. The company is reportedly engaging with the vast industry of indigenous game developers, as well as the entertainment industry, to create games and content to serve in these iCafes. AMD is promoting VR through its LiquidVR technology, which among other things, cuts down effort by game developers to create VR content.



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[lorraine walsh]

How about improving the VR performance on their drivers?

 

[ProPain]

It's just NOT needet - Big AMD already have 83% of all VR Systems Globaly - (AMD payed Study JonPeddieResearch)

AMD Radeon VR Premium = capable at below 20 FPS and best known CrossFire micro stuttering!

http://www.amd.com/en-us/press-releases/Pages/amd-takes-share-2016mar14.aspx

 

[TheDeeGee]

I bet they can't wait for VR Tentacle Porn over there.

 

[Octavean]

This just doesn't sound sanitary to me.

I have yet to try the Vive or Oculus but its clear that these devices strap directly to the users head and face. They would have to come up with some kind of protective mask that is compulsory for all users to prevent direct skin to VR headset contact. Even the Sony PSVR which doesn't clamp on directly to the face has some contact with the nose and face (via the telescoping adjustment feature).

 

[alucasa]

Next thing you know, there is going to be a mass murder where the murderer wasn't aware of massacring people.

Then a Chinese court will find AMD guilty instead of the actual murderer.

At the same time, the murderer will sue Intel, citing that 83% of his heart belongs to AMD, thus suing Intel is his destiny.

Intel, then, will sue AMD instead of the murderer.

What a mess.

 

[Casecutter]

This just doesn't sound sanitary to me.

The need to make the headsets able to be cleaned... like is done to colonoscopy scopes.

 

[ZoneDymo]

I bet they can't wait for VR Tentacle Porn over there.

about as much and/or little as anywhere else.
if you want to make the association that they are the ones that came up with it, thats Japan and this is about China.

 

[lorraine walsh]

I bet they can't wait for VR Tentacle Porn over there.

Only they? I think everyone who watches it already

 

[Fluffmeister]

Only they? I think everyone who watches it already

I dunno, China are more into the slaughter of the natural world.

 

[TRUELOVE95]

I dunno, China are more into the slaughter of the natural world.

Check the drilling fracking and multiple nuclear sites in the USA.

Why is cancer higher in the east coast of USA?

http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactors/

But profits, profits, shame shame.