Virtual Reality Rides Its Second Wave

摘要

As virtual reality enters what many see as a second cycle of hype, industry insiders and a small-but-brave group of veterans from the first wave insist that things will be much different this time. They're confident, they say, because the technology is vastly improved, the costs are lower and because content will be plentiful. But first a step back. The Nintendo Virtual Boy, a platform released in 1995 and unceremoniously killed off the following year, has been the sector's whipping boy ever since. Virtual Boy was maligned for its lack of compelling content, as well as an experience that produced as much vomit as thrills.