International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET) e-ISSN: 2395-0056 Volume: 06 Issue: 12 | Dec 2019 www.irjet.net p-ISSN: 2395-0072 © 2019, IRJET | Impact Factor value: 7.34 | ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal | Page 2033 Impact of Virtual Reality on Gaming Mr. Ninad Janardan Dani Asst. Professor, Department of Computer Science, D.B.J. College, Chiplun, Dist-Ratnagiri, State-Maharashtra, Country-India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract - Video games became one of the crucial entertainment medium in twentieth century. In twenty-first century, its impact is multifold and drastically improved. After the advent of mobile phones and handheld devices, gaming industry revolutionized in these new market platforms. And for the past few years another factor, along with many others, is helping the experience of gamers’ to enhance is Virtual Reality. Though being just a part of this gaming industry, VR has impacted noticeably and will continue to do so in upcoming decades. Now a days, people, especially young generation, is spending time in playing VR enabled games like never before. Hence the need to take a note of the impact on industry as well as consumers becomes essential. This paper discusses the impact of virtual reality on gaming with both industry and gamers’ perspective. Key Words: Virtual Reality(VR), Video Games, Digital Games (DG) 1. INTRODUCTION Digital entertainment is capturing lot of market share for few decades and DG is a major part of it. As technology advanced; the quality and mediums of play are improved too. Inclusion of VR in gaming has taken it to the next level; mainly in the area of user interaction and involvement. In this section introduction of two main parts of this paper is given: Video gaming and VR. 1.1 Video Gaming Video game is the electronic game which has visual feedback when player interacts with visual interface. It can be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. This includes various types of software and hardware combinations. Though video games appeared mainly in 1970s; it was 1980s when they became important part in the entertainment industry. Initially started on the console platform; where a specialized device is developed for game, which connects to a video monitor for display purposes. Consoles are developed by specific companies to play specific games. Consoles include handheld and arcade types. Where handheld devices are portable electronic circuit devices having integrated display, controller buttons and/or joysticks, speakers to elevate user experience on a single device. Started as a single game per console in 1970s, handheld consoles went on to include multiple games on single console after 1990s. Arcade type console games use dedicated console for a game concealed in a large cabinet. The cabinet also has a video display (mainly CRT), joystick/s and/or other controls, speakers. Arcade games were top of their business in 1980s; then as technology advanced in game entertainment sector, cheaper and smaller options became available and arcades’ popularity decreased. Video gaming also adapted for the personal computer (PC) environment. Where PCs, as we know, are not dedicated gaming platforms but are used to play several games. And as PCs became popular, game developers also shifted their attention to them as a platform too. Now we see several dedicated PCs and laptops for enhanced gaming performance having displays with better refresh rates, powerful CPUs and dedicated graphics processors. Mobile phone is also a huge platform for video games. In late 1990s games started appearing on mobile devices. Many of us might remember those popular Snake and Tetris games on old phones. Initially included for entertainment purposes, games on phone now became a bigger business for many companies around the globe. Especially after smart-phones appeared, iOS and Android phones created a fantastic platform for game developers. Smart-phones are well equipped with numerous sensors which give great implementation opportunities to developers; also they are portable and cheaper as compared to other options. Being a billion dollar industry, mobile phone gaming is surpassing PC and console game industries combined estimated worth more than $130 billion. Another platform for gaming is Web Browser. In 2000s it became a cross-platform option for games. Not heavy games, many others are developed using Java or Flash platforms and are implemented for integration and interaction on web browsers. Virtual Reality became a buzzword in twenty-first century but its relation with games started back in 1968 when Ivan Sutherland, a computer scientist, developed “Sword of Damocles” the first VR environment at his lab. Which we can consider as a base of devices we use today in our VR experience. VR requires the player to use a head-mounted unit which has motion tracking and stereoscopic screens (a 3D display screen with depth perception) to immerse a player in the environment which is virtual and responds to user’s head movements. VR requires a console, processing device or computer to couple with the head-mounted unit.