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<keyword id="370948" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Assassins-Creed">Assassin's Creed</keyword> star <keyword id="251350" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michael-Fassbender">Michael Fassbender</keyword> isn't the only one who gets the chance to travel into the universe of the Spanish Inquisition. Because of a new <keyword id="6369781" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Virtual-reality">virtual reality</keyword> experience from twentieth Century Fox, New Regency, AMD, and <keyword id="403245" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Alienware">Alienware</keyword>, you can as well. 
 The experience was unveiled amid AMD's GDC press conference. During the uncover, <keyword id="713796" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Matthew-Lewis">Matthew Lewis</keyword>, president of Practical Magic VR and executive of VR experiences, clearly stated that the experience was "not a game." 
 
He said that the VR experience was filmed close by the movie and that shoot areas included Malta, Spain and the United Kingdom. 
 
The experience likewise incorporates an Inquisition scene in which a mob of costumed extras howl around a platform to burn heretics at the stake. It's really a mix of live-activity and PC produced footage, shot in multiple countries. 
 The <keyword id="3922392" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Assassins-Creed-VR">Assassin's Creed VR</keyword> experience appeared Thursday at The Game Awards. It is accessible free for Oculus Rift and <keyword id="10591" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Samsung">Samsung</keyword> Gear VR users and it will be accessible as a 360-degree video on Facebook Starting Friday through January 1, AMC Theaters in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin and New York will have Oculus Rift demo booths playing the experience for cinema-goers. 
 
Film studios don't yet have an unfaltering stream of VR material, or an unmistakable picture of how to monetize it. For the time being, this is an opportunity to try out the Rift, while perceiving how easily VR fits into the theatrical experience.

The future of cinema is here.
Assassin’s Creed on VR proves it!

<ul class="summary-list"><li>In late October, <keyword id="6354576" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="facebook" source="Orion">Facebook</keyword> made a huge announcement: It was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-new-name-meta-rebrand-metaverse-zuckerberg-apps-2021-10">changing the company name</a> to "<keyword id="399907" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="meta" source="Orion">Meta</keyword>."</li><li>The reason, according to CEO <keyword id="6354630" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="mark-zuckerberg" source="Orion">Mark Zuckerberg</keyword>, was to refocus the company around "<keyword id="12521699" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-metaverse" source="Orion">the metaverse</keyword>."</li></ul>Late last October, Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a huge announcement: Going forward, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-new-name-meta-rebrand-metaverse-zuckerberg-apps-2021-10">the company would be known as "Meta."</a> That parent company would still encompass the same portfolio of brands that it did before: Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, and Oculus, albeit with a new intent: "to help bring the metaverse to life," he said. It was Zuckerberg sticking a stake in the ground: He believes in the "metaverse" concept so much that he's betting the company on it. That move had major repercussions. In the months since, hype for "the metaverse" and its corollaries — NFTs, blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and other <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-web3-internet-blockchain-cryptocurrency-web1-web2-future-2021-12">so-called "Web3" concepts</a> — has skyrocketed. First, it was the analysts. The metaverse has, "the potential to disrupt almost everything in human life," analysts at Jefferies, led by equity strategist Simon Powell, <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/metaverse-investing-wall-street-jefferies-land-sales-sandbox-crypto-nfts-2021-12">said in a December note</a>. Bloomberg Intelligence <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/blog/metaverse-may-be-800-billion-market-next-tech-platform/">described the metaverse as</a> an "$800 billion market opportunity." Then came the big publicly-traded video game publishers. Major <keyword id="6357332" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="gaming" source="Orion">gaming</keyword> companies, including "Assassin's Creed" maker Ubisoft and "Final Fantasy" maker Square Enix, have announced new Web3 initiatives: The former introduced NFTs and a crypto-based payment system, while the latter <a href="https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/2022/html/a_new_years_letter_from_the_president_2.html">declared 2021 to be</a> "the metaverse year" and announced a big push into the emerging sector in 2022. They were all following Zuckerberg's lead. He's repeatedly claimed that the metaverse is the successor to the current mobile internet, and he wants to make sure that Meta is a major player in whatever comes next. In the October video presentation introducing Meta, Zuckerberg also demonstrated what the future metaverse might look like and how it could work. The video depicted a world where people jump in and out of a 3D virtual space, like those in "The Matrix" and "Ready Player One." <div type="image" title="An image of &quot;the metaverse&quot; depicted in an October 2021 video from Facebook parent company Meta." height="913" width="1920" msid="88794455" hostid="261"></div>The digital space was made by "a creator I met in LA," one of the floating avatars tells Zuckerberg. At one point during the conversation, Zuckerberg's avatar pulls up a digital, 2D video chat to connect to a friend who was supposed to join them. She's out in the real world, being a person, and unable to join, but she wanted to show off a piece of AR art she's seen IRL. The whole thing seems like it could've happened over FaceTime or Zoom or any various pieces of technology we already use. Some avatars look realistic to the person they represent, while others are total abstractions (like the large robot seen above). Rather than participating in a game, everyone is essentially hanging out in a three-dimensional chat room — something more akin to "Second Life" or PlayStation Home than, say, "Fortnite." It's unclear how anyone in the demo is connecting to the space, or interacting with it, but it appears to be VR headsets — a crucial component of Zuckerberg's vision for the metaverse that also serves as a business opportunity given <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/meta-stock-price-oculus-app-tops-apple-app-store-christmas-2021-12">Meta's success with the Oculus Quest line of VR headsets</a>. In one sense, it's a vision of a future world that takes many long-existing concepts, like shared online worlds and digital avatars, and combines them with recently emerging trends, like digital art ownership through NFT technology and digital "tipping" for creators. In another sense, it's a vision that takes our existing reality — where you can already hang out in 2D or 3D virtual chat rooms with friends who are or are not using VR headsets — and tacks on more opportunities for monetization and advertising. Someone's going to sell the hardware to access this future, and someone's going to create the software that popularizes it, and Zuckerberg is making it clear that he wants Meta to be a leader on both fronts. It's no surprise, then, that the gold rush is on from investors and companies in the tech world: Meta's video, and Zuckerberg's commitment to "the metaverse," successfully convinced them that it's the next golden goose. Got a tip? Contact Insider senior correspondent Ben Gilbert via email (<a href="mailto:bgilbert@insider.com">bgilbert@insider.com</a>), or Twitter DM (<a href="https://twitter.com/RealBenGilbert">@realbengilbert</a>). We can keep sources anonymous. Use a non-work device to reach out. PR pitches by email only, please.

Mark Zuckerberg is creating a future that looks like a worse version of the world we already have

<keyword id="2916911" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Unity-Technologies">Unity Technologies</keyword>, which is the go to firm for<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=virtual+reality&amp;sortorder=effectivedate"> Virtual Reality</a> (VR) across the globe, is eyeing India like never before. 
 
The San Francisco-based firm wants to tap the Indian market and collaborate with domestic IT integration firms to build <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=VR+games&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">VR/AR platforms</a>. 
 
Unity Technologies owns one of the biggest licensed game engines in the world used by developers to create game like Deus Ex: The Fall, Assassin's Creed: Identity, Temple Run Trilogy, etc. 
 "People in automobile and manufacturing have raised a demand for interactive and immersive platforms for their customers and internal work. This high-fidelity visualization cannot be achieved with 3D design tools. Therefore, we are consorting with IT integration firms that are building up augmented and <keyword id="6369781" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Virtual-reality">virtual reality</keyword> practises," Quentin Staes-Polet, Director South Asia/ANZ, Unity Technologies, told ET. 
 
As per Unity Technologies, 70% of the world's VR work in done on Unity engines. 
 
It has also collaborated with SP Jain institute to open a centre of excellence to leverage their gaming platform among students. This move will be followed by other such engagements with Indian institutes. 
 
"India's gaming landscape has dramatically changed. With the influx of Chinese smartphone players in India and the cost of mobile phones going down drastically over the years, more Indians have access to these games," said Rhodes.

This US-based firm will go on a hiring spree, collaborate with IT integration firms in India. This is what it’s planning

<ul><li>Sony has launched the <keyword id="13976629" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ps5-pro" source="Orion">PS5 Pro</keyword></li><li>The new PlayStatoin will be available from November 7</li><li>The console promises major performance boost</li></ul> Sony had a special surprise in store for console gamers across the globe during its recent "technical presentation". The presentation kicked off at 8:30 pm IST and was streamed live on PlayStation's YouTube channel. During the showcase, Sony unveiled something that we all had been waiting for for a long time - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/ps5-pro-could-make-lesser-noise-expected-to-have-2tb-storage-all-we-know/articleshow/113010985.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">the PlayStation 5 Pro.</a> Equipped with performance upgrades, the PS5 Pro packs quite a punch on paper. Read on to know all we know about the upcoming console and when can you expect to lay your hands on it. <h2><keyword id="23116123" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sony-launches-ps5-pro" source="Orion">Sony launches PS5 Pro</keyword>: Specifications and features </h2> The PS5 Pro is expected to come with significant performance upgrades. Sony announced during the event that the console will come with 28 percent faster RAM and a larger GPU. The console will also come with advanced ray tracing and AI-driven upscaling. The PS5 Pro promises to provide amazing graphics at higher frame rates, as per a blog by Sony. During the PS5 Pro showcase, Mark Cerny, lead architect for PS5 Pro, discussed the key innovations that can be expected from the console. One of the standout features is the Game Boost technology, which enhances over 8,500 backward-compatible PS4 games, providing smoother frame rates and better performance. Select PS4 titles will also benefit from Enhanced Image Quality, improving resolution and visual clarity. The PS5 Pro also introduces Wi-Fi 7, offering faster, more stable internet connections in supported regions. This, alongside 8K gaming and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support, ensures gamers can enjoy ultra-high-definition visuals with fluid gameplay. Several top-tier titles, including Alan Wake 2, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, will receive free updates to optimize their performance on the PS5 Pro. These games will carry the PS5 Pro Enhanced label, making it easy for players to identify optimized versions. The console maintains the familiar design of the PS5 and is compatible with existing PS5 accessories, including the PlayStation VR2 and DualSense Edge controller. The PS5 Pro will launch as a disc-less console, with the option to purchase an Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive separately. <h2><keyword id="18102448" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sony-ps5-pro" source="Orion">Sony PS5 Pro</keyword> availability and price </h2> Rumours were circulating earlier that players might have to wait until 2025 for the PS5 Pro. However, that isn't the case. The console will be available from as soon as November 7 this year. Pre-orders will start from September 26. The console is priced at USD 699. India price is yet to be out. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112223221" title="PlayStation Portal launched in India at a price of Rs 18,990, all details" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2> </h2><h2>PS5 Pro rumours during Gamescom 2024</h2>Earlier, developers at the Gamescom 2024 that was held last month in Cologne were reportedly dropping hints about the console that suggested that the PS5 Pro launch could be near. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112797993" title="PlayStation 5 Pro might launch soon, developers reportedly delaying their games to wait for the console" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> The first clues surfaced during a live stream by the Italian website Multiplayer, where a developer revealed that their game had been delayed due to the upcoming launch of the PS5 Pro. This revelation quickly caught the attention of industry insiders, who began piecing together information that points towards an imminent release. A reporter from WCCFtech also supported this story, adding that they had also spoken with developers who had received the specifications for the PS5 Pro. These developers expressed confidence that the new hardware would significantly improve the performance of games built using Unreal Engine 5, a powerful game engine that has become increasingly popular among developers. <h2>Astro Bot limited edition controller</h2>Recently, Sony launched a new Astro Bot-themed limited edition controller in India. The controller features an all-new design with a glossy finish. The launch of the controller coincided with the launch of the Astro Bot game for PlayStation 5. We, at Business Insider India, got a hands-on experience of the game.

Sony reveals PS5 Pro, available from November 7, 2024: Price, specifications and all other details

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="11930908" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ps5" source="Orion">PS5</keyword> is largely backward compatible with <keyword id="12087602" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ps4" source="Orion">PS4</keyword> games, with more than 4,000 available titles.</li><li>There are only about a half-dozen known PS4 games that are incompatible with the PS5.</li><li>There are some limitations; for example, the Share menu can't be displayed on the PS5 when playing a PS4 game.</li></ul>A new game console like the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-buy-a-playstation-5-tips-from-resellers-2020-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> PlayStation 5 is a substantial investment</a>, so ideally you can extend its value by continuing to play older PS4 games on it. If you are wondering if your existing library of PS4 games will work on your new PS5, you're in for some good news: It's a qualified "yes."<h2>The PS5 is backward compatible with PS4, to an extent</h2>An overwhelming majority of PS4 game titles will play on a PS5 console. That's about 4,000 games, so with rare exception, your existing game collection will play fine (though you should be sure your PS5 has all available updates installed before trying to play PS4 games). Sony also advises that you should verify the core game works properly on the PS5 before purchasing or installing any add-ons for the game. In fact, some PS4 games may see an overall improvement when played on the PS5. Select games can take advantage of the PS5's Game Boost feature, which allows the game to run at a higher frame rate. Games that run better on PS5 thanks to Game Boost include Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Crysis Remastered, God of War, Ratchet &amp; Clank, Rocket League, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and others. If you enjoy PlayStation VR, you'll be pleased to learn that PS VR titles are included in the list of compatible games. Playing VR games on a PS5 requires a PS VR headset, PlayStation Camera for PS4, and a PlayStation Camera adaptor, and the games perform best when you use a DualShock 4 controller. <h2>Specific PS4 on PS5 limitations</h2>The list of PS4 games which are known to be incompatible with the PS5 is quite short. At this time, these are the only games to avoid:<ul><li>Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma Volume One</li><li>TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2</li><li>Just Deal With It!</li><li>Robinson: The Journey</li><li>We Sing</li><li>Hitman Go: Definitive Edition</li><li>Shadwen</li></ul>Even though most other games will run on the PS5, the <keyword id="6357332" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gaming" source="Orion">gaming</keyword> experience might not always be 100% seamless. Some features or functionalities that were available on the PS4 might not work when you play the game on the PS5. For example, the Share menu can't be displayed on the PS5 when playing a PS4 game. You can take screenshots by pressing the Create button on your DualSense controller, however. Likewise, some PS4 games can't record video at 3840 x 2160 even if you start recording at that setting — you will only get a resolution of 1920 x 1080. Note: PS5 backward compatibility is not extended to PS3, PS2, or PS1 games.

Is PS5 backward compatible? Yes, more than 4,000 PS4 games work on the next-gen console — here's what to know

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="6418485" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="PS4">PS4</keyword> is a forward compatible system, meaning most of its games and a selection of other accessories are playable on the <keyword id="2421871" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="PS5">PS5</keyword>.</li><li>Not all apps are compatible with the PS5, however, and you might need some additional accessories or modifications to use the forward compatibility.</li><li>All PS4 games released from this point on are guaranteed to be forward compatible with the PS5.</li></ul>Suppose you're an owner of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/ps4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sony's Playstation 4</a>, and you're thinking of upgrading to the next generation PlayStation console. In that case, there are several things you should take into consideration before deciding to put down $500 for a PS5. While the PS5 has faster loading speeds, 3D audio tech, a 4K UHD Blu-Ray drive, and more, one of its most significant features benefits PS4 console owners. Because <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/is-ps5-backward-compatible" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the PS5 is largely backward compatible</a>, this means that many elements of the PS4 experience are also forward compatible.Forward compatibility is when an older console's software can work on a newer console. In this case, many PS4 games are forward compatible, meaning they can run on a PS5.Here's what you should know about the PS4's forward compatibility. <h2>The PS4 is forward compatible</h2>Nearly every game released for the <keyword id="1568713" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="PlayStation-4">PlayStation 4</keyword> will also run on the <keyword id="2428812" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="PlayStation-5">PlayStation 5</keyword>. All you'll need to do is insert the disk, or transfer the data using a USB storage drive or Wi-Fi transfer.There are only eight PS4 games that can't transfer over to the PS5. They are:<ul><li>"Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma Volume One"</li><li>"We Sing"</li><li>"Hitman Go: Definitive Edition"</li><li>"TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge 2"</li><li>"Just Deal With It!"</li><li>"Shadwen"</li><li>"Robinson: The Journey"</li><li>"Joe's Diner"</li></ul>Sony has also claimed that every game published for the PS4 from this point forward will also be playable on the PS5.If you own newer big-budget titles like "Call of Duty: Warzone," "Cyberpunk 2077", or "Watch Dogs: Legion," your games might also be eligible for a free next-gen upgrade when you port them over to your PS5. These upgrades will ideally offer better graphics and performance speed.Not all titles are upgradeable, however, and not all upgrades are free. Several games can be upgraded, but you might need to pay for it. The games' publishers, not Sony, determine the upgrade cost.And while it's great that there are some PS5 games playable on the PS4, you may want to be selective about the number of titles you bring to your PS5. Its limited storage capacity can fill up fast, and may quickly force you to invest in an external hard drive.<h2>Which PS4 games are forward compatible</h2><div type="image" title="Cyberpunk 2077 PS4" height="900" width="1800" msid="80274860" hostid="261"></div>Several PS4 games can receive a free or paid upgrade right now. Here's a list of the currently available free games, followed by the paid upgrades. Some of the paid options come in bundles, and may have fine print noting that it's not an upgrade but a save transfer option. Free Upgrades <ul><li>"Assassin's Creed Valhalla"</li><li>"Borderlands 3"</li><li>"Bugsnax"</li><li>"Dead by Daylight"</li><li>"DIRT 5"</li><li>"Fortnite"</li><li>"Hitman 3" (digital version only)</li><li>"King Oddball"</li><li>"Maneater"</li><li>"Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales"</li><li>"Mortal Kombat 11"</li><li>"No Man's Sky"</li><li>"Planet Coaster"</li><li>"Sackboy: A Big Adventure"</li><li>"The Pathless"</li><li>"Watch Dogs Legion"</li><li>"WRC 9"</li></ul>Paid Upgrades<ul><li>"Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War"</li><li>"Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered"</li><li>"Control: Ultimate Edition"</li><li>"NBA 2K21"</li></ul><h2>Compatibility for PS4 accessories, accounts, and game data </h2>By using your PlayStation Network login information, you can quickly transfer save data between the consoles. Sony has also said that while most games on the PS4 work with the PS5, games that involve the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-get-ps5-camera-adaptor-for-free" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PS VR and camera</a> may require some adjustments. <div type="image" title="PSVR headset and motion controllers" height="1961" width="2194" msid="80274861" hostid="261"></div>Ahead of the PS5's release, the <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2020/08/03/playstation-5-answering-your-questions-on-compatible-ps4-peripherals-accessories/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PlayStation blog</a> confirmed that the following hardware would all be forward compatible - though, as previously noted, some of it has strings attached. <ul><li>Officially licensed racing wheels, arcade sticks, flight sticks, and other specialty peripherals. </li><li>Platinum and Gold Wireless Headsets, or any third-party headsets that connects to the console through a USB port or audio jack. (Note: Unfortunately, the headset app is not compatible.)</li><li>Any licensed third-party gamepad controllers and the DualShock 4 wireless controller for supported PS4 games. </li><li>For compatible PS VR games played on PS5, the PS Move Motion Controllers and the PlayStation VR Aim Controller. </li></ul><h2>Related coverage from <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-reference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tech Reference</a>:</h2><ul><li><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/is-ps5-backward-compatible">Is PS5 backward compatible? Here's what you should know about playing PS4 games on the PS5</a></h3></li><li><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-get-ps5-camera-adaptor-for-free">How to get a PS5 camera adaptor for free so that you can play virtual reality games on the console</a></h3></li><li><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-connect-ps4-to-iphone">How to connect a PS4 controller to your iPhone in 4 simple steps, and play mobile games with a real controller</a></h3></li><li><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-connect-ps4-controller-to-android">How to connect a PS4 controller to your Android phone or tablet to play games with it</a></h3></li><li><h3><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/does-ps4-pro-play-4k">'Does the PS4 Pro play 4K games?': Yes, and it can also play some 4K movies - here's how to set it up</a></h3></li></ul>

Yes, the PS4 is forward compatible with the PS5 - here's all the PS4 games and accessories that work on PS5

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Rockstar Games/Take-Two Interactive"Red Dead Redemption 2" is tied for the most nominees for The Game Awards this year.</div></div></div>The Game Awards has revealed this year's batch nominees - and it will let fans vote to decide the winners across more than 20 categories.Fans can vote now for their picks at <a href="https://thegameawards.com/awards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TheGameAwards.com</a>, and via Twitter direct message, Facebook Messenger, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and the official <a href="http://discord.gg/thegameawards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Game Awards Discord server</a>.Rockstar Games' "Red Dead Redemption 2" and Sony's "God of War" lead the pack with eight nominations each, including "Game of the Year" and "Best Narrative." Other Game of the Year contenders include Marvel's Spider-Man (7 nominations), "Assassin's Creed Odyssey" ( 4 nominations) and the indie game hit "Celeste" (4 nominations). Categories like Best Independent Game, Best Student Game and Best VR/AR Game also make space for some lesser- known titles to shine.The Game Awards will name the winners and celebrate the nominees on Thursday, December 6 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The awards show will be streamed at 9 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. PST on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and several other streaming platforms.First established in 2014, The Game Awards advisory board includes executives from a dozen major gaming companies, including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/xbox-event-x018-biggest-announcements-2018-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Xbox</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/nintendo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nintendo</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/sony" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/valve" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Valve,</a> and <a href="http://businessinsider.com/category/tencent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tencent.</a>Here's the list of nominees:Get the latest Microsoft stock price<a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stock/MSFT-Quote"> here.</a>

Here are the nominees for the best video games of the year at The Game Awards - and anyone can vote for the final winners

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A couple of weeks ago, I tried the latest prototype from Oculus, the virtual reality company Facebook bought for $2 billion earlier this year.
Here's a picture of what it looks like when you're wearing it. The man wearing the device is my boss, Henry Blodget:

It's very hard to describe what it's like to use Oculus.
You put the headset on (over your glasses, if like me, you need t0), stick a pair of ear buds in your ears, and suddenly it feels as if you are in another place.
For example, you might find yourself standing against a rail at the top of a very tall building in a rainy city at night. Look over the rail below you, and cars are moving on the streets. You can walk around the platform, and the world changes relative to you just as it does in real life.&#xa0;If you are afraid of heights, your palms will start to sweat and you will become as uncomfortable as you would be in real life.
This happened to a colleague of mine. He was standing in the middle of a conference room with the Oculus headset on. As soon as Oculus put him atop that virtual tower, however, he literally shrank with fright and began to back way from the virtual rail.
Here's a picture of Henry moving in close to a virtual object, hands up so he doesn't bump into it:

Brandon Iribe, the CEO of Oculus, says the difference between the prototype I tried and earlier versions is that this one finally gives the user a real sense of "presence" in whichever virtual world you enter.
It really does feel like that.&#xa0;
When I was wearing the Oculus headset, I kept thinking about a 1995 movie from director James Cameron called "Strange Days." It features a technology people can use to "jack in" or "wire-trip." They put a bunch of wires on their head, and suddenly it feels as if they are in someone else's body, someplace else.&#xa0;
Here's a trailer for that movie:

Oculus almost feels as if you are "jacking in." It's not totally there because you can't see your hands, the worlds are animated and not entirely photo-realistic, and you have no sense of touch.
Iribe says Oculus is working on two of those problems already. It's going to put sensors on people's hands and fingers to get them into the virtual experience. Yesterday, Oculus announced it bought a startup that will help this development.
Iribe also said people are working on cameras that will record enough of reality to reproduce it in virtual reality.

Trying the prototype, called Crescent Bay, gave me&#xa0;such a remarkable feeling that minutes after pulling the headset off I tweeted, "Just tried the newest version of Oculus. It's going to change everything."&#xa0;
What I meant was that, in the next decade or so, Oculus (or a similar product from another company) is going to change the following elements of human life.
Starting with the obvious stuff, and moving more abstract, Oculus will change:
Gaming. Plenty of immersive video games already exist in which you can move around entire cities and interact with hundreds of characters. The "Assassin's Creed" and "Grand Theft Auto" series are best known for this. Right now, you have to consume these worlds through a flat screen. The leap into virtual reality is a short one.
Commerce. There's already an Oculus program in which you can view your avatar in the mirror. Imagine dressing that avatar in clothes to see how they look before buying them. Or, instead of looking at pictures of a car's interior online, actually getting into it to see if you like the trim you've selected.
Education.&#xa0;You can already take classes at Harvard online. Sitting at a virtual desk instead of watching a video on a monitor will be nice. But education will change more radically than that. Imagine being able to travel with a Harvard professor inside the human body to see how cancer cells grow in the blood stream.&#xa0;
Sports.&#xa0;The first way Oculus will change watching sports is in the creation of cameras that can take in 360-degree views and be placed courtside at NBA games. You'll be able to put on an Oculus headset, pay some fee, and watch LeBron James from what feels like just feet away. Rumor has it, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is already geeked about that possibility. Eventually, it's easy to imagine that Oculus cameras will become as wearable as Go Pros. Then you'll be able to watch games from the referee's perspective - or LeBron's.
Narrative.&#xa0;The way we tell stories has never stopped evolving. First there were oral traditions. Then epic poems. Then novels. Then film. Then video games. Next, you'll put on Oculus headsets. Sometimes, the narratives will be first-person stories, and it will feel as if you are seeing the world through a character's eyes. Other times, you'll float through worlds omnipresent, knowing characters' thoughts. Whole industries will form around people who figure out how best to tell stories in the medium.
Sex. Oculus porn is going to be far more immersive than the static images people used to look at in magazines or even videos on the internet. Not everyone is going to be comfortable with how immersive.
Aging.&#xa0;In the real world, knees give out and you can't play tennis or basketball anymore. Imagine playing ball at 90. Also: how long can a human body live if all it needs to do is take input from VR? Could humans live for hundreds of years?
Sense of self.&#xa0;Sometime in the not-too-distant future, you will be able to put on a headset, a pair of gloves, and a body suit and feel as if you are a different person in a different place. Do that enough - substitute your five senses for virtual input enough times - and you may begin to shed aspects of your identity you once thought fixed: race, gender, age, nationality. On the bright side, people&#xa0;may become more empathetic and less tribal. On the negative side, people may abandon their flesh selves, leaving behind loved ones.
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