Avatar filmmaker dismisses VR technology as a "yawn"November 1, 2014 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - James Cameron has dismissed the potential of virtual reality technology, insisting that there is no place for it beyond games, Digital Spy said. The Avatar filmmaker said that he is uninspired by the concept, despite the efforts of companies such as Oculus VR to bring it to the mainstream. "There seems to be a lot of excitement around something that, to me, is a yawn, frankly," Cameron told the Wall Street Journal. "What will the level of interactivity with the user be other than just 'I can stand and look around'? If you want to move through a virtual reality it's called a video game, it's been around forever." Facebook, which purchased Oculus VR earlier this year, aims to encourage the adoption of the technology in fields beyond the gaming business. The first film optimised for the firm's Oculus Rift headset, Banshee Chapter, is already available to download in part on the developer website for the device. Oculus Rift is not the only virtual reality device in the works, with companies like Samsung and Sony are working on their own rival products. Photo: Getty Images/ AFP/ Robyn Bec Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |