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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |