Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality seemed to etch its mark on every field of expertise such as health, entertainment, and many such areas, however, the field which has been majorly affected by it is gaming and the most interesting way it has been adapted is in the form of esports. Esports is the form of gaming that involves a number of players in a competing environment. The use of virtual reality and augmented reality has enhanced the experience of esports, making it much more advanced in the form of graphics and technology.
There are various video games as well as mobile games that are categorized under esports which either use augmented reality or virtual reality. These games have revolutionized the traditional form of video games that are limited to a single screen while enhancing the single screen video games into a much-advanced form.
The top esports that have adapted virtual reality or augmented reality is listed below:
Pokémon Go:
The most famous and renowned game of the era, Pokémon Go makes use of augmented reality in the form of using real-time locations to track the Pokémon’s the player is supposed to find and capture. Pokémon Go is an excellent example of an esport using augmented reality in the best way possible making it the most downloaded game. This game is available on mobile phones in android as well as iOS devices, making it much more accessible.
Arizona Sunshine:
A video survival game, Arizona Sunshine is a multiplayer video game that adopted the use of virtual reality to enhance the user’s experience. The game allows the players to compete with many other players in fighting against the zombies that have invaded the planet after the extinction of almost all humankind, while the remaining of humans survive in this first-person shooter game.
Jenga® AR:
A pretty famous family indoor game, Jenga has been adapted as a mobile game that makes use of augmented reality in order to make the player experience the virtual game in real life. The Jenga game which makes the use of augmented reality is specifically available on android play stores.
Echo Arena:
Eco Arena esports game started as a multiplayer version of Lone Echo. It comes under Virtual Reality gaming which lets the players compete in an intergalactic surrounding, however, the competitive games being played in zero gravity, make the players think with a strategy in order to win.
HADO:
The creation of a leading gaming brand of Japan, HADO is a physical esport that uses Augmented reality. The competitive platform holds various competitions by the name HADO World Cup, which enables the player to be physically fit via the game and thus is beneficial in maintaining a healthy exercise for the player.
Onward:
A competitive shooting game that is the best possible example of the adaptation of virtual reality in the gaming industry. Onward is a straightforward shooting game in a typical military form that makes the game very tricky by reducing the time taken to kill, thus making it very strategic and the game is ideally completed in a few minutes, unlike other military-type games that stretch for hours altogether.
Nostos:
A simple yet beautifully designed game that allows the user to explore different locations via amazing graphics and what enhances the game, even more, is the fact that it is a virtual reality game. Nostos makes the player experience the adventures faced while traveling to different locations and settling with a community.
Tetris Effect:
Based on a real-life game going by the name Tetris, Tetris Effect lets the user experience the game in a virtual world in the form of virtual reality. The game requires strategic thinking that is quite necessary for the player to be able to cross the 30 levels it poses in front of the player, each level being tricky than the former.
Thus, the influence of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in the gaming industry is very pronounced and is enhancing the industry by increasing the technological aspect of it, drawing users towards the industry. A new era in gaming is thus redefining the traditional boundaries and thereby, redefining the future.
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