Sony is set to reveal a new display for gaming at TGS! Do you remember the Virtual Reality craze back in the early 90s? Back when people wore headsets to interact with computers and whatnot? Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.
In this video (via NeoGAF), we get to see the HMZ Prototype AR HMD being shown off in the trailer — though, there's no footage of the thing actually being used. In the video's YouTube description, the following can be read (Google-translated) and it mentions the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, which gives the impression this thing will be shown off at the event.
People, how far immersive?
It experiments explore the possibility of new entertainment
"Institute immersive pleasure HMZ" head mounted display
Has been developed for the open experiment, models with head tracking system / live camera
Tokyo Game Show head-mounted display "PROTOTYPE-SR" Limited 2012 Specifications
※ jointly developed with RIKEN team Fujii
New 360 degree immersive entertainment sensation
World of the music of the movie world flew in to the real world
Experiments conducted public 9/22, 23
(Deadline September 13, 2012) in recruiting an experience
You will witness the future of entertainment
Hopefully, we get to see the thing's gaming applications at TGS, no? It seems that now with the technolgy finally able to match up with their visions, hardware makers are slowly making our 90s dreams come true. Now, where's my hoverboard?
Would you want to see this as part of gaming's future or has Nintendo's Virtual Boy still left a sour taste in your mouth after all these years?
