Dominate VR Market

Submitted 7 years ago

With Samsungs OLED screens, GearVR cordlessness as well as accessibility and the rumored 4k resolutions for those in the upcoming S8, the seemingly gimmicky GearVR (which seems to also be treated as such, a gimmick, at this point) actually has plenty of opportunities to beat both Vive and Oculus with just a few key points that need to be addressed for that to happen, dominating the VR market and completely taking over and it could be accomplished with the addition of a few easy but crucial improvements, the first two in particular:

1. Additional motion sensor. VR on phones so far only support looking up/down and to the sides, but not tilting your hear backwards/forward and moving around. There is already technology that would allow to address that issue and there's a company posting videos on youtube pitching their device for that specific purpose - movement in mobile VR.

2. Connecting to a PC. GearVR has a USB port which is used for nothing else than charging the phone while you're using it, while it could easily be used to connect to the PC and transfer imagery similar to the Virtual Desktop, allowing people to use their phones to play more serious games and "VR experiences" than the mobile platform currently allows, making a Smasung phone paired with a GearVR a far more versatile and useful every day tool
Though, a feature that would truly give it an edge over the competition would be some kinda of a streaming feature that would allow remote Desktop capabilities over wi-fi, keeping the headset wireless (wires being one of the most prominent issues of the "proper" VR headsets), but now allowing to make use of the competitors software libraries.
If S8 will indeed have a 4k screen the superior picture quality due to reduced "screendoor" effects paired with wirelessness will blow the competition out of the water.

3. A cheap 10-20$ gamepad for use with the GearVR or better still more compatibility via Blutooth/USB so people could just use the ones they have, which should win a lot of people over and demonstrate Samsungs good will and caring for the consumer.
A good example would be compatibility with Sony Playstations Dualshock controllers or the new Xbox One S controller that both use either USB or Bluetooth but for some reason are currently not recognised by Samsung phones, while Samsungs own controller for GearVR is pricy and no longer even produced.

4. Do something about the lenses fogging up. Better make the headset a bit more expensive but get the ventilator fan back since it is not uncommon for the device to fog up like crazy within the first minute of use, obscuring vision and killing the immersion