The New York Times has a great feature on Valve and some of the things theyāve been up to recently, including these crazy gaming goggles.
https://lastchance.cc/valve-is-working-on-wearable-computing-among-other-t-5901956%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Hereās how they describe the device:
Every way I look, the scene shifts, the battle unfolds. I have a crazy contraption strapped to my head: a boxy set of goggles that looks like a 22nd-century version of a View-Master. It immerses me in a virtual world. I whirl one way and see zombies preparing to snack on my flesh. I turn another and wonder what fresh hell awaits.
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Now Valve executives think they may be onto the next big thing in games: wearable computing. The goggles Iām wearing ā reminiscent of the ones Google recently unveiled to much hoopla ā could unlock new game-playing opportunities. This technology could let players lose themselves inside a virtual reality and, eventually, blend games with their views of the physical world.
The Times also mentions that Valveās Big Picture mode, a new interface that adapts Steam for use on televisions, will enter beta this Monday. Weāll have more details on Steamās new television mode Monday morning.
Game Maker Without a Rule Book [NY Times]
