Ever since its inception, Virtual Reality (VR) has been successful in revolutionizing experiences. By ensuring incredible and larger-than-life human experience, VR helps you take a step ahead in the virtual world. Most importantly, Virtual Reality is stirring up revolutions in the gaming world. With Facebook investing in Oculus Rift in the year 2015, VR gaming has reached new heights.

Avid gamers are no longer left in the worlds of 2D gaming, and new possibilities have already arrived. However, after the initial years of success, Virtual Reality or VR seems to be going through a rough patch. Is it so or there’s more to the story? Let’s find out.

Uncovering the truth

According to market statistics, nearly 75% of professional game developers consider VR and AR to be long-term investments. On the other end, very few of them believe that Virtual and Augmented Reality will fizzle out in due course and fail to surpass the unprecedented popularity of modern gaming consoles.

Some of the latest developments will offer crystal clear insights into the matter. According to assessments made by ‘Game Developers Conference, 16% of new developers are working on new VR platforms.

While on the other end, nearly 15% of next-generation game developers promise to include VR support in their game development projects.

Taking a look at other aspects

Changing consumer preferences have a great impact on innovations. The need for advanced functionality along with never-ending demands for innovative operations leads to new discoveries. Take a look at your mobile devices and Smartphones. There was a time when advanced computing and tech operations were only possible on your PCs. Today, the Smartphone has almost replaced desktops in several arenas.

Irrespective of their needs, Smartphone users can enjoy uninhibited and unrestricted access to the entire world. Social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have added to its functionality and users can enjoy connecting with numerous people across the globe.

So, is VR going to face similar turn of events? Or future has something else in store? Going by the market trends, it’s impossible to ignore the importance and significance of Virtual Reality. Quite naturally, its future seems to be bright enough.

What’s in store?

As one of the latest, high-performance, and unique devices for human interactions, Smartphones have earned unsurpassed popularity in the market. Try to integrate the smart revolutions with ever-increasing demands of the entertainment industry. That will lead to exceptional opportunities in the global arena. VR games will get a new life with innumerable users welcoming this technology with open arms.

Adoption rates

VR has the potential and the power to lead the tech arena, only if it’s adopted by various users. Only when consumers embrace this new technology, will they get an idea of their significance and VR game developers come to know about the user adoption rates. High adoption rates will in turn, create amazing opportunities for game developers and business owners to develop solutions focusing on this technology.

 

Tech innovations are evolving with every passing day. With such fast-paced and rapid advancements in technology, developers and tech experts are in a win-win situation. However, there is a crucial aspect worth considering in this regard. Other than the game development platforms, it is the framework that happens to be of paramount significance.

Going by the current trends, open-source framework seems to be the need of the hour. Especially, when it comes to game designing and development, open-source frameworks are increasingly taking over proprietary or licensed ones.

With that overview, how about gaining crucial insights into the future of open source gaming? Let’s get down to the discussion.

Market trends

When it comes to open source methodologies in game development, you will come across a pronounced cultural divide between the gaming world and tech arena. Startups are always keen to make the most out of open source technologies, whereas tech giants are more than eager to give away codebases.

The reason behind such behavior is simple. Open source ensures greater interoperability, quality, and security, and the tech world seems to be quite aware of this fact. On the other end, open source production turns out to be beneficial too. You can get developers to work on your platform.

It’s here that we require discussing the advantages offered by open source game development platforms. Take a look.

Identifying the benefits

Open source technologies are increasingly gaining grounds in the tech arena. And that’s not without reason. From portability to flexibility, open-source platforms offer a gamut of benefits to web developers. Some of these exclusive advantages include:

        I.            Reduced hardware costs

Compared to platforms such as Windows and Solaris, open-source platforms like Linux will involve low hardware costs. With easy portability and compressibility, Linux consumes much less hardware power compared to legacy systems. As the consequence, game developers will have the chance to work on traditional and old hardware.

      II.            Zero vendor lock-ins

IT managers and developers hate to face vendor lock-in issues while working with technologies. If you are not using open-source gaming platforms, you are inviting expensive licensing fees, poor portability, and bidding farewell to customization.

Open source on the other end will give you the opportunity to address these issues, thus providing more freedom and liberty in game development.

    III.            High-quality software

The source code comes along with open-source platforms and technologies. It’s evident that proficient developers will have ample opportunities to customize gaming features or add numerous other integrations. That will prove to be highly beneficial for game development companies.

   IV.            Say no to license

The absence of license compliance happens to be one of the biggest advantages of open source platforms. While using it, you will not have to face license tracking, monitoring, and compliance issues.

Latest developments

With increased adoption of open source tech, the future of game development is quite clear. Especially, with Linux laying the cornerstone for cloud-based game development support, open source seems to be heading towards a bright future in this exciting domain.