With hundreds of different companies presenting all kinds of projects, each one in various states, from Alpha to Beta, to a product that's either very recently had be launched to one that is about to take off, it's hard not to pay attention of what the biggest #tech event in Europe brings to the audience. It's all right here at #WebSummit
While many projects are focused in the #VirtualReality and #AugmentedReality realm, there are other who are find new and better ways to connect with gamers and everything else they bring along, such as ESports, as well as mobile gaming.
SplitVR Brings Virtual Worlds To A Bigger Space
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Imagine for a moment you want to play a 3v3 match of #CounterStrike with your friends in a warehouse, with all six of you wearing VR kits on your heads and shooting each other with special controllers. Maybe not ideal if you're aiming for a close combat approach with your knife, but you get the idea.
That's what SplitVR is proposing: A life-size virtual world, turning any location into an alternate universe with the use of virtual-reality.
The best thing about it is its use outside the gaming world with its numerous applications, mainly the possibility to create virtual version of world museums, like the Louvre or the British Museum, giving you the chance to visit these renowned locations wherever you are. For people who might be unable to visit these places, SplitVR will be the second best thing from being actually there.
Side-Scrolling Kick-Assery Presented By Black Ghost Studio
Swiss studio Black Ghost Studio are making waves in their home country as the leading entity in getting E-Sports going, while creating fun games on mobile devices, with current focus on TransmoKnight, coming soon to Android, iOS and PC (via Steam).
Having had the opportunity to try out the game, its easy to handle gameplay and the side-scrolling action, taking me back to my Mega Man days, I can pretty much guarantee this is going to be one of 2017s biggest things to have on your smartphone and tablet.
Rule The World With World War Online
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Portuguese developer Chilltime presented at WebSummit their new online strategy game, World War Online (which you can play now!), which is something like an virtual Risk board, where you command warfare vehicles, from tanks to airplane fighters, to beat your enemy and rule the world. Sounds fun, doesn't it?
The gameplay is easy to learn and its classic MOBA influence will definitely keep you on your feet, as smart thinking usually gets you far.
If you're a fan of this kind of online gaming, it's definitely worth checking out!
E-Sports Social Media
As E-Sports grows exponentially, with more and more fans and viewers by the day, it would only make sense that the market would bank on the amount of people who enjoy professional videogaming.
At this years WebSummit I found three E-Sports social networks, each one with their own particular aspect to give every kind of player, be him professional or casual, a space where they can meet new players and together learn from each other and have fun.
With Respowned launching next month, covering both PC and console gamers to share their experiences within their community, TGX.es aiming at bringing players and teams together through fan-created tournaments, while being able to discuss other things on their platform and World E-Sport giving users a more straight-forward experience within the professional realm, it's clear that the future holds some bright ideas on how people play with each other.
Me on the other hand, am definitely going to invest a whole lot more in my gaming skills.