Wednesday, March 18, 2015

3/20 Weekly Tech Article




On Tuesday, March 17th, Nintendo announced its plans to make mobile games with DeNA, and also briefed on a new system called "NX."Very little details were given, other than the fact that it'll involve fresh hardware and gameplay concepts. It's a replacement for Club Nintendo, and will incorporate multiple devices including the Wii U, 3DS, and non-Nintendo devices such as smartphones and tablets. Teasing the "NX" today could reassure gamers that Nintendo is still committed to "hardcore" titles and won't be abandoning its hardware business anytime soon.






Wednesday, March 11, 2015

3/13 Weekly Tech Article


Sony has announced it will stop publishing PlayStation Mobile content on July 15th. On September 10th the entire website will be shut down, no longer existing. Previously purchased games will no longer be available to download. The reason for this shut down is due to the fact that Android gaming itself was never really popular in the first place, since Sony had already stopped publishing Android games for PlayStation Mobile last year.









Thursday, March 5, 2015

3/6 Weekly Tech Article



Roto is a motorized chair platform with a footplate controller you twist to control the direction and speed of the spinning seat. It enhances the virtual reality experience and brings a new perspective of realism to the virtual reality world. Roto gives the VR (virtual reality) users a better sense of freedom when exploring their virtual surroundings. Though Roto is trying to improve the VR experience, it so also trying to get rid of nausea while being in the VR world. Since you are actually moving while in the Roto, the feeling of sickness decreases and you don't feel as disorientated. Roto will be launched by the company, Kickstarter, and will be going live on March 12th. The base and the footplate will be sound for around $310, with the option of adding a chair and a table for keeping the joystick/mouse/keyboard setups.