Game type

There are dozens of traditional games such as role-playing (RPG), strategy simulation (SLG), first-person shooter (FPS), real-time strategy (RTS), adventure (AVG) and so on. In recent years, there have been more detailed categories such as open world, massively multiplayer online games (MMO), Roguelike (a branch of RPG) and so on.
What kind of games are suitable for VR?？ The answer that industry developers expect is "all", because the ultimate goal of VR is to create an immersive experience that is integrated with reality, and all the ways of playing come from the real world. However, because current VR games are limited by hardware, technology and public acceptance, this goal obviously needs to be achieved step by step. Therefore, we first need to figure out which types of games are suitable for VR. Compared with traditional games, VR games are unique in that:
· Strong sense of immersion: In traditional games, the game scene in front of the player is confined to a fixed screen, while in VR games, the player is surrounded by the scene, and can experience the feeling of immersion that traditional games do not have.
· Real action Traditional games often use keyboard, mouse and controller to command the characters in the game. Players can not achieve sensory synchronization with the game characters. VR games can keep the real-time posture of the characters consistent with the players.

Looking at the head of VR games in recent years, we can find that the current popular and highly praised VR games are in line with the above characteristics. They have:

Simulation game

Simulation experience games have a huge player base. Players can experience various professions or run a business in the virtual real world, such as becoming a driver, pilot, etc. The representative works of this kind of game are "工作模拟器 " and "装机模拟器 ".

Traditional simulation games need to establish complex mapping with keyboard, mouse and controller, and even need a lot of peripherals or a large number of combination keys to achieve certain operations, which often can not present the most intuitive game effect and fun. With VR, all this is no longer a problem, if we can extract the fun of something, eliminate the boring and complex parts, and introduce some exaggerated expressions, we can create a brilliant simulation game.

"I Love Ping Model": It is a casual puzzle VR model game.

Action/Shooting Games

Exciting and fast-paced action/shooting games contain a lot of cutting, chopping, waving and other actions, and the design of VR controller is naturally suitable for these actions. The more famous VR action/shooting games are "Superhot " and "Half-Life: Alxy ". There are also some games that combine and transform traditional play and VR features, such as "节奏光剑 ".
We recommend you try and explore revamping traditional action/shooter games. Of course, to make a good VR action/shooting game, it is far more than turning the display into VR.

Dreamworld: is a virtual reality VR multiplayer shooting game in which players build homes, customize images, meet new friends, chat with friends, play games together, and explore the world together.

Role play

Unlike the well-known traditional role-playing games with long process and "Daguai upgrade", the current VR role-playing games are more like a combination of RPG and AVG games, allowing players to experience another life or experience a different experience. This approach is closer to the ancestor of RPG games, Dungeons and Dragons, in which players can experience the process of a medieval knight becoming stronger, or play an orc in a fantasy world. However, it should be noted that we can not let the players really as tired as the characters in the game.

Guarding the Mountains and the Sea: Set against the background of the classic The Classic of Mountains and Seas. The player plays the role of the guardian to protect the crystal from being destroyed by the monster, and to protect the common people to fight against the enemy.

Casual and Social Games

It is also a good idea and trend to move traditional desktop games or social games to VR. The existence of VR makes it easy for people to connect with each other no matter how far they are. People in different regions and time zones enjoy themselves in the VR world.

Balloon Story: It is a casual, party-type VR game. Become a "balloon man" in a world full of fantasy, and enjoy social pleasure with players from all over the world. If you are a social expert, you can directly interact with other users in real-time voice chat, send emoji bubbles and make unexpected actions in the game lobby.

The above game types are for reference only. In the world of VR games, everything is possible. As long as our ideas are interesting and practical, we should not limit our creativity, but dare to try and promote the development of VR game industry together.