Innovative Experiences in Interactive Devices applied to videogames: The Oculus Rift Case

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present a first analysis of current developments in videogames for the Oculus Rift technology or virtual reality goggles to recreate a vision in three dimensions of great depth, wide field of vision and high degree of immersion. It starts from the idea that the virtual reality enhanced through Oculus Rift has its origins in the emergence and on going experience of viewers in the image decoding built on artificial perspective. The hypothesis of this research is that, in its current state, the developments for Oculus Rift continue giving more importance to the recreation of worlds in perspective based on the spectacular nature of the device and less to the playable experience. The methodology used was the analytical model Framework MDA (Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics) used in the field of Game Studies, which serves the dual function of serving as a guide to design video games as well as for studying the games from the review and research points of view. The results show that for their final penetration Oculus Rift should lessen the physical sensations that occur in its user (stress, vertigo), keep in mind to a greater extent the necessary balance between its classic MDA videogames components, and improve other issues of creative-discursive and technical kind.