Microgaming Unleashes Virtual Reality Casino Games

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Live dealer casinos online have been a very important step towards overcoming one of the largest disadvantages that online casinos have the face. Namely, playing in an online casino is just not the same as having the real tables in front of you with dealers who interact with you along normal lines. While live dealer casinos have created a lot of progress in this area, the ultimate holy grail would be virtual reality. While we aren't to the point that we can have this widespread in online casinos just yet, major steps have been made in this direction which could be the future of online casino play.

Microgaming has unleashed an example of this concept in action. Using the Oculus Rift display, an example has been given by this software giant of how a virtual reality online casino could work. In this example, the player is sitting in space with a roulette table in front of him. You can see your hands reaching out in front of you with a robot who is acting as your croupier. You can place bets, watch the wheel spin and see your payouts being given all in one place. It's very interesting, and it's completely different than anything we've ever seen before.

So why virtual reality? No matter how hard Microgaming tries, they aren't able to overcome some of the inherent disadvantages of playing online. The social interaction and human-to-human experiences are a big part of what players are missing out when they play on the Internet, but that won't necessarily be the case if this virtual reality casino gets off of the ground. While it might not take place in space in its more commercial forms, it will be interesting to see where it does take place since having options to play in locations other than casinos could prove to be an advantage that land-based establishments can't touch which would throw the whole thing on its head.

One thing is for sure. If Microgaming is able to create a virtual reality experience for players where it looks and feels like a real casino, then it will succeed on an extremely high level as long as it provides for the social experience. Add in social media-style networking, and you'll have something that could eventually pull Internet-based gaming ahead of land-based gaming for good.

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