LAS VEGAS -- So let's say you just finished experiencing a stunning demo of the new Oculus Crescent Bay prototype, no other virtual reality experience can compare, right? Not quite.
If you add something extra to your VR headset, like, say, a Leap Motion device, you might have a chance at making an equally impressive showing. That's exactly what happened when I stumbled upon the Razer OSVR (open source virtual reality) headset.
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For its CES demo, the company cleverly mounted a Leap Motion device to its VR headset, allowing you to control what you see in virtual reality.
To show off how the dynamic works, the wearer is presented with a target (a virtual character) that you are meant to hit by forming either an ice or fire ball in either hand and then throwing it at the target.
It took me a few tries, but I finally got the hang of it and began hurling virtual orbs of fire and ice. The mechanism wasn't completely accurate in terms of tracking my hand movements as they were represented in the VR headset, but the combination presents a tantalizing peek at future possibilities.
The company's OSVR Hacker Dev Kit with headset will begin shipping in June for $199.99.
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