This critical group is taking VR very seriously

There have been concerns about the early adoption of virtual reality headsets, but one important group is pushing ahead: game developers.

The chart below from Statista represents a survey of 2,000 attendees at the 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, and 16% of those polled said they are in the process of creating games for virtual reality. That's a greater percentage than Nintendo's two current consoles (the Wii U and 3DS) combined.

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If you found this chart to be valuable, then you will LOVE our extensive report on virtual reality content, which examines how various VR headset categories will shape VR content development and looks at the trajectory for mobile gaming revenues to get a sense of how spending on VR content might develop. The report also lays out what types of content users and developers can expect on VR platforms, including gaming, video entertainment, and advertising.

Here are some key takeaways from the report:

• VR headset manufacturers are driving both the development and distribution of VR content by investing significant technical and monetary resources in developers, in an effort to build up an exclusive content library.
• High demand for VR headsets by mobile and console gamers will fuel demand for VR content. The VR content market will take an increasing portion of the mobile gaming software industry.
• Beyond gaming, VR video entertainment will remain short form until demand for VR headsets increases.
• Ads featured on VR headsets will likely have higher view-through rates than standard video ad spots.
• Other industries are also beginning to experiment with VR content. Travel companies, publishers, e-commerce merchants, and social platforms are beginning to see potential in this new category.
• VR content faces major hurdles that could keep developers from investing: The VR experience must be good enough for people to take up the devices. In addition, developers need to know that a sufficient user base exists to be worthy of the resource investment in VR content.

In full, the report:

• Provides a breakdown of each type of VR headset, what platforms they run on, and how content will differ for each.
• Includes estimates for global VR headset shipments by category.
• Includes a mobile gaming forecast to give a sense of the most important market that will drive spending on VR content in the next five years.
• Lays out what other industries are developing VR programs.
• Discusses some of the potential barriers that could dissuade developers from investing in VR content.

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