Virtual reality set to be GCC’s next billion dollar industry
Xiong Qineng likes to shop for virtual reality (VR) gadgets but online he can only buy from overseas vendors.
"I bought two VR devices -- one was by Google and the other was another foreign brand. I hope domestic shops will start to stock similar items," he said.
Xiong attended the Big Data summit in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, over the weekend, and had the chance to experience lots of different applications of VR by Chinese and foreign companies.
Wang Jiping, a VR specialist with the International Data Corp. (IDC), said stores that offer VR experiences, mostly gaming, started to crop up across the country last year. Many advances are happening in this exciting sector.
At a popular shopping mall in Guizhou, a VR gaming store has a virtual roller coaster ride for 40 yuan -- it is a hit with the young, who are more than happy to queue up for the "ride."
"Chinese VR technology has only just started to take shape, but it has great potential," he said.
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