This year, more than 2,200 exhibits were gathered at the Electronics Show "CES" held in Las Vegas, USA, mainly at Las Vegas Convenition Center (LVCC), a large -scale exhibition hall.
The world's largest electronics show, CES 2022, was held in the United States.Until the 2020 event, I went to the Las Vegas venue and continued to report, but last year and this year, I was relieved to travel due to pandemic.Fortunately, this year, many of the main exhibitors had sent out information related to CES online, so I was able to look down on the event that was a big deal.I would like to tell the "three trends of audio visuals" that I want to focus on in 2022, along with the latest information I have interviewed so far.
The most spotlighted keyword of this year's CES was "Metaverse".A lot of interest in the near future lifestyle, which provides various services and entertainment in online virtual space.
"MEGANEX" for metaverse smart glass announced by Shiftall.It will be released in Japan this spring.The price is scheduled for less than 100,000 yen.It features the comfort and high image quality like glasses.
In Japan, the smart glass "MEGANEX", which was developed by SHIFTALL, a group company of Panasonic, has been spotlighted.
The author has experienced a prototype of the unit at a CES in 2020 and an event held by Panasonic during the CES during the CES period in 2021.At that time, 5.The writer who experienced the overwhelming high image quality and comfortable mounting performance of 2K/HDR is a very important factor in the smart glass metabers experience that "the video is real" and "not getting tired".I knew there was.
MEGANEX installation image.Although it is not shown in the image, it seems that the device that outputs the source, such as a personal computer, is a specification that connects with a cable extending from the end of the temple.
It seems that Meghanex, which is finally commercialized, needs to connect with a cable with the source equipment.When I put on my body by wearing it, I am a little worried that the feeling that the cable touches the neck with the head does not impair the immersion.
An important factor that enhances the reality of the metaberth space is "sound" in addition to images.When Apple launched the service last year, and installed AirPods, it enhances the virtual world space reproduction, such as "dynamic head tracking", which synchronizes the sound of the user's head and the sound of the content.Audio's technology will also emerge in 2022.
I focused on two techniques that realize Sony's real "immersive experience" by Sony, which was spotlighted this year.
It has been officially announced that the name of Sony's next -generation VR gaming console will be "PlayStation VR2".At the venue of CES, features such as 4K/HDR high image quality, eye (gaze) tracking improvement of immersion.While moving the character with a gaze, I am worried about the additional information in the future, whether the sound will synchronize to the movement.
One is Tempest 3D Audio, a unique technology that enhances the three -dimensional sound experience of the game, which is mentioned along with the name announcement of "PlayStation VR2".
Of course, I am worried about the beauty of the second -generation PlayStation VR, which boasts the highest quality of VR head mounted displays that have been commercialized so far, but if the Tempest 3D Audio technology is in the future, head tracking.If the video and the three -dimensional sound are synchronized with high accuracy, the immersive feeling of the game can be expected to increase.
Apple Arcade, a rival Apple's flat -rate mobile game service, also needs to support spatial audio and dynamic head tracking as soon as Sony's advantage.