Intel kills its standalone Project Alloy VR headset, as PC-powered VR wins out
from PC world 22 September indexed on 23 September 2017 4:01Intel has decided to halt development on its Project Alloy standalone VR headset, executives said, as a standalone headset proved to be no match for PC-powered VR. In August 2016, Intel launched Project Alloy in conjunction with Microsoft, as one of the first instances of making the technology behind virtual reality into an open-source platform, sort of like the PC. But Intel decided not to go forward with the project for two reasons, according to Kim Pallister, the director of the Virtual Reality Center of Excellence at Intel: lack of customer interest, and a discovery that a self-contained headset just didn't offer the performance of a PC that could be plugged into a wall. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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