Virtual Reality, eSports, Overclocking and PC Modding are Game Changers at COMPUTEX 2017
June 07 2017 - 12:22PM
Business Wire
World’s first VR calligraphy and streaming VR
gaming exhibitions, COMPUTEX’s first eSports and PC modding
competitions, HWBOT World Tour and G.SKILL overclocking events
enhance COMPUTEX
COMPUTEX 2017, the leading global ICT show with a complete
supply chain, and IoT and startup ecosystems, hosted significant
gaming and virtual reality (VR) exhibitions and competitions this
year. These included the world’s first VR calligraphy and streaming
VR gaming exhibits, COMPUTEX’s first eSports and PC modding
competitions, the G.SKILL OC World Cup overclocking competition,
and HWBOT World Tour overclocking events. These activities were
part of COMPUTEX’s Gaming and Virtual Reality exhibit, a featured
exhibit this year for the first time at COMPUTEX.
The world’s first virtual reality calligraphy exhibit and a
related VR painting exhibit were created in partnership with
Taiwan’s National Palace Museum. The virtual reality calligraphy
exhibit, “The Spirit of Autobiography – National Palace Museum
Calligraphy,” transported participants into a fantasy world of
Chinese calligraphy based on “Autobiography,” a world-famous
running script produced by Tang Dynasty monk Huaisu in the year 777
A.D. A related exhibit, “Roaming Through Fantasy Land – National
Palace Museum Painting,” immersed viewers in a walk and boat ride
in a Chinese village and landscape painting, “Autumn Colors on the
Qiao and Hua Mountains,” created in 1295 A.D. by early Yuan Dynasty
painter Zhao Mengfu.
The world’s first VR eSports exhibition, hosted by hardware
manufacturer, ZOTAC, as part of its ZOTAC CUP MASTERS eSports
tournament at COMPUTEX, featured two teams wearing ZOTAC VR GO
backpacks with HTC Vive headsets competing in the VR first person
shooter, “Smashbox Arena.” Two American rivals, Chad Lawson and
Robert Blanford, who are among the top three “Smashbox Arena”
players, had competed almost daily in “Smashbox Arena” for six
months and met in-person for the first time at COMPUTEX. Friends
and families gathered during the early morning hours to watch the
streaming competition live on the ZOTAC CUP Twitch channel back
home. Chad’s team won this time at COMPUTEX, but there will be many
rematches ahead.
Robert and Chad highlighted the benefits of the new horizon in
gaming, virtual reality gaming, which includes full-body movement,
exercise that led to weight loss for both men, improved
coordination and response time to stimuli, and mental stimulation.
Both men agreed VR gaming is the future because of its immersive
quality and ability to move the full body while playing the
game.
The ZOTAC CUP MASTERS was the first eSports tournament at
COMPUTEX. For five days, competing teams playing the “Dota 2”
multiplayer online battle arena video game participated in
elimination rounds, playoffs, semifinals, and grand finals. The
winning team, Newbee, from China received US$50,000, while the
second-place team, NP from North America received US$20,000. The
total prize pool for the ZOTAC CUP MASTERS was $100,000. The
event’s video clips are available here.
COMPUTEX also hosted its first PC modding competition, the
COMPUTEX Modding Challenge - CyberMod, featuring modders from the
U.S., Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, China and the U.K. Teams
were given 24 hours to build a custom PC case for gaming. The jury
awarded first place (US$3,000) to Thailand, second place (US$2,000)
to the Philippines, and third place (US$1,000) to the U.K. On June
3, the last day of COMPUTEX, the contestants showcased their PC
mods and were available to interact with visitors and share their
modding experience.
Overclocking, the art and science of driving processors to
perform beyond their performance specifications, was also well
represented at COMPUTEX 2017, with an HWBOT World Tour overclocking
workshop and overclockers gathering, and the G.SKILL OC World Cup
overclocking contest.
About COMPUTEX TAIPEI (also called COMPUTEX):
Established in 1981, COMPUTEX TAIPEI is the leading global ICT
and IoT show with a complete supply chain and ecosystems.
Co-organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council
(TAITRA) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA), COMPUTEX, based
upon Taiwan’s complete ICT clusters, covers the whole spectrum of
ICT industry, from established brands to startups and from ICT
supply chain to IoT ecosystems. With strong R&D and
manufacturing capabilities and IPR protection, Taiwan is a
strategic destination for foreign companies and investors looking
for partners in global technology ecosystems. Follow COMPUTEX on
its website at www.computextaipei.com.tw and on Twitter
@computex_taipei using the hashtag #COMPUTEX.
About TAITRA:
Founded in 1970 to help promote foreign trade, the Taiwan
External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is the foremost
non-profit trade promotion organization in Taiwan. Jointly
sponsored by the government, industry associations, and several
commercial organizations, TAITRA assists Taiwan businesses and
manufacturers with reinforcing their international competitiveness
and in coping with the challenges they face in foreign markets.
TAITRA boasts a well-coordinated trade promotion and information
network of over 1,200 trained specialists stationed throughout its
Taipei headquarters, four local branch offices in Hsinchu,
Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, and 60 overseas branch offices
worldwide. Together with its sister organizations, Taiwan Trade
Center (TTC) and Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC), TAITRA has
created a wealth of trade opportunities through effective promotion
strategies.
In addition to organizing trade delegations and providing
customized procurement services, TAITRA also hosts more than 35
international trade shows annually in Taipei and in Kaohsiung. In
2016, 11,128 exhibitors and 83,807 international visitors took part
in these events.
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