Sulon Q: Viewer for virtual reality with an integrated PC
A Canadian startup has at GDC a viewer for virtual reality that integrates a PC with Windows 10 operating system focused on APU AMD FX-8800P.
The first announcement related to virtual reality solutions of GDC, Games Developer Conference, San Francisco comes from Sulon, start-up of Toronto, Canada, which has developed a fully integrated VR solution based on AMD architecture.
Sulon Q, this is the name of the product, is a viewer for the virtual reality that integrates within itself a complete PC based on APU AMD FX-8800P in combination with Windows 10 operating system and a resolution 2,560 x 1,440 pixels display OLED and 110 degree viewing angle. Complete specifications 8 Gbytes of DDR3L system memory and an SSD of 256 Gbytes of capacity.
The two viewers for the most anticipated PC, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, requiring both be connected to a computer in order to operate properly. Sulon Q overcomes this limitation by integrating everything in-house, leveraging the processing power of the AMD APU integrates much CPU as the GPU to its rules.
In this way, as indicated by Sulon, you can get an experience of use of much simpler VR applications functional immediately compared to the combination between a viewer and a PC. This last step requires verification by the PC, the minimum technical specifications of the combined viewer operation: this is not required with Sulon Q,which is a complete solution for all purposes.
The manufacturer promises ” visual quality as that of a console “, a statement which does not provide precise details on what is the final visual outcome.
The debut of Sulon Q is expected in late spring; at the present time has not yet been declared retail price of this product nor the nations to which will be marketed well, we presume, in the US and Canada.
