And with the help of two high school friends, Shanghai-based Hypereal was born -- their mission to develop their own VR experience. Read More: Meet The 360-Degree VR Camera From China That Won Praise From Facebook's VR ChiefEarly successTwo years on and Huang’s team produced the Hypereal Pano, a mass-market VR headset starting from 2,499 yuan ($362). The success of the Pano earned Huang a place on FORBES ASIA’s 2017 30 Under 30 list. Hypereal Pano currently comes with more than 80 games, including a self-developed title called “Zombies Never Die” – a reflection of Huang’s belief that gaming is fast-becoming a lucrative area for VR. It will probably take five years before Chinese users warm up to VR, as companies improve their technology and develop better VR content, Qiming’s Yeh said.

Source: Forbes May 29, 2017 04:18 UTC