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The VR Travel Friend is just one of the new gimmicks on display at this year's...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEADIN:\u003cbr/\u003e              Gamers in Hong Kong who don't like travelling can now visit foreign countries with their very own VR travelling partner. \u003cbr/\u003e              The VR Travel Friend is just one of the new gimmicks on display at this year's Ani-Com \u0026amp; Games fair in Hong Kong. \u003cbr/\u003e              STORYLINE\u003cbr/\u003e              A paradise for lovers of comics, gaming and animation, the Ani-Com \u0026amp; Games fair draws fans in their thousands to the 5 day event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. \u003cbr/\u003e              Alongside cosplay performances and a treasure trove of limited edition comics, games and figurines, fans are being treated to the latest in gaming and VR technology. \u003cbr/\u003e              This is the VR Travel Friend - an app designed especially for what's known as 'otakus' - anime and comic lovers who hardly ever leave the house. \u003cbr/\u003e              The app allows them to go on a VR holiday abroad with a companion of their choice. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"It was about so called 'Otaku', these apps are basically designed for them. It was tailor made for them to give them real experience instead of just on flat screen TV. It really gives them… I hope we can provide dreams for all the people out there,\" says app developer, Leonard Fong. \u003cbr/\u003e              Gamers can tour the likes of Tokyo or Bangkok for as little as USD $6 per trip. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think what it is, is the people these days, they tend to like to stay home. Maybe they spend less money by staying home, they like to have the information through iPhones, So I believe this VR, with the people who like to stay home more, it really creates an imaginary world for them, but it's very real with these VR glasses on. We tried it ourselves, it's pretty real,\" says Fong. \u003cbr/\u003e              Eric Cheung - a 30 year accountant visiting the fair is trying out the app for the first time.  \u003cbr/\u003e              \"This is the first VR game of its kind in Hong Kong. I can learn how to chase a girl. The VR device allows us to experience a realistic feeling,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003e              Gaming giant, Playstation has set up an area at the fair inviting gamers to compete and audiences to watch the live action.  \u003cbr/\u003e              Virtual reality is taking over the gaming world - on show today are new shooting, driving and sports games - all with a VR element.\u003cbr/\u003e              But Playstation says live streaming is also enjoying a huge growth in players as well as viewers ahead of the Asian Games 2022 when e-sports will become an official medal event.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think there will be more people who never used to play games getting to know gaming. Because e-sport is not only for gaming lovers, it is also for people who like to watch gamers playing. Live-streaming is on trend now and it is an inseparable part of e-sport. The audience can learn more about gaming through live-streaming, I think this will be the biggest impact. Let's use Hong Kong as an example, in the past there were less people watching e-sports, but in this year there are more discussions on e-sports in the government and also in the industry,\" says Jacqueline Chiu, Assistant General Manager at Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong. \u003cbr/\u003e              Ani-Com \u0026amp; Games Hong Kong is now in its 11th year. It runs  28th July - 1st August 2017.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Hong Kong –  31 July 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Various of cosplayers performing on stage\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Wide of the anime, comic and games fair\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Mid of man trying out a virtual reality (VR) goggles\u003cbr/\u003e              4. Wide of phone screen showing VR video of a VR girlfriend app\u003cbr/\u003e              5. Wide of hand tapping phone screen to operate a VR girlfriend app\u003cbr/\u003e              6. Mid of Leonard Fong, developer of app \"VR Travel Friend\"\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Wide of Leonard Fong wear an VR goggles to play the VR girlfriend app\u003cbr/\u003e              8. SOUNDBITE (English) Leonard Fong, developer of app \"VR Travel Friend\":\u003cbr/\u003e              \"It was about so called 'Otaku', these apps are basically designed for them. It was tailor made for them to give them a real experience instead of just on flat screen TV without the sound effects and all that. It really gives them… I hope we can provide dreams for all the people out there.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              9 . Close of screen showing of one of the \"VR Travel Friends\"\u003cbr/\u003e              10. SOUNDBITE (English) Leonard Fong, developer of app \"VR Travel Friend\":\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think what it is, is the people these days, they tend to like to stay home. Maybe they spend less money by staying home, they like to have the information through iPhones, So I believe this VR, with the people who like to stay home more, it really creates an imaginary world for them, but it's very real with these VR glasses on. We tried it ourselves, it's pretty real.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              11. Exhibitors showing man how to use the VR girlfriend app with the VR goggles\u003cbr/\u003e              12. VOXPOP (Cantonese) Eric Cheung, 30, Accountant: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++\u003cbr/\u003e              \"This is the first VR game of its kind in Hong Kong. I can learn how to chase a girl. The VR device allows us to experience a realistic feeling.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              13. Wide of exhibition\u003cbr/\u003e              14. Various of people playing a VR shooting game\u003cbr/\u003e              15. Pan from gamers to car racing monitors\u003cbr/\u003e              16. Close of children playing in front of monitor\u003cbr/\u003e              17. Wide of audience watching gamers competing \u003cbr/\u003e              18. Close of monitors\u003cbr/\u003e              19. Various of men playing a driving game\u003cbr/\u003e              20. Wide of man wearing VR goggles to play driving game\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Close of man controlling steering wheel\u003cbr/\u003e              22. Various of Playstation's Assistant General Manager, Jacqueline Chiu playing a drumming game\u003cbr/\u003e              23. Close of Chiu playing drums\u003cbr/\u003e              24. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) Jacqueline Chiu, Assistant General Manager at Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong:\u003cbr/\u003e              (On how e-sports becoming an Olympic event in 2022 has an impact on e-sports)\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think there will be more people who never used to play games getting to know gaming. Because e-sport is not only for gaming lovers, it is also for people who like to watch gamers playing. Live-streaming is on trend now and it is an inseparable part of e-sport. The audience can learn more about gaming through live-streaming, I think this will be the biggest impact. Let's use Hong Kong as an example, in the past there were less people watching e-sports, but in this year there are more discussions on e-sports in the government and also in the industry.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              25. Wide of children posing next to cosplayers\u003cbr/\u003e              26. Various of cosplayers\u003cbr/\u003e              27. Tilt down of a comic character robot\u003cbr/\u003e              28. Wide of figurines on display\u003cbr/\u003e              29. Close of figurine\u003cbr/\u003e              30. Mid of visitors taking photos with a cosplayer\u003cbr/\u003e              31. Mid of crowd in the fair\u003cbr/\u003e              32. Mid of exhibitor staff dressed up as comic character\u003cbr/\u003e              33. 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