Moving on, I checked out the ASUS' Giga War section. It consists of two systems powered by Intel and AMD's 1GHz processors and running Need For Speed : Porsche Unleashed. Racer 1 was powered by the 1GHz Intel Pentium !!! while Racer 2 was powered by the 1GHz AMD Athlon.

In addition, Racer 2 was rigged for ASUS' VR glasses so it looked rather odd without the glasses. So, I tried one of the five or six extra VR glasses that ASUS helpfully placed on the headrest of the seat for the spectators to try out.

It was rather uncomfortable to wear, being rather large, heavy and boxy. The nose rest was made of rubber foam and couldn't really keep the glasses in place. In fact, it had a tendency to slide down my nose! Only the ear loop kept it in place as it hung precariously over the tip of my nose. After a while, I got used to the feeling although there was always the nagging feeling that it would fall off every time I moved a little.

Looking at Racer 2's screen, I noted that the VR glasses added a lot of depth to the image. Everything you thought looked 3D appeared even more 3D-like with the glasses on. Of course, the image must be modified to work with the glasses. BTW, you shouldn't use the glasses off the monitor screen. I tried looking around with the glasses on and felt a little giddy and disoriented after a while.

In addition, the glasses also caused me to feel as if I was hovering just a few millimeters off the ground. I didn't feel l was driving a car. Rather, I felt like I was on a skateboard hurtling down the road with my eyes right next to the ground. In other words, while it improved the sense of depth, it somehow decreased the sense of height! This was especially apparent at the bottom half of the screen.