It’s the joke everyone in the VR space has made at least once: ‘virtual virtual reality—how meta!’ But developer Tender Claws has taken the idea and applied it to a new Daydream experience which explores common themes of “VR, AI and our collective sci-fi hallucinations.” “In the near future, most jobs have been automated. What is...
Month: April 2017
All of Google’s jokes for April Fools’ Day 2017
April Fools’ Day is upon us, and like every year, Google is doing its best to outdo itself. The restructuring that put Google under the new Alphabet parent company didn’t have an impact on last year’s gags, so we’re expecting the usual: Jokes ranging from ridiculously lame to very clever, spanning the simple blog post...
Is it OK that Splatoon 2 is just more Splatoon? GamesBeat Decides
You are a squid now. You are a kid now. You are my friend now, if you subscribe to this podcast about Splatoon. Listen to the GamesBeat Decides podcast Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, or Stitcher. GB Decides on Facebook Watch live on Twitch Watch on YouTube Subscribe to the RSS. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides...
New HTC Vive Releases For The Week Of 03/26/17
It’s a new week and you have quite an impressive collection of new Vive games to choose from including gorgeous narrative experiences and intense shooters. First up we have Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter, a VR port of the HD remaster of the original game. With the single player campaign and both competitive and cooperative...
New Oculus Rift and Gear VR Releases For Week Of 03/26/17
Last week Oculus Rift users got Rock Band, this week things are a bit more reserved. There is some good stuff to check out for a variety of genres though, so there’s something for pretty much everybody. Horror fans have the creepy deep sea thriller of Narcosis to look forward to, while whimsical sandbox fans...
Google Reveals Hyper-Immersive Haptic Feedback System For Virtual Reality
Google shocked the tech world with the April 1 announcement of yet another landmark achievement in the emerging field of virtual reality. Google’s VR team brought immersive experiences to the masses with Cardboard. It built upon that initial success with more advanced headsets such as Daydream and groundbreaking platforms like Tango. Today, Google is changing...