The HTC Vive is finally getting integrated headphones later this year, and co-creator Valve’s latest acquisition could help you get the most out of them. The SteamVR maker has picked up 3D audio company Impulsonic for an undisclosed sum, as confirmed on the company’s website. In a statement the team noted that it will use...
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Get Free Courtside VR Seats to Spurs vs. Timberwolves NBA Game This Tuesday
Own Gear VR or Daydream View? Then you’ve got access to free courtside seats to this Tuesday’s forthcoming Timberwolves vs. Spurs NBA game live… in VR of course. This Tuesday, January 17th, NextVR is offering a free pass to watch the San Antonio Spurs, currently holding the #2 position in the NBA Western Conference, tip...
Game developers are optimistic about Nintendo Switch sales
About 50 percent of game developers believe that the Nintendo Switch will outsell Nintendo’s previous game console, the Wii U, according to the fifth annual State of the Industry survey by the Game Developers Conference. That’s a bit of a low bar, considering the Wii U only sold about 13 million units, said Simon Carless, the...
Eonite debuts a new kind of low-cost sensor for virtual reality
Silicon Valley computer vision startup Eonite is revealing its low-cost, accurate, and low-power solution for inside-out positional head tracking for virtual reality and augmented reality headsets. That’s a big deal, because VR and AR headsets will be much better once when they have this kind of tracking, which allows a headset to sense its environment. By...
Amplifying New Voices trains diverse professionals to be great speakers and leaders
You could think of it as Toastmasters for diverse professionals. Amplifying New Voices is a program where veteran professionals in the game, virtual reality, or augmented reality industries train new people who are up-and-comers. Last year, the group of six coaches trained 36 people among the developer, artist, and programming communities, giving them a little...
Hands-On: Flight Game ‘Ultrawings’ Wants to Be The ‘Pilotwings’ of VR
If you setup a HOTAS control interface, wear a VR headset, and activate voice commands, then Elite: Dangerous may very well be the premiere virtual reality simulation experience available today. That’s likely rivaled only by racing wheel setups with games like Project CARS and DiRT Rally. But if you’re looking for something a bit lighter...
HTC Vive Overtakes VR/AR Outlook In GDC State of the Industry Survey
The Game Developer Conference is an annual gathering of professional devs as they share their various work-in-progress projects, attend networking functions, speak on and observe in-depth panel discussions, and absorb a wealth of knowledge and inspiration across the multi-day event. 2016 was the true birth of the virtual reality industry, so outlook was all over the place...
‘Lucid Trips’ Is An Illuminating VR Egg Hunt With A High-Flying Movement System
Despite the suggestive naming, Lucid Trips isn’t an experience that tries to mimic the effects of taking psychedelics, but instead explores the wonders of geocaching in VR. The concept isn’t all that different to an egg hunt, but the whimsical surroundings and floaty mechanics make it more than just that. You may recognize the VR...
Return To The ‘Planet Of The Apes’ With New VR Experience
Adding to the long list of projects Fox Innovation Studio is currently working on, a new VR experience based on the Planet of the Apes franchise is coming. The historic franchise, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2018, returns to cinemas with War for the Planet of the Apes later this year, and Fox isn’t...
Hands-on: Panasonic’s 220 Degree VR Headset Uses Crazy Fused Lenses and 4 Screens
At CES 2017 Panasonic showed off a new VR headset prototype with a 220 degree FOV derived from four displays and a rather unique set of lenses. I was able to try the headset myself, and while it seemed that there’s certainly still work to be done, there might be some merit to their method....
