Five new images of Robo Recall for Oculus Quest were revealed today on the Oculus blog. The blog also revealed that the game was ported by Drifter Entertainment. Drifter’s co-founder Ray Davis was Executive Producer for Bullet Train when he worked at Epic Games. Bullet Train was a VR FPS tech demo and prototype that...
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Next DCS World Update To Deliver ‘50% Increase In VR Performance’
The next update to DCS World should bring a “50% increase in VR performance”. That’s according to Eagle Dynamics Senior Producer Matt Wagner on the company’s forums. DCS (Digital Combat Simulator) World is a combat flight simulation game. You pilot a range of military aircraft in training and combat simulations. The base game is free-to-play...
Data Suggests Oculus Rift S IPD Range ‘Best’ For Just Half Of Adults
Oculus Rift S uses a single display panel and fixed lenses. Unlike the original Rift and upcoming Oculus Quest, it does not feature mechanical lens separation adjustment. This means Facebook’s newly announced Rift S fits a smaller range of interpupillary distances (IPDs). Facebook confirmed to us the range of IPDs which “best” fit into the...
The Magic of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Hand Interaction on Display in Mixed Reality Toolkit v2 Demo Video
Describing how and why the HoloLens 2 is so much better than the original is helpful, but seeing it is even better. Back in February, I had a chance to test the HoloLens 2 for a couple of extended periods, and I was very impressed. But I didn’t have much in the way of first-person...
US Military Shows Off Modified HoloLens 2 Augmented Reality System
New images reveal that Microsoft is already well underway in fulfilling its $480 million contract to provide augmented reality headsets to the US Army. The Army Futures Command recently gave CNBC a preview of the Integrated Virtual Augmentation System (IVAS), which is comprised of a modified HoloLens 2 with additional sensors, such as thermal sensor...
DCS World Update Delivers ‘50% Increase In VR Performance’
The next update to DCS World should bring a “50% increase in VR performance”. That’s according to Eagle Dynamics Senior Producer Matt Wagner on the company’s forums. DCS (Digital Combat Simulator) World is a combat flight simulation game. You pilot a range of military aircraft in training and combat simulations. The base game is free-to-play...
Editorial: Why Catching Pokemon In Skyrim Could Be The Future Of VR And AR
You have been invited to join a movement. A rebel cause to make the future a stranger, freer, more interesting place. A place where people, applications, games, all intersect and intermingle seamlessly around us in unlimited configurations. Where the barriers between VR and AR dissolve and our virtual worlds and augmentations can seamlessly intermingle. A...
Nintendo Labo VR Getting Best Buy Demos This Weekend
A new VR headset is releasing this week. No, not Rift S, Quest or Index. It’s actually Nintendo Labo VR, a makeshift device for the company’s Switch console. Like you, we’re eager to dive into the kit an learn what it’s all about. If you’re still on the fence, though, you’ll be able to do...
Sony Patents Prescription Glasses With Eye-Tracking To Use With VR Headset
Well, this is an interesting little design. Sony has patented what looks like a pair of prescription glasses for use with VR headsets like PSVR. Not only that, but the glasses include eye-tracking sensors. The patent, published last week, doesn’t showcase a new VR headset with its own eye-tracking capabilities. Instead, it’s concerned with a...
Boneworks Feels Like The First Next Generation VR Game
Boneworks from Stress Level Zero feels like the first game of PC VR’s second generation. The small team based in Los Angeles previously developed Duck Season and Hover Junkers. In Boneworks, they are applying years of refinement to physics, locomotion and object handling systems. You can feel the effort every second inside their virtual world....