Thought Nintendo’s Labo VR for Switch was just 3DoF? You’d be wrong. Nintendo actually uses a clever design to add positional controller tracking. The Nintendo Switch right Joy-Con has a little known feature- an IR camera on the end. The VR Elephant Toy-Con has a slot for the right Joy-Con to be positioned in. It...
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Swiss Society of Virtual and Augmented Reality
GDC 2019: Dead and Buried 2 Coming To Oculus Quest And Rift S
Oculus’ showcase VR shooter, Dead and Buried, is getting a sequel. Dead and Buried 2 is coming soon. The game was announced at the 2019 Game Developers Conference (GDC) this week. As with the first, it’s a western-themed multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS). Players brawl through saloons and streets in pursuit of becoming the fastest gun...
GDC 2019: Stormland Dazzles With Immense Polish And Traversal Freedom
Stormland is easily one of the most anticipated VR games of the year. Ever since it was first announced around E3 last year we’ve only seen one single demo of the game in action at PAX West and OC5. Now today at GDC 2019 Oculus is showing a brand new demo and we got to...
GDC 2019: Original Oculus Rift Will Be Supported ‘For The Foreseeable Future’
Following today’s announcement of the Oculus Rift S, Oculus stated that support for the original Rift isn’t going anywhere. At least for a while. Speaking to UploadVR, VP of Product Nate Mitchell states that “[Oculus] are planning to support Rift for the foreseeable future. All our new content is coming out on Rift. Rift S...
Space Junkies Works Surprisingly Well On PSVR
Like a lot of you, I wondered how Space Junkies could possibly work on PSVR. Ubisoft’s frantic zero-gravity shooter was first and foremost designed for PC VR and the 360 degree tracking it affords. But, not only is Space Junkies arriving on Sony’s 180-degree setup next week, but it’s only supporting the DualShock 4 controller,...
Sony To Make PSVR Announcements In New Nintendo Direct-Style Series
Here’s why Sony is backing out of E3 this year; it has its own Nintendo Direct-style series to replace it. The PlayStation maker will host the first ‘State of Play’ event on March 25th at 2pm PT/9pm GMT. The show promises to showcase new PS4 and PSVR games. That includes “new trailers, new game announcements...
ODG Filing Points to Magic Leap Acquisition of Auctioned Patent Assets
In case you thought the long and unfortunate story of ODG was over, hold on, there’s one last chapter to tell. As we reported in January, ODG’s remaining patent assets were put up for auction, but the buyer was never revealed. However, we now have a pretty good idea of where those ODG patents ended...
7-Eleven Delivers an Assist to BodyArmor Drink with Augmented Reality Promotion for NCAA Basketball Tournament
Now that the NCAA Basketball Tournament is underway, 7-Eleven has decided to launch an augmented reality experience to remind basketball fans where they can quench their thirst throughout March Madness. Available until April 10 in the 7-Eleven app for iOS and Android, the pair of augmented reality experiences serve to promote BodyArmor, the official sports...
Here’s How Dead And Buried 2 Looks On Rift S And Quest
Looking to see how Oculus Quest games stack up to Rift S? These assets for Oculus’ Dead and Buried 2 should give you some idea. We’ve uploaded a bunch of videos of the upcoming VR shooter, which is appearing on both platforms. Oculus provided them to us at GDC this week. Sadly we don’t have...
Oculus: Rift S, Quest Price Cuts Won’t Be As ‘Aggressive’ As Rift
Oculus has two VR headsets launching at $399 this spring. Unlike the original Oculus Rift, though, you shouldn’t hold your breath for price cuts on either any time soon. Speaking to Tested at GDC this week, Oculus VP of Product Nate Mitchell said that the Oculus Quest and newly-announced Oculus Rift S headsets likely won’t...