When PC VR headsets first hit the market it was tough to find a decent melee-focused VR game. Wave shooters were releasing left and right but few developers actually wanted to put a sword or other weapon in your hand to hit stuff, with the exception of Vanishing Realms. Since then the likes of Gorn,...
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John Carmack’s Epic 2015 Letter To Oculus VR Leaders
A book releasing next week called The History Of The Future by Blake Harris tells the founding story of Oculus based on hundreds of interviews as well as thousands of documents collected by Harris over several years. A statement we received from Facebook yesterday attributed to co-founder and Head of VR Product Nate Mitchell claims...
Is VR Dead? The Arguments For And Against The Industry’s Demise
Last night I went out to try vegan fried chicken for the first time with some friends (verdict: not bad!). As I bit into my Nashville Hot wings (no bone! wow!) one of them asked me: “So, you write about VR? Isn’t VR dead?” It was innocently and genuinely phrased, despite the accompanying laughter from...
LEGO launches eight AR-focused sets
LEGO’s long been a leader among traditional toy companies when it comes to embracing tech trends, from mobile apps to robotics. The toy maker’s been talking up its plans to embrace augmented reality since a couple of WWDCs ago, and now it’s finally ready to go all-in with the launch of eight AR-focused sets. All...
ChromaGun Hits PSVR Next Week With Aim Support
The long-awaited PSVR support for ChromaGun is nearly here. Pixel Maniacs announced today that the VR edition of its 2016 puzzle game is coming to Sony’s headset on February 19th. You can check out a launch trailer for the game below. In ChromaGun you wield a paint-firing gun that can change the colors of walls...
Is VR Set To Revolutionize In Online Casinos?
Gambling happens to be among the most established businesses across the globe. It has started growing even more since the latter half of the 20th century, and has grown more and more in the last few decades. With the advent of the internet, gambling has even gone online. These days, VR (Virtual Reality) has turned...
Marketing a VR arcade requires creative messaging
VR doesn’t sell itself. If you want to appeal to the mass audience, you need something else. Make the customer say “wow!”Read More Source: Marketing a VR arcade requires creative messaging
Bigscreen’s Huge 2019 Update Goes Live, Quest Support Confirmed
The much-anticipated 2019 update for social VR app Bigscreen is finally here. Well, in beta form at least. The 2019 update comes packed with a heap of features, many of which are highlighted in the trailer below. For starters, there are new environments, including an improved social lobby to meet other visitors and a new...
Sony’s Shawn Layden: ‘We’re Seeing Progress Towards VR 2.0 Games’
Sony’s Shawn Layden says the VR industry is starting to move into its second generation of content. Layden said as much during his keynote speech at this year’s DICE conference. He began by speaking about how it’s still early for the new tech, adding that “much of VR is one dot out, and it still...
Medivis has launched its augmented reality platform for surgical planning
After two years of development, Medivis, a New York-based company developing augmented reality data integration and visualization tools for surgeons, is bringing its first product to market. The company was founded by Osamah Choudhry and Christopher Morley who met as senior residents at NYU Medical Center. Initially a side-project, the two residents roped in some...
