It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Ghost Giant. The PSVR exclusive was first announced at E3 last year, but we’ve barely seen it since. Rest assured, though, the game is still on its way. In fact, it now has a publisher. UK-based Perp Games today announced that it will launch the game both...
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Terminator: Salvation VR — Hands-on at the Cinemark Spaces location in San Jose
Spaces launched a virtual reality center in a Cinemark theater in San Jose, California. Its Terminator: “Fight for the Future” VR experience is now open.Read More Source: Terminator: Salvation VR — Hands-on at the Cinemark Spaces location in San Jose
Editorial: Why The VirtualLink USB-C Port Matters
VirtualLink is the new USB-C single cable standard for future VR headsets, GPUs, and laptops. It’s intended to simplify the setup process of VR and ensure compatibility with USB and power requirements of future headsets. It also allows gaming laptops to easily support VR- and perhaps even smartphones and tablets one day. But why does...
DiRT Rally 2.0 Will Get Oculus Rift VR Support ‘This Summer’
Codemasters announced on Twitter that DiRT Rally 2.0 will get Oculus Rift VR support this summer. The tweet shows an image of a Rift, no other headsets were mentioned, and states “@Oculus heard you”. This makes it likely exclusive to the Oculus platform. DiRT Rally 2.0 releases on 26th February- just over two weeks from...
Facebook picks up retail computer vision outfit GrokStyle
If you’ve ever seen a lamp or chair that you liked and wished you could just take a picture and find it online, well, GrokStyle let you do that — and now the company has been snatched up by Facebook to augment its own growing computer vision department. GrokStyle started as a paper — as...
Google Unleashes the Powers of Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover in AR via New Pixel Playmoji
Although Apple’s Animoji game is strong, as recently exampled by its Ariana Grande collaboration, Google isn’t slacking either, unleashing a far more immersive music experience for smartphone users. Released on Friday, the new Childish Gambino augmented reality Playmoji character doesn’t just look like the music, film, and TV star (aka Donald Glover), it also duplicates...
Apple Teams with Ariana Grande for ‘7 Rings’ Animoji Music Video
The last six months have been filled with ups and downs for international music superstar Ariana Grande, but she’s starting 2019 on a new, virtual foot, powered by Apple’s iPhone TrueDepth camera. On Friday, a new Apple commercial showcased Grande’s “7 Rings” single in the form of an Animoji music video. Don’t Miss: How To...
Beat Saber Made People Move So Fast Steam Needed Updating
An update to the SteamVR Beta included an interesting note hidden among the standard fixes. Lighthouse Increase limits of what we thought was humanly possible for controller motion based on tracking data from Beat Saber experts. Whoa whoa whoa. That’s quite the well-written update there Aaron Leiby, but we’re gonna need more detail than that....
10 Best VR RPGs For Rift, Vive, PSVR, and Windows VR
For a lot of people, virtual reality is all about escapism. Being able to put on the headset and immediately be transported to a totally new world. Perhaps in your dreams that world is full of magic, wondrous creatures, and breathtaking locations. If that’s the case for you — if that’s what you imagine the...
Oculus Quest Developer Settings Suggest Full Cross-Buy With Oculus Go
The Oculus Platform SDK settings indicate that the upcoming Oculus Quest will have full cross-buy with Oculus Go. At Oculus Connect 5 Facebook told us that cross-buy between the PC-based Rift and Quest would be up to developers. But the question remained as to cross-buy with the mobile Oculus Go headset. While some have speculated...
