HTC’s line-up of VR headsets is steadily growing. What’s the difference between the Vive and Vive Focus? What’s the Vive Cosmos? Which should you buy? Read on for our rundown of the current Vive line-up. HTC Vive Vive is a room scale VR headset powered by your gaming PC. At $499 it’s the most affordable...
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ISS Astronauts Use Magic Leap One to Prepare for Next Mission
The tradition of using cutting edge technology to prepare for missions in space, in this case, augmented reality, continues with a new team of international astronauts slated to board the International Space Station (ISS) later this year. On Tuesday, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano took to Twitter to show himself and fellow crew member...
A Fisherman’s Tale Review: A Perfect Storm Of VR Puzzling
I would have never pegged Innerspace as the one to crack the code. True, the Firebird series is a compelling exhibition of VR art, but who’d have bet on this small indie studio as the first to unify VR’s core pillars? To bring inventive, platform-driven gameplay, medium-rooted narrative and, above all else, arresting immersion all...
Watch Darth Maul Play Beat Saber For The First Time
Need some of that Monday motivation? How about watching Darth Maul himself crush a level on Beat Saber? Yes, actual Darth Maul. Or at least the dude that plays him. View this post on Instagram Here ya go! Some of you have asked. First time on Beat Saber and couldn’t resist a bit...
Layers Of Fear 2 VR Support Not Being Ruled Out
Good news for people that like to poop themselves! Layers of Fear 2 VR support might just happen. That is according to a Eurogamer report from PAX South this weekend. During a panel on the game, developer Bloober Team was apparently secretive about possible VR support. When the site followed-up, the developer said that the...
The Goodbye Room Is A Queer VR Escape Room ‘With Feelings’
We’ve seen plenty of VR escape rooms in the past few years. They usually offer mind-bending puzzles that take you hours to solve. The Goodbye Room, however, promises something a little different. This new VR adventure from developer Fire Mammoth is an ‘escape room with feelings’. At least that’s the phrase the studio’s Max Ellinger...
Google ‘Foveated Compression’ Patent Filing Published
Alphabet’s Google filed for a patent for a compression system specifically designed for frames produced by foveated rendering. Foveated rendering is a process which renders most of the view of a VR headset at lower resolution except for the exact area where the user’s eye is pointed, which is detected with eye tracking. That area...
Ace Combat 7’s VR Support Needs The Astro Bot Treatment
A little over two years ago now I wrote an article about a little game called Robot Rescue. It was a free demo included in Sony Japan’s Playroom VR launch compilation for PSVR. Its vision of a third-person platformer enhanced by player participation was so compelling I argued it needed a full game. Many others...
Facebook gets new VP of AR/VR hardware and Portal boss
There’s a new faces heading up Facebook’s AR/VR hardware division and Portal project.Read More Source: Facebook gets new VP of AR/VR hardware and Portal boss
Final Assault hands-on: This VR strategy game’s simplicity is its sweet spot
VR real-time strategy game Final Assault is hitting Early Access on February 12, but does it have enough meat for RTS fans?Read More Source: Final Assault hands-on: This VR strategy game’s simplicity is its sweet spot
