It was over six years ago now that a small group of people gathered together to run a Kickstarter campaign for a first-of-its-kind VR headset. They raised nearly $2.5 million and the Oculus Rift was born. Fast forward to 2018 and the Rift has been on the market for two and a half years and...
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China’s JD.com teams up with Intel to develop ‘smart’ retail experiences
Months after it landed a major $550 million investment from Google, China’s JD.com — the country’s second highest-profile investor behind Alibaba — has teamed up with another U.S. tech giant: Intel. JD and Intel said today that they will set up a “lab” focused on bringing internet-of-things technology into the retail process. That could include...
Kingdom Hearts PSVR Experience Gets Release Date In Japan
Back in September we reported that Sqaure Enix was working on a Kingdom Hearts PSVR experience to tie into the upcoming release of Kingdom Hearts III. We now know when that experience will launch, at least in Japan. Twinfinite cites Square’s Japanese arm in saying the experience will launch in the region on none other...
Arkansas high schoolers are using VR to learn about concussions
Arkansas is using CrashCourse, a new interactive education program that teaches high school students about the risks and effects of concussions.Read More Source: Arkansas high schoolers are using VR to learn about concussions
A Fisherman’s Tale will hook you in VR
In A Fisherman’s Tale you play as a puppet fisherman that’s confined to his cozy lighthouse home. This game from Innerspace VR is unlike anything else.Read More Source: A Fisherman’s Tale will hook you in VR
Force Push turns you into a Jedi in VR
Force Push is a new object manipulation system for virtual reality being worked on at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering.Read More Source: Force Push turns you into a Jedi in VR
StarVR puts developer program ‘on hold’ as financial woes roil Starbreeze
Less than a month after StarVR opened applications for its $3,200 developer kit program, the company has confirmed that it’s putting the process “on hold.”Read More Source: StarVR puts developer program ‘on hold’ as financial woes roil Starbreeze
Hands-On: Mini-Mech Mayhem Is A Strategic And Hilarious Ode To Tabletop Gaming
Reassuringly, FuturLab knows what makes it FuturLab. This is a studio that’s rightly proud of its criminally addictive arcade titles like Velocity and its sequel, immaculately-produced gems with pinpoint mechanics that you can jump straight into but spend weeks attempting to master. Mini-Mech Mayhem is an interesting one, then. It’s entirely different to anything you’ll...
Why A Fisherman’s Tale Is One Of Our Most Anticipated VR Games Of 2019
A few months ago I bumbled along to a Gamescom appointment to see a new game from Innerspace, a VR developer I’d grown much respect for after experiencing its Firebird series. I’d assumed there would be another delightful little experiment to enjoy in its latest title, A Fisherman’s Tale, but I wasn’t quite prepared for...
Kids In Arkansas Are Using VR To Learn About Concussions
Kids in Arkansas are set to strap VR headsets on to learn about the damage they can do to their noggin’. CrashCourse is a new interactive education program that’s designed to educate high school students about the risks and effects of concussion. This month the State of Arkansas announced that it’s teaming up with nonprofit...
