If you have ever spent much time inside of a modern VR headset then chances are you’ve had your fair share of “Wow!” moments. But not many people have actually had a WoW (World of Warcraft) moment in VR because Blizzard’s actual game doesn’t have VR support. As the most popular Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying...
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CCP Games’ ‘Sparc’ to Launch August 29th on PSVR
Teased during the pre-show for Sony’s main E3 presentation alongside Superhot VR, Sparc is now confirmed to be launching exclusively on PSVR ‘first’ in Q3 2017. The sports game was originally expected to arrive this year on multiple VR platforms. Update (07/26/17): CCP today revealed in a Sony blogpost that Sparc will be launching on PSVR...
You’ll Soon Be Exploring Haunted Basements with Upcoming AR Horror Game
If you’ve ever wanted to scour the basement of a Hollywood hotel looking for evidence of a gruesome murder spree, this new AR experience might be the game for you. Horror games have changed drastically over the years to make you feel like you’re in the story. Video horror games like “Until Dawn” and “Outlast”...
The Mira Prism is a Super-affordable Take on the Hololens
Image Copyright: Mira Markerless AR, augmented reality that does not require a special object or image to work, is the holy-grail of consumer AR technology. We’ve seen that future with the amazing (yet stupidly-expensive) Hololens. When it comes to consumer-grade markerless solutions, well there really aren’t any. Being markerless is not the only trick the...
VR Shopping Comes To Vera Bradley Brand
Want the in-store shopping experience but don’t want to leave the comfort of your own home? From this week you’ll be able to easily visit a Vera Bradley store virtually thanks to Google Daydream. Tech startup Obsess has partnered with the women’s handbags, luggage, and travel items brand to produce a new VR shopping experience...
Sony Announces 4 Asia-Developed PSVR Titles Are Coming West
Sony today announced four new titles for PlayStation VR at the annual ChinaJoy Expo in Shanghai—all of which have been confirmed to make it over to Western audiences. The games come as a result of a partnership between Sony Interactive Entertainment and what they call “some of Asia’s most exciting developers.” Specific release dates haven’t been established yet,...
PSVR’s Golem Lives: Musical Prequel Now Available
Remember Golem? It was an intriguing PlayStation VR (PSVR) game announced by indie studio Highwire — formed by ex-members of Halo developer Bungie — back at the 2015 PlayStation Experience. We really haven’t seen much of it since then but, rest assured, it’s still on the way. We know that much because a musical prequel...
Oculus 1.17 Update Will Let You Launch SteamVR Apps From Oculus Home
Until recently, Oculus Rift owners have had to maintain two separate repositories for games; Steam and Oculus Home. And depending on where you bought a game, that’s usually where you’d launch it from. Revealed in a forum post, Oculus will be pushing a general update soon that will allow you to launch SteamVR apps (provided...
Magic Leap Researchers Reveal “Deep SLAM” Tracking Algorithm
Magic Leap, the mysterious AR startup with a multiple-billion dollar valuation, still doesn’t have a headset to show the world, but in a recent paper published by Magic Leap researchers entitled Toward Geometric Deep SLAM, we get a peek into a novel machine vision technique that aims to bring the company closer to their goal of creating a...
Utopia 6 Is The New VR Film From The Makers Of Ctrl
Over a year on from first seeing it and Ctrl remains one of our favorite VR movies. Breaking Fourth pushed the medium forward with a short story that looked past the awe of VR and told something shocking and memorable. After a long wait, the team’s next experience has finally been revealed, and it’s called...
