The Oculus Quest is certainly the talk of the town right now, but if you have an Oculus Rift or Rift S, you can participate in an impressive new deal, too. The big surprise, however, is that the deal comes courtesy of Viveport. Through the entire month of June, anyone with an Oculus Rift or...
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Man Loses 30lbs Playing Beat Saber And More For Six Months
Fitness gaming has always been a fad that never reached its full potential. But VR seems to genuinely be transforming lives by getting players active and keeping them coming back for more. PSVR user Geoff Bowman, for example, managed to lose 30lbs in the past six months with the help of Beat Saber and a...
Unreal Engine 4 Now Available for Microsoft HoloLens 2
A major software tool first promised during the reveal of the HoloLens 2 earlier this year is finally available. Native support for Unreal Engine 4 has arrived for the HoloLens 2 via early access on GitHub (login required). Don’t Miss: Microsoft’s Live HoloLens 2 Apollo 11 Demo Didn’t Take Flight, but You Can See It...
Here’s How Apple’s AR Headset Will Likely Be Introduced — And When
Apple has been working on an augmented reality headset for years. The company hasn’t explicitly confirmed the project, but between hiring AR hardware-specific personnel, filing numerous AR patents, buying AR startups, naming an AR marketing director, and teasing future steps beyond its ARKit software, iGlasses are effectively an “open secret,” just waiting to be unveiled. Of course, no one knows exactly how and...
Onward Adds ‘Virtual Gunstock Mode’ For Rift S And WMR Inside-Out Tracking
If you’re an Onward player with an Oculus Rift S or WMR headset you’re in luck- the tactical shooter just added ‘Virtual Gunstock Mode’ to make using scoped rifles a better experience. The update also adds support for the Valve Index Controllers as well as improving the game’s lighting, animations, and performance. Unlike externally tracked...
The DeanBeat: The Building Blocks Of Better AR/VR At Augmented World Expo
Most of the tech at the Augmented World Expo 2019 event wasn’t about games. But it was still intriguing for me to see the technologies that are coming together that will lead to the next-generation augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality technologies. Some people have given up on these technologies as the path toward the games of the...
New PSVR Bundles Start From $250 For Sony’s Days Of Play Promotion
Sony’s enticing new PSVR bundles are getting a tasty price drop right out of the gate. PlayStation’s seasonal Days of Play event, which drops prices on hardware on software alike, returns next month. Featured in the deal are some of the new bundles the company launched yesterday. The pack containing the recently-released Trover Saves The...
Viveport Welcomes Windows VR Support Next Week
HTC’s VR content platform, Viveport, is opening its gates a little wider next week. The service will add support for Windows VR headsets on June 5th. Viveport is a digital storefront similar to Steam or Oculus Home. Its most important feature, though, is a VR subscription service named Viveport Infinity. It allows members to download...
Hack Kids In Tokyo Teaches Game Programming Using Nintendo Labo VR
Nintendo’s cardboard Labo creations have been an avenue for gamers to explore creativity, especially so for those of a younger age. Now, the company is utilizing its Nintendo Labo VR Kit in the Hack Kids in Tokyo special event where parents and children age 6 and up learn to program their own games using Toy-Con...
Mare Is A Mythical VR Game With A Stunning Art Style
We don’t tend to highlight trailers that are a few months old here at UploadVR. But we’ll make an exception for Mare, a game that seems to have flown under our radar. We were recently alerted to this upcoming game from Visiontrick Media and had to share its latest trailer. In Mare, you follow a...