A video from Derek Ham shows his latest iteration of a magnetized accessory for the Oculus Touch controllers which connect and align the controllers along a single axis. After checking out the video (embedded below) showing a small accessory snapping onto the Oculus Touch controllers, I reached out to Ham with a few questions to...
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nReal Light Is A $499 Consumer AR Headset, Shipping This Year
Today AR headset company nReal have announced the debut of the nReal Light, a consumer-focused AR headset with a small sunglasses form factor for just $499. It begins shipping later this year. nReal is also launching the developer edition for $1,199. To help teams get started building experiences for nReal, the SDK will launch in August....
Grab Obduction On PC Via GOG For Free Until June 1
Cyan, the developers behind classic adventure series Myst and upcoming Kickstarter-funded adventure game Firmament, released their spiritual follow-up Obduction back in 2016. The game builds on the puzzle-solving and atmospheric gameplay of their iconic series and you can get it for free until June 1 on GOG. To claim Obduction for free, all you have...
‘Beyond The Wall’ Is A Game Of Thrones VR Experience, Exclusive To Viveport Infinity
HBO is launching an official Game of Thrones VR experience tomorrow. Called ‘Beyond The Wall’, the experience will be exclusive to HTC’s Viveport Infinity subscription service. Viveport is HTC’s VR app store, similar to the Oculus Store. It isn’t exclusive to HTC hardware however, it also officially supports Oculus Rift headsets. In fact, next month...
Medivis gets FDA approval for its augmented reality surgical planning toolkit
Augmented reality is coming to the operating room theater sooner than anyone may have predicted. Medivis, which launched its product suite earlier this year, has now received approval from the Food and Drug Administration and will begin rolling out its service in hospitals around the country. The SurgicalAR platform is a visualization tool that guides...
VR Visual Novel Tokyo Chronos Coming To PSVR In August
Looking for something a little different to play on PSVR? there’s a chance you might be interested in MyDearest’s Tokyo Chronos. The VR visual novel, which started life under a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign, is coming to Sony’s headset on August 22. At least, that’s in Japan. We don’t know if the game’s planned for release...
Oculus Quest To Get ‘Lights Out’ 3DoF Mode, Dual Controller Input, 60Hz Mode For Videos
The Oculus Quest is getting three new features in future updates. A ‘lights out’ rotation-only tracking mode, simultaneous keyboard/selection input from both controllers, and a 60Hz mode for video content. That’s according to CTO John Carmack on Twitter. Carmack also stated that there are “more exciting things in the works, but we aren’t ready to...
Space Junkies Free Update Adds New Game Mode And Two New Maps
Today Ubisoft released the second free post-launch update for Space Junkies which includes a brand new game mode called Instablast and two new maps in Final Destination an Gunner Station. The new mode, Instablast, is a lot like the Golden Gun mode from N64’s Goldeneye in that everyone has the exact same gun that can kill...
Tactical Haptics Launches Dev Kit Preorders For ‘Haptic Controllers’
Tactical Haptics launched preorders for its Reactive Grip controller development kit. The controller uses “haptic feedback” to give you a sense of touch in applications such as virtual reality games. The hope is that the next big frontier for VR technology will be the sense of touch, as the visuals already do a good job of...
Varjo’s XR-1 puts your eyes on the outside of its high-end VR headset
Varjo‘s VR headset was the best VR headset I had ever demoed; its dual display design with a micro-OLED sweet spot enabled insanely high-resolution views without requiring a supercomputer to power it. The company is looking to inject a bit more into the real world with its new developer kit that it announced today at...