VR hardware prices are decreasing. New premium headsets are entering the market. 6DOF mobile is making its way to consumers. 2017 is laying the foundation for a VR content explosion that will usher in a new wave of VR developers. Creating for a new medium, which is still in the midst of discovering itself, can...
By Albert Wang Developing apps for Augmented Reality is no easy task. It’s still a fairly new market and it can be challenging to find a Software Development Kit (SDK) that fits all of the needs of a developer. Interest in AR SDKs has intensified since last year, when one of the leading solutions,...
Three things you need to know about me: I love VR, I love food, but man do I love Pearl Jam. Probably (definitely) a bit too much. If you’ve spent any time with me in the flesh then I apologise about how much I’ve probably raved about them to you. This week frontman Eddie Vedder...
The eye tracking company Tobii had some VR demos that they were showing on the GDC Expo Hall floor as well as within Valve’s booth. They were primarily focusing on the new user interaction paradigms that are made available by using eye gazing to select specific objects, direct action, but also locomotion determined by eye...
Cyan’s spiritual successor to Myst is launching with all-new motion control support on March 22nd for HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. The game originally released on Steam in August 2016, receiving initial VR support for the Rift in October. Following in the legendary footsteps of Myst and Riven, Obduction presents an ideal VR setting, taken...
Qualcomm has debuted an updated version of their VR Headset Reference Design now with Leap Motion’s new 180-degree hand-tracking to bring gesture control to mobile VR headsets. The new headset and Leap Motion tracking module was shown off during last week’s GDC 2017. Qualcomm’s VR Headset Reference Design has been upgraded to the company’s new...
Fantastic Contraption was one of the more creative virtual reality games that debuted last year on the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift VR headsets. Now it’s coming to the PlayStation VR in April. I had a hands-on preview at Sony’s game headquarters in Foster City, California. And if you’re part of the Minecraft generation, you might...
Statik drove me nuts in a very short time. This game coming for the PlayStation VR is pretty simple. Your hands are trapped inside a box, and you have to give them out. It’s a puzzle game that takes brainpower and patience. In some ways, it’s like you’re in a straitjacket and you have to...
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! We’re still playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and we’re sharing tips that can help you on your Hyrule adventures. We also found out that Overwatch’s Symmetra is autistic, making the shooter’s cast even more diverse. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and...
First-person shooter games are one of the best genres for virtual reality, as the games become much more realistic and immersive when you are looking around in 360 degrees for things to shoot. Farpoint from Impulse Gear is one of the games that makes the best use of the medium of VR. I played it...
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