I’ve seen cats chase Mario across the screen. I know chimps are very close to humans. Still, nothing prepared me for actually seeing a chimp wearing a consumer VR product, the HTC Vive, and then reaching out to try to touch virtual reality just like I do. Yet here it is. A video posted by...
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Google Expeditions Will Be Bringing VR To A Million Students In The UK
Google will undoubtedly be remembered for its influence in virtual reality’s exposure whenever we look back on things in the future. The Google Cardboard platform has been an accessible and inexpensive option for skeptics and the Google Daydream is shaping up to be a worthy contender across from the Samsung Gear VR, which is healthy competition...
‘The Martian VR Experience’ Review: An Intergalactic Rip-Off
Normally, we wouldn’t review something like The Martian VR Experience. Normally we’d give you some quick impressions about what would likely be a fun, if forgettable piece that puts you in the world of the movie. We’d tell you that if you’re a fan of the franchise then it’s something you’ll want to see, but...
Stanford Studies Control Schemes for Three-armed Avatars in VR
Researchers at Stanford think that having a third arm in VR could make you a more efficient (virtual) human. So they’ve set out to learn what they can about the most effective means of controlling an extra limb in VR. Thanks to high quality VR motion controllers, computer users are beginning to reach into the...
‘Oculus Quill’ Beta Available For Free At Touch Launch
Oculus in a blog post has announced that Quill, their VR illustration software used for Dear Angelica, is going to launch as a free beta with the launch of their Touch controllers next month. This adds yet another free application to the lineup Oculus has prepared. Among those, there is also Oculus Medium, which, rather than...
‘EVE: Valkyrie’ Now on HTC Vive, Joins Rift and PSVR Players
EVE: Valkyrie has now launched on the HTC Vive, completing its full roll-out on the three major VR headsets, allowing cross-platform dogfighting. Update (11/18/2016): EVE: Valkyrie has now launched on the HTC Vive. The original article, published before the launch, stated that the game would launch this month. That article continues below. Initially bundled with the...
New HTC Vive Releases For The Week Of 11/13/16
This week marks the arrival of one of the pivotal VR gaming experiences, EVE: Valkyrie, on HTC Vive. Valkyrie is an immersive, visual feast with intense combat that you shouldn’t miss out on, despite the high price tag. We have a couple soccer games that mix up the formula a bit as well with Header...
Win a Samsung Gear 360 with vTime…
Show us your new avatar to be in with a chance of winning! It’s time for a whole ‘New vYou’ in vTime. If you haven’t updated yet, we’ve been busy changing the face of social VR with a brand new avatar customization system. With millions of bespoke facial combinations to choose from, and more personalization...
Augmented World Expo Europe 2016: A Review
The inaugural Augmented World Expo (AWE) Europe is now history. The big conference and exhibition that for seven years has served as a showcase for all the emerging realities in the AR community in the US is now an international affair, having held its second Asian edition in China last month, followed by AWE Europe...
AR and VR is Reshaping the Future of Businesses
A recent article on PCQuest addresses how Augmented and Virtual Reality are becoming more mainstream, and that application of the technologies is looking promising for businesses rather than just consumers. A report by Juniper Research suggesting that Augmented Reality revenues from the enterprise will overtake consumer AR revenues until 2021 is mentioned. Significant points in...