Virtual and augmented reality news
Unsurprisingly, it looks like a lot of developers have cleared the way for the return of the Uncharted franchise on PlayStation 4 this week, but we’re not completely devoid of new releases. If you missed last week’s releases then you can see them here. UploadVR has also launched the ‘UploadVR PSVR Community’ on PlayStation 4! Join...
Despite completing a successful Kickstarter back in August 2015, there still aren’t many Kat Walk VR treadmills outside of Asia, let alone the premium version specially built for out-of-home facilities like theme parks, malls, and cruise ships. The short reason: it’s just too damn heavy, and shipping it from the manufacturing plant in China isn’t easy....
Oculus has teamed up with Crytek to share a series of VR game design learnings. The second and latest post in the series explores eight prototype methods for moving or rotating in virtual reality. Keeping players comfortable in VR is the very first step to creating a compelling experience, but so far there isn’t one...
Taking place on September 7, 2017 in the heart of the Czech Republic, Future Port Prague combines a conference, festival and expo all centered around the implications and applications of future tech. Featured subjects include VR/AR, robotics, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, future mobility and health care, with speakers from Mojio, Griip, 720 Degrees, Atairu and...
Codemasters deserves a pat on the back for its VR support. The studio’s work on DiRT Rally for the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR (PSVR) was stellar, resulting in one of the best games for both headsets. But don’t expect VR support to start popping up in all of the developer’s games. F1 2017 launches...
Controlling a tiny monster army is not something I’d ever thought I’d be able to do, but it looks like Apple’s ARKit is going to make it possible. Microsoft developer Egor Bogatov has been working on a strategy game for the past few weeks and has uploaded demos every step of the way to YouTube....
IMAX announced today a new partnership with Canadian theater chain Cineplex to bring an IMAX VR Center to the Scotiabank Theater in Toronto. As part of the deal, IMAX will also install auditoriums at one other cinema in Toronto, and one in Regina, Saskatchewan. IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond said via press release that Cineplex,...
Shopping in cosmetic stores can be an awful experience. Pushy sales people, overpriced junk nobody needs (what exactly does toner actually do?), and perfume snipers asking to spray you with some choking floral chemical concoction, not to mention the inherent ickiness of “testing” a product that hundreds of other people have used. A recent ARKit...
There’s a lot going on in the world of Radial-G, the Wipeout-inspired VR racer from Tammeka Games. First up, the game’s finally coming to PSVR well over a year after reaching the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. IT’s coming to the EU first, arriving on the PlayStation Store on September 12th, with a boxed edition...
Release in June, FORM is a VR puzzle game which has received top marks for its imposing, dream-like architecture and geometric puzzles. Now the game is available for Oculus Rift via both SteamVR and the Oculus store with a discount for the next week. Form launched initially on SteamVR in June supporting the HTC Vive....
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