If you’ve ever wanted to hone your paintball skills, without spending a ton of money and making a huge mess, Show Me Virtual and Apple’s ARKit have an app for you. The demo was posted on YouTube and shows how you can master paintball through your phone. Your device acts as a controller for aiming...
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The Force Is Strong with Star Wars AR Treasure Hunt
A Jedi does not seek adventure or excitement, but Star Wars fans can seek Jedi with the Find the Force augmented reality scavenger hunt promoting the launch of merchandise for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Between Sept. 1 and 3, participants are tasked with finding Find the Force logos in one of more than 20,000...
Ex-Vive Exclusive Form Now Available On Oculus Rift
We loved Charm Games’ puzzler Form when it launched on the HTC Vive in June, praising its atmosphere, puzzles, and environmental design. Sadly, it was only properly optimized for Vive, meaning Oculus Rift owners had to either sit it out or endure stiff controls. From today, though, Rift owners can finally enjoy the first-person adventure...
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Characters To Get AR Reveal Next Month
Star Wars fans will soon be able to use the power of AR to find out more about the latest entry in the series, The Last Jedi. Disney and LucasFilm today announced Find the Force, a global AR event kicking off on September 1st. As IGN reports, from next month, over 20,000 retail locations across...
Apple AR: CurioPets Demo Is Nintendogs but with Magical Adventures
Augmented reality dogs have been a big hit with developers using Apple’s ARKit. RoVR hit YouTube a few days ago and people have been clamoring for it ever since. Not to mention the Good Dogs Game created by the people behind the famous We Rate Dogs Twitter. It seems everyone has the AR dog bug,...
Jules Urbach’s Quest To Realize Star Trek’s Holodeck
Jules Urbach is on the brink. Rest is rare for the 43-year-old with curly black hair and just a touch of gray in his beard. The long hours put dark circles around his eyes. He often works through the night. He replies quickly when asked how much he slept the night before our interview. “100...
Work With Upload To Teach Others About VR Development
Love VR and AR? Have extensive Unity experience? Passionate about helping train the next generation of developers and artists? You might just be a perfect fit to be an instructor for one of the many classes we offer at Upload in San Francisco and Los Angeles. At Upload, we believe in education that prepares you...
Blasters Of The Universe Exits Early Access Soon, Dramatically Expands Game
If you want to see a great example of a game that’s grown a ton from its time in Early Access, then look no further than Blasters of the Universe from Secret Location. We’ve written about some of its major updates in the past, but now it’s finally making the jump from “Early Access” to...
Facebook Appoints Andrew Bosworth To Unify Consumer Hardware Including Oculus
Earlier this year Facebook appointed Hugo Barra as its new VP of VR, leading the Oculus team forward. Now the company is looking to unify its VR efforts with its other consumer hardware projects, and it’s doing some shifting around to make that happen. Facebook this week confirmed to UploadVR that it has appointed Andrew “Boz”...
bHaptics’ TactSuit Promises Better Actuator-Based Haptics at a Lower Price-Point
Gamescom is one of the few truly gargantuan expos dedicated to gaming, holding within its massive Zeppelin hanger-sized halls all manner of ostentatious booth featuring all the big names in gaming. But it’s not all glitz, cosplay, and long lines at Gamescom. Back in the more demure B2B area, only accessible to trade visitors and...