I’m still digging the Oculus Touch controllers that Facebook’s VR subsidiary launched earlier this month, and that’s not only because they make me feel like a football player. I broadcasted some Oculus Touch gameplay recently, and I want to share it with you. In the video below, you can see me checking out VR Sports...
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GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo Switch specs and Super Mario Run hits mobile
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Pokémon Go got more creatures (although not as many as some fans hoped for), Overwatch gets a festive update, and we learn more about Super Nintendo World in Universal. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and opinion The DeanBeat: The road ahead in VR...
Epic’s Tim Sweeney: Be patient. The Metaverse will come. And it will be open.
I hear a lot of speeches. But Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games and a longtime graphics guru, stitched together the best vision I’ve heard in a while at last week’s VRX virtual reality conference in San Francisco. Sweeney talked about how to build the open Metaverse, the virtual world envisioned by Neal Stephenson...
The DeanBeat: The road ahead in VR and AR will have two steps forward, one step back
John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity Technologies, predicted that tech journalists would start gleefully writing that the virtual reality revolution is over because sales of VR headsets fell short of expectations, and analysts are in the midst of shaving back their predictions. I’m not one of those journalists. For AR and VR, I see 2017 as a...
This Week’s Best Virtual Reality Art Projects – 12/09/16
Welcome to UploadVR’s newest regular feature — a look at some of the coolest art made in VR this week. We worked with Sketchfab to compile the best virtual reality artistic creations available through its hosting service, and this week’s entries showcase the incredible sketchbook quality of Quill as well as the unbelievable 3D effects of...
New Oculus Rift and Gear VR Releases For The Week Of 12/11/16
You’re probably not through the sheer swarm of Oculus Touch titles that landed last week yet, but there’s still a fresh round of Rift and Gear releases to get through this week. If nothing piques your interest then we recommend diving back into last week’s selection. If you missed last week, you can see those...
360 Masterclass: How to Live Stream a Concert in Virtual Reality
Last night at the Upload Collective in San Francisco the Nokia Ozo team completed part two in their two part 360 video masterclass. The purpose of the class is to teach aspiring immersive filmmakers how to perfect and grow their art form for this fledgling medium. The Nokia Ozo is a professional-grade virtual reality camera...
New HTC Vive Releases For The Week Of 12/12/16
If events around the world have you in the mindset to escape it all, we don’t blame you. The immersion of VR allows you to escape into many different types of adventures, but this week we’ve got some peaceful experiences to try out. Perfect gives you a collection of beautiful locales to interact with and...
New PlayStation VR Releases For the Week Of 12/11/16
Between Fantastic Contraption, Herocade and the Battlezone update, it’s been a good week for PlayStation VR announcements, but what about releases? There’s a handful of interesting stuff ready and waiting this week, though nothing that will make you want to rush out and buy your own headset. It’s a pretty empty slate, but you can...
Now You Can Create and Publish 360-Degree Content On WordPress
We’ve seen 360-degree media permeate into various entertainment mediums and industries. Companies use them for marketing and promotion, documentary creators are testing it out, and even news networks have gravitated to the format for new ways of reporting. We recently wrote about 20th Century Fox partnering with Felix & Paul for 360-degree and VR content for...