Virtual and augmented reality news
Phil Tippett, the visual effects genius behind classic stop-motion animation sequences from films such as the holochess scene from the Star Wars franchise, Jurassic Park (1993), and RoboCop 2 (1990), brings his latest stop-mo project MAD GOD to virtual reality. Based on Tippett’s eponymous short film MAD GOD (2013), a long-time passion project and result of a successful Kickstarter campaign, the newly released...
It’s an interesting week. There’s not tons, but there are some intriguing releases on both Rift and Gear, especially with Halloween so close. Keep in mind that there’s a pretty good sale going on right now, so if nothing here takes you fancy. If you missed last week, you can see those new releases here....
We at Upload would like to wish a very spooky Halloween to all of you horrible ghouls and goblins out there (and also to those people not running for President). Today we’re very pleased to bring you a mixed reality broadcast filled with thrills, chills, and the chance to watch heart attacks in real time. Watch us this...
Halloween is upon us as we’re flooded with horror-themed releases this week. We’re offered a Bloody Mary escape game, Ghost Town shooting gallery, and the dreaded Trump simulator (proceeds go to a good cause). Yore VR, an open-world sandbox title, is the major stand-out from this collection. In the meantime, if you missed last week,...
The HTC Vive is a mysterious beast. It’s a wonderful headset with great games and experiences, but it’s something we seem to take on a week-by-week basis. There are no huge Vive press conferences (at least not in the west) to announce big games that are years out, or developer conferences to tease the next...
Got through PlayStation VR’s massive launch line-up yet? If so, then there’s some really good stuff waiting for you this week. We’ve got the return of one of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive’s best games, and a new IP that should appeal to hardcore gamers. In the meantime, if you missed last week, you...
LOS ANGELES — Painting in virtual reality could be its own Mystic Art. The reality-bending sorcery of Doctor Strange is what gives Marvel’s latest a visual freshness that blew critics away, and now a trio of VR artists have recreated its psychedelic environments in the headset using Tilt Brush by Google. Look closely: There are...
How did it take someone this long to make a VR god game? Headsets have only been out a few months, but the thought of taking one of gaming’s most beloved genres and actually making you that omnipotent being is so compelling I’m surprised that Secret Sorcery wasn’t beaten to it. Even more intriguing is...
Microsoft revealed a new line of PC-based virtual reality headsets from partner companies that will support its upcoming Windows 10 upgrade, the Creator’s Update. But it looks like PC-based VR isn’t all the company is working on. Following the conference, Quartz reporter Dave Gershgorn uncovered a now-removed T-Mobile listing for a new variation of Alcatel’s Idol 4S...
When Island 359 released onto Steam Early Access two months ago for the HTC Vive, it was met with a lot of love and excitement from fans. In our review, we stated that the premise and gameplay were rock solid, with tons of room for expansion, but there were occasional bugs and a lack of...
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