Virtual and augmented reality news
Survios announced that Creed: Rise to Glory surpassed 1 million units sold across all VR platforms this week. Creed: Rise to Glory released in 2018 for PC VR platforms and was later a launch title for the original Oculus Quest headset in May 2019. The game joins a number of VR applications that have seen...
HTC’s Vive Flow is by far the lightest and most comfortable VR headset I’ve ever worn. As a regular VR user, when I first picked up Flow I instinctively put it on over my head as I would any other headset. After feeling how light it was – just 189 grams – I realized I...
After two weeks of teases, the HTC Vive Flow has been officially announced. As was previously speculated, Vive Flow is based on HTC’s super-slim concept for a VR headset, Project Proton. The device resembles a pair of glasses with very thick lenses and weighs just 189g. The frames feature two hinges, one to help shift...
Google’s Arts & Culture team launched its “Pocket Gallery” experiences in 2018 to allow AR-enabled smartphone users to view artwork from artists like Johannes Vermeer for the first time in history, including pieces that are usually inaccessible publicly. Today, the team announced that it’s making the entire series of Pocket Galleries available to anyone on...
There is a place in the market for a headset like HTC’s Vive Flow, however, I am not sure that it works in its current state. Here’s a breakdown of why. Why does Vive Flow Exist? Let’s start with Vive Flow’s purpose, according to HTC Vive. The company says it is primarily for meditation, entertainment,...
Source: HTC Vive Flow Hands-On
A new anniversary sale is live on the Oculus Store, celebrating the Quest 2’s birthday with discounts as big as 30 or 40% off some titles — some of the biggest percent discounts in the store’s history. Perhaps the biggest deal is the Anniversary Pack, which includes The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, Gorn, The Thrill of the...
The United States Army says it recently conducted a test of its Microsoft HoloLens-based AR platform and will move further testing of the hardware to 2022. The Integrated Visual Augmentation System or IVAS is based on Microsoft’s HoloLens AR technology and the contract to supply the United Stated military with the technology represents a major...
Today, HTC has revealed their latest consumer-focused headset, the $499 Vive Flow. It’s designed for portability with a compact design and 189 gram weight, though there are some big caveats, which I’ll get to later. I had the chance to demo the headset in-person in San Francisco and my first impression of the device was...
We’ve got another look at the promising second part to Return to Rapture, the BioShock fan campaign coming to Half-Life: Alyx. The 13-minute clip shows the introductory level to the second half of the experience. And it’s a great showcase of just how much has changed; there are many more assets from the original BioShock...
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