Getting a full Grand Theft Auto game inside VR headsets is a dream for many of us, but we do at least have something to hold us over in the GTA 5 VR mod, Grand Theft VR. Last week its developers returned with the first updates of 2017. Last we heard from Grand Theft VR...
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SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
Facebook’s Oculus Celebrates 1 Year Rift Anniversary With Huge Sale
A year later, Facebook just made a major hire for its VR hardware division and will be charging forward in the effort to make VR more mainstream. Also, Oculus would love for people to stop saying VR doesn’t have any games. There are plenty of solid titles across VR platforms and Oculus is celebrating its library...
One Year After Oculus Rift Launch, VR is Here to Stay
In the middle of August 2012 I wrote my first article about Oculus. A few months later, I got my first demo. I’d previously seen some expensive VR installations, like those used by Disney, but my view inside the Oculus Rift — and the interviews I conducted with researchers at Stanford and USC — convinced me VR...
Watch the Launch Trailer for Bow and Arrow Action Game, Twisted Arrow
Twisted Arrow released today for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on Steam with a price point of $19.99 along with a 25% launch discount. When we revealed the game with our exclusive preview a few weeks ago, we likened it to what it might feel like to explore a city as the Marvel superhero, Hawkeye....
Scarlett Johansson & Friends Play Virtual Reality Pictionary on the ‘Tonight Show’
Late last year, NBC’s popular late night talk show the Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon debuted a new Virtual Reality Pictionary segment which uses the HTC Vive and Tilt Brush. Scarlett Johansson, Michael Che, and Dove Cameron are the latest to step into VR with Fallon. Fallon is no stranger to VR. As far back as 2013,...
Bob Iger Says AR, Not VR, Is the Way of the Future for Disney Parks
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger has out and out rejected Virtual Reality (VR) as a component of any Disney Theme park. While Knott’s Berry Farm, why-hasn’t-this-chain-shut-down-yet Sea World (seriously, RIP Tillikum), and Six Flags have all invested in VR to help spice up their parks in this theme park depression period, Iger has “ordered...
Grand Theft Auto V’s VR Mod Gets First Updates Of 2017
Getting a full Grand Theft Auto game inside VR headsets is a dream for many of us, but we do at least have something to hold us over in Grand Theft Auto V’s VR mod, Grand Theft VR. Last week its developers returned with the first updates of 2017. Last we heard from Grand Theft...
5 VR Game Recommendations for Respect Your Cat Day from Someone Who Hates Cats
Disclaimer: While the author of this article doesn’t like cats at all he doesn’t actually advocate violence against them. This is purely meant to be taken in jest as a silly response to a silly internet holiday. Today is apparently known as ‘Respect Your Cat Day’ because people on the internet need another reason to...
Facebook Copies Snapchat Again by Putting Augmented Reality Camera Filters in the Main Facebook App
Facebook is aware that Snapchat is killing the social media game amongst the youths, which makes sense, because in 2017, video is king in social media currency. Facebook has continually shown that Mark Zuckerberg and crew seem to think the best strategy to keep up is to simply copy them. The newest development in this...
Through the Virtual Keyhole: Wales Estate Agent Pioneering Virtual House Viewings
A Welsh estate agent is using virtual reality to bring the viewing to prospective buyers with the pioneering use of a new VR app. Jeffrey Ross has begun rolling out what it calls JRVR, a virtual reality app powered by Matterport 3D imaging. This allows for entire floor plans, rooms and whole houses to be captured in...