SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
Having launched initially with VR on the Oculus Rift in 2016, new DiRT Rally DLC adds PSVR support to the acclaimed racing game. The $13 DLC also brings a new ‘Co-Driver Mode’ that lets one player act as the navigator. A $43 Dirt Rally bundle for PS4 includes the base game, three mini DLC packs and the...
I never really thought much about getting my pilot license. A fear of heights and a natural instinct for keeping myself alive combined to keep my feet firmly on the ground. This past week however, as I soared high above the ocean in a lightweight, single engine aircraft, I couldn’t help thinking: I could get used to...
Google’s popular virtual reality art program Tilt Brush is launching for the Oculus Rift headset with Oculus Touch controllers. The experience can be purchased today in Oculus Home for $29.99. Tilt Brush, which lets users create and share three dimensional works of art in real time using a VR headset and tracked hand controllers, has...
After a long and somewhat awkward period of Google keeping all of their VR apps from Facebook’s VR platforms on desktop (with Rift) and mobile (with Gear VR), Tilt Brush is the first VR olive branch extended across the platform gap between these two major tech competitors. When the acclaimed Tilt Brush ‘VR paint’ app launched alongside...
Two of the biggest challenges in Augmented Reality are creating 3D content and tracking objects in real time in dynamic environments. One of the leading companies innovating in this space is VanGogh Imaging, a Contributor Member of the AREA. Recently, we spoke with VanGogh founder and CEO Ken Lee to learn more about his company’s...
When I was a young child my friends and I used to orchestrate elaborate games of Lego-crafted warfare. We hadn’t heard of Warhammer 40,000 or we likely would have been addicted, so what we did instead is create elaborate bases from Lego bricks at opposite ends of my room. We would then craft vehicles and transport...
“I was unhealthy. At my worst I was over 300 pounds. It came to the point where my doctor finally said you need to get the heck in shape. I was at that lowest low point where he was basically saying you need to do something or you’re gonna die.” This was the situation that Job Stauffer found himself...
Update: Since we posted this story, an FCC listing for a new Gear VR controller has been uncovered, adding fuel to the fire. The filing’s Test Report clearly labels the device as a ‘Gear VR Controller’ though no other information about the device is revealed. Combined with yesterday’s report, it certainly seems likely that the...
Virtual Reality represents the biggest brand building opportunity in the history of marketing. Brands have long formed symbiotic relationships with emerging media technologies like print, radio, TV and social. Together, they bring the ‘new’ to the mainstream and help each other through the awkward early days. VR will soon combine the emotional impact of a local...
Remember AirMech Command? It was one of our favorite launch titles for the Oculus Rift last year, showing what VR could do for the real-time strategy (RTS) genre beloved by many a PC gamer, and it’s coming back soon in a big way. Carbon Studios, the team behind the game, this week released the below...
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