We speak to Trinity VR about their Vive Tracker powered Diamond FX project which aims to provide realistic virtual reality simulations for major league baseball teams, all powered by years of real pitching statistics. One of the more off-beat uses of HTC’s newly announced Vive Tracker came from Trinity VR who have taken the Vive...
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Video: Intel Project Alloy Shows Multiplayer Gaming in Mixed Reality Demo
Project Alloy, Intel’s VR headset with mixed reality (MR) capabilities revealed at Intel Developer Forum last August, got a little extra stage time this CES, as Intel showed off some more of the headset’s gaming chops. The video shows two users playing a multiplayer wave-based shooter from the comfort of a living room. Since it’s a tetherless...
Mobile Room-Scale VR ‘Fully Doable’ With Vive Tracker Says Dev
Amidst the hustle and bustle of Vive’s CES booth, there’s a war zone. It’s a hellish battlefield in which three brave brothers are making a last stand against a hive mind of silent soldiers, uniformly marching forward. The heroes twist and turn, covering every angle, ducking and weaving out of the line of fire —...
‘DREAMS OF O’ is a Hauntingly Beautiful VR Dive into a Dark and Unforgiving World
Cirque du Soleil and Felix & Paul Studios recently launched another fantastical collaborative VR video, this time delving deep into the world of surreal underwater performance art with its aerial acrobatics, dives, fire, and hauntingly beautiful amphibious characters. The 12-minute 360 degree, 3D experience literally submerges the user into an abridged version of Cirque du Soleil’s...
Zombie Hunters Rejoice! ‘Arizona Sunshine’ to Receive Long-Awaited Full Locomotion Update
This year our Game of The Year award went to Vertigo Games’ Arizona Sunshine, and for good reason. This Rift and Vive title combined exceptional mechanics with a compelling narrative and a beautifully created world. The result is a fantastic experience that every VR fan owes it to themselves to at least try, but there...
Intel Project Alloy Shows Multiplayer Gaming in Mixed Reality Demo, Shipping in Q4 of 2017
Project Alloy, Intel’s VR headset with mixed reality (MR) capabilities revealed at Intel Developer Forum last August, got a little extra stage time this CES, as Intel showed off some more of the headset’s gaming chops. The video shows two users playing a multiplayer wave-based shooter from the comfort of a living room. Since it’s a tetherless...
Intel’s ‘Merged Reality’ Demo Brings Actual Hands Into VR on Oculus Rift
The bleachers at Intel’s CES sprawling booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center were packed to the gills with eager technophiles waiting to see something incredible on Thursday afternoon. As it turns out, they’re rewarded for their loyal presence when Aneet Chopra from Intel takes the stage and begins to explain the concept of “Merged Reality.” To...
First Look at Windows Holographic VR Headsets from Dell, HP, Acer & 3Glasses
Here’s a visual tour of some of the first VR headsets to be shown adopting Microsoft’s new Windows Holographic platform. At CES Acer, 3Glasses, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all showing VR headsets due for 2017, this is what they’ll look like. Microsoft’s Windows Holographic is the company’s immersive initiative built on foundations begun with...
Hands-on: Noitom’s Hi5 VR Glove Brings Compelling Finger Tracking to the Vive
VR input gloves are getting a big boost thanks to HTC’s newly revealed Vive Tracker. The combination of Noitom’s Hi5 VR glove and the Tracker forms a surprisingly compelling input experience that adds finger-level fidelity to Vive experiences. We’ve seen plenty of VR gloves and other finger-tracking input methods over the years, and while a few...
AR Industry Market Reports: Construction, Mining, Healthcare & Mobile
The New Year 2017 has seen a number of new market reports emerging this week predicting the growth of the AR market. A round up of the key headline findings with links to the individual reports is as follows: Research and Markets report forecasts the global mobile AR and VR apps market to grow at...