Back in early August, we went hands-on with Mervils while it was in Early Access and came away creativelyimpressed. A noted departure from the waves of zombie and robot shooters that have flooded VR, Mervils: A VR Adventure is a single-player third-person action platformer and the full version is now available on Steam. Drawing many comparisons...
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‘Alice VR’ Review
Virtual reality is a fitting medium for adventure games. When the atmosphere is right and the scene is set, you start to think about the world in a way that taps deep into your reptilian brain, the same one that thinks “I exist here. Everything here is important to me.” When done right, you’re just...
Microsoft Reveals VR Headsets Coming From Top Manufacturers, Starting at $299
The number of big-name manufacturers getting into VR is going to increase substantially with the entry of Microsoft VR hardware partners, revealed on stage today at Microsoft’s hardware-focused event. Terry Myerson, Microsoft executive VP of Windows and Devices took the stage today to announce that the company is partnering with HP, Lenovo, Dell, Asus, and Acer...
HTC to Roll Out Hundreds of Official ‘Vive VR Cafes’ in China Next Year
HTC opened their third officially branded ‘Vive VR Cafe’ last week, this time in Shenzhen, China, the country’s Silicon Valley of hardware. In an interview with Haptical, HTC China’s President of Vive Alvin Wang Graylin confirms the company will be rolling out hundreds of these Shenzhen-style Vive cafes in 2016 and 2017 in China. The kicker? Graylin...
Ubisoft Pushes ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Release to March 2017
Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Ubisoft’s upcoming collaborative space adventure, sadly won’t be here for the November 29th launch date as promised, so if you wanted to give that special someone a Trek-themed Christmas present, you may need to rethink your options. The game is now slated to release on March 14th, 2017. Star Trek: Bridge Crew puts you...
SteamVR Tracking Courses Begin, Already Completed by 50 Developers
Valve opened up their SteamVR tracking technology for third-party development in August, and since then, 50 developers have completed the mandatory training course provided by Synapse, the first company to enter the field. Synapse says that most of the participants have been interested in gaming specifically, but some have expressed interest in applying the technology...
What is Virtual Reality?
The definition of virtual reality comes, naturally, from the definitions for both ‘virtual’ and ‘reality’. The definition of ‘virtual’ is near and reality is what we experience as human beings. So the term ‘virtual reality’ basically means ‘near-reality’. This could, of course, mean anything but it usually refers to a specific type of reality emulation....