SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
Oculus Quest v33 is rolling out to headsets now, featuring several smaller improvements. Many of Facebook’s regular updates to the Quest platform are headlined by big new features or fixes, but Oculus Quest v33 seems to be more concerned with making some finer tweaks. Perhaps the biggest addition is improved visuals for Oculus AirLink and...
Evernever Games today announced Neverboard, which brings a library of tabletop party games to Oculus Quest. Releasing later this fall, Neverboard is a free-to-play social VR experience for up to four players. Players join rooms as their Oculus avatars and find themselves sat around a table from which they can interact with games in realistic...
Firewall: Zero Hour and Solaris: Offworld Combat developer First Contact Entertainment is developing a “next-generation project” for VR. As spotted by Zuby_Tech on Twitter, the developer currently has several positions listed on its website, many of which point to a new VR project. Most telling is a listing for a Lead Engineer says the studio...
Gunman Contracts, a new Half-Life: Alyx mod by ANB_Seth, overhauls Alyx’s visuals to turn it into a mobster shooter that is almost unrecognizable from the game it started as. We’ve tried out a bunch of Alyx mods and custom maps over the last year, most of which aim to create an experience and setting similar...
Perhaps one of the most common genres found in the myriad of VR games is the humble puzzle game. With such an immersive platform that carries huge interactive potential, puzzle games are an instant fit for VR. The genre has become a staple of all VR platforms, so we’ve put together a list of some...
Apple’s rumored upcoming headset will require a host device for full functionality, The Information reports. The Information, Bloomberg and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo all claim Apple will release a sleek AR-VR headset as early as 2022 with high resolution color cameras. Kuo claims it will be priced around $1000. In February The Information claimed to have viewed images of...
Beat Saber players can now compete against one another no matter if they are using the Steam version of the game or the Oculus version of the game for Quest and Rift. The official Twitter account for the rhythm game announced the change today “so you can join multiplayer matches and slash the beats together”....
An update for Painting VR will bring a host of new features and an updated UI on September 30, alongside a slight price increase. The main focus of the update seems to be adding more options that are available in other painting apps like Vermillion or Brushwork VR, such as new brush options, opacity and...
Shock Troops, the new game from Garage Collective, is billed as a spiritual successor to the developer’s 2018 shooter, Theta Legion. But, for all intents and purposes, this is really a direct sequel. That is to say Shock Troops is another gorgeous throwback to a beloved era of shooters that really comes to life inside...
The Felix & Paul Studios and TIME Studios production Space Explorers: The ISS Experience has taken home the Emmy for Outstanding Interactive Program at the 73rd Emmy Awards this week. Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is an immersive VR production and the second series in the Space Explorers saga by Felix & Paul Studios. Each...
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