It was over four months ago now that Valve showed SteamVR running in Linux for the first time. Today, it’s finally launching the platform on the operating system, albeit in a limited form. SteamVR comes to Linux as a development release, meaning it’s intended for content creators to start working on apps for the open-source...
Everyone in the VR industry can envision a world in the next 10 years that’s radically changed by virtual reality. From healthcare, education, social, training, cinema, gaming, and more, VR has a lot of Killer Use-cases. But it seems most of the industry is in agreement that the Killer App—a single, platform-defining piece of software...
One of Gear VR’s most polished shooters is making the leap to the Oculus Rift with full support for Touch and a graphical overhaul. Developed by Pixel Toys, Drop Dead launched on Gear VR in late 2017 and was well received, garnering attention for its impressive mobile visuals and gameplay. As a VR FPS on Gear...
Back in August of last year, Valve started to roll out of its innovative and royalty-free tracking technology. The company made a development kit available to licensees, but only if they attended a $3,000 training session that would teach the ins and outs of the tech. The introductory course was likely a bit of quality...
Valve today announced plans to begin selling SteamVR Tracking base stations directly later this year; the first units on offer are expected to be the new single-rotor models the company recently teased. Valve is also making it easier to develop new tracked products and accessories with SteamVR Tracking by removing the requirement of a $3,000 introductory...
We are big fans of mixed reality here at UploadVR. It is a great way of showing what people in VR are doing. Startups like Owlchemy Labs and LIV are attempting to make the capture process easier while pushing for higher quality, but current approaches are all limited by one major roadblock. The most expressive part...
Darknet is one of the best and most highly-regarded VR puzzle games out right now. Available today on both Rift and Gear VR, it positions players as hackers in a cyberpunk futuristic environment where they must retrieve data from some of the world’s most secure networks. According to an official press release, starting March 7th,...
DICE 2017 — a gathering of some of the biggest thinkers, creators and leaders in the digital entertainment industry – kicked off today in Las Vegas. As we’re almost at the one-year mark of release for the latest round of VR headsets, it’s no surprise that many of the topics at this year’s show revolve...
The advent of mixed reality headsets like HoloLens could mean the end of the PC monitor, as apps jump off of the screen and into the real world. That future is a while off, though, and Samsung’s Monitorless looks like an intriguing stopgap. The electronics giant revealed this concept today ahead of a showcase at...
Let’s be clear about this: Dirt Rally on PlayStation VR (PSVR) is brilliant. It’s pretty much identical to the Oculus Rift version of the game; a rock solid racer that roots you in the experience, piling on the life-risking rush of putting your foot down and sliding a car through a muddy Welsh forest as...
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