A recent report from Tom’s Hardware indicates Magic Leap is acquiring the 3D scanning assets of Dacuda — a company known historically for creating pocket scanners and recently for its 3D SLAM technologies. The report cites a cryptic blog post announcing Dacuda’s divestment of its 3D scanning properties and LinkedIn profiles for many Dacuda staff members that now...
Tag: virtual reality
Field in View: Microsoft And Sony Are Set To Battle For VR Dominance At E3 2017
As usual, Microsoft is firing first with its press conference this E3, but it’s doing so even earlier than anticipated. While the company usually rules the headlines on the Monday morning of the biggest week in gaming, this year it’s putting itself even further ahead of Sony’s traditional Monday evening conference (assuming it takes place...
Dear Angelica Review: If Someone Cries in a VR Headset, Does Anyone See It?
It’s been almost a year since the latest round of VR headsets were released, and while hardware and technology is all fine and dandy, it doesn’t mean squat without solid experiences. That’s what 2017 is all about: content, content, content. While 2016 saw creators doing some amazing stuff in VR, 2017 is already shaping up...
NullSpace VR’s New ‘Hardlight’ Haptic Suit is Heading to Kickstarter
NullSpace VR are poised to launch a new haptic vest focused toward immersive, virtual reality gaming, via Kickstarter soon. The Hardlight suit integrates 16 haptic pads that allow you to feel directional impact linked to actions inside the VR experience. We’re all for amping up immersion on Road to VR, via whatever means necessary frankly. But...
Training to Craning in 60 Minutes: Putting My VR-learned Skills to the Test with a Real 22 Ton Crane
Last week, I traveled to the Houston Area Safety Council in Pasadena, Texas, to put Industrial Training International VR’s new crane simulator through its paces. While ITI has been training crane operators, riggers, and signallers for 30 years, the inclusion of VR in their training programs is a recent development. To test the effectiveness of their VR...
New Worlds To Visit And Games To Play In VR This Weekend (2/17/17)
Keeping up with everything new happening in VR is getting more challenging with each passing week. We track new releases on Oculus, Steam/Viveport, and PlayStation, but there is also a constant flow of new 360-degree video projects as well as live events and short demo experiences being broadcast in VR with increasing frequency, not to...
Vive Tracker Dev Kits Are Shipping to Developers, Applications Remain Open
HTC promised to give away 1,000 Vive Tracker dev kits in an effort to kick start an ecosystem of accessories and VR game implementations for the motion-tracked accessory. Now the company says the first shipments are on their way to developers. After receiving 2,300 applications for the Vive Tracker dev kit, HTC says the first...
New HTC Vive Releases For The Week Of 02/12/17
Welcome to a new addition of the HTC Vive new releases! This week you’ve got some horror, some virtual tabletop strategy, treehouse basketball, and much more. Our first highlight is VR Home, an Early Access sandbox that is shaping up to be an incredible experience. In it, you build virtual your room or a large home...
New Oculus Rift and Gear VR Releases For Week Of 02/12/17
It’s a healthy week of new releases across both Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear, with a combination of free and premium experiences you shouldn’t pass up. It goes beyond gaming with new comic books, travel experiences and, of course, more horror. Who could live without VR horror? If you missed last week, you can see...
New PlayStation VR Releases For The Week Of 02/12/17
PlayStation VR fans rejoice! After a few weeks of waiting this week finally has some big new releases for you to get sucked into. We’ve got one of gaming’s biggest racing franchises sliding into the headset, as well as more terror from the world of Resident Evil, and a game to get fit with. That’s...