Showing off what Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality can do is difficult without actually putting it on someone’s head, but the company’s new camera hack is providing a helping hand. Whenever we’ve seen HoloLens on-stage at shows like E3, or Microsoft’s own press conferences, the company will have one person wearing the kit, while the audience sees...
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Critical ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Steam Bug Gets Patched
Robinson: The Journey’s recent Steam release got off to a rocky start with a fatal bug which prevented players from even starting the game. Today, a 140MB patch from Crytek appears to have fixed the problem. Yesterday we reported on Robinson: The Journey’s launch on Steam which lacks support for the platform’s most populous VR headset,...
King Kaiju Review: Casual and Comical Sandbox Destruction
Some days the sun shines, birds sing and everything is right in the world. But other days, clouds loom, birds leave a mess and the world goes sideways and you feel like knocking something over. Boston-based developer Fire Hose Games made King Kaiju, which left Steam Early Access Jan. 31, for the latter kinds of...
EON Reality and ORU Open Dedicated AR/VR Learning Facility
Though the entertainment possibilities of augmented and virtual reality are the more immediately intriguing experiences, both forms of tech present a lot of potential in many other industries as well. Augmented reality overlays our surroundings with data and digital imagery, bringing additional layers of information in a convenient way. Virtual reality offers near limitless virtual...
Lens Is A Slightly Buggy New Video App For PSVR
It doesn’t looks like there’s going to be much in the way of new games for PlayStation VR (PSVR) this week, but there is a new video app debuting today for those interested. Lens, as the app is called, is a free platform for watch both 2D and 3D 360 degree content, available now from...
How the Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Theme Song Blends The Series’ Past and Future
A theme song, just like a title, is an important introduction to any piece of art. After reading the title of a movie, or game, or album, the theme song is often one of the first things a prospective consumer is introduced to. Theme songs for video games have the monumental task of introducing a...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Thinks AR Could Have As Big An Audience As iPhone
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s interest in augmented reality is well documented, and his confidence in it seems to have only grown over the past few months. On a recent trip to the UK, Cook was quizzed about his thoughts on the technology by The Independent. He again noted that he was more excited about AR...
Tethered Is Coming To Vive, Rift and PS4 Pro With Motion Controller Support
Still one of the better games for Sony’s PlayStation VR headset, Secret Sorcery’s Tethered [Review: 7/10] will soon be landing on other platforms. The UK-based developer this month confirmed that Tethered is on its way to both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on PC. A full release date hasn’t been confirmed, but the new...
Oculus Now Selling Replacement Rift Accessories
Earlier this year Oculus began offering additional Sensors for sale along with and their new Earphones. Now all the in-the-box accessories can be purchased as well. Oculus is now selling four replacement products for items that come in the Rift box: the Remote ($29), headset cable ($49), on-ear headphones ($39), and ‘Fit’ ($29, what the...
‘Robinson: The Journey’ Launches on Steam with Critical Bug and Lack of Official Vive Support
After remaining a PSVR exclusive since its November release, Crytek’s gorgeous Robinson: The Journey recently popped up on Oculus Home and has now come to Steam. Following the unfortunate lack of VR controller support, a rocky Steam release has been met with a major bug preventing many players from launching the game, and no official support...
