Let’s get it out of the way up front and early: HoloGrid: Monster Battle from HappyGiant and Tippett Studio looks similar to the hologram chess scene in Star Wars because the same guy that created that scene also created the monsters in this game. Phil Tippett (Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Dragonheart, Willow) is an Academy...
Tag: virtual reality
COLOPL Announces New $50 Million Fund To Invest In VR/AR Companies
As more high-quality projects surface and the install base for virtual and augmented reality continues to grow, more and more money is pouring into the different entities cultivating and creating that content. Japan-based COLOPL has charged forward to become a solidified part of the mobile industry with a collection of solid games that include VR experiences....
Easily Sharpen Vive and Rift Visuals With Supersampling Using ‘OpenVR Advanced Settings’
‘OpenVR Advanced Settings’ is a dashboard overlay that allows access to advanced functionality of any headset running SteamVR. The menu is accessible in VR, meaning you can easily adjust options such as supersampling without removing your headset. Last year we explained how, if you’re computer has processing power to spare, supersampling could dramatically improve image...
Adr1ft Dev Three One Zero Has ‘Run Its Course’, Adam Orth Joins First Contact
Three One Zero, the developer behind one of the most anticipated games of the Oculus Rift launch, has “run its course”, according to its founding member. That would be Adam Orth, a former Microsoft employee who formed the startup studio after he left the company. Speaking to GamesBeat, Orth revealed that he is joining First...
Oculus Studios Promises ‘Months Of High Profile Rollouts’, Here’s What’s Coming
Yesterday, Oculus announced the release date for what will be one of its first big Studios games this year, Rock Band VR. But there’s plenty more where that came from. Following the news, Jason Rubin, Head of Content at Oculus, tweeted out a tease that the launch of the Harmonix music game was “Starting Months...
Watch Vive’s Controllers Help Make An Amazing On-Stage Lightsaber Battle
Admit it; at at least one point in the past year you’ve picked one of the HTC Vive’s wands and pretended it’s a lightsaber. You’re far from alone. In fact, performing arts theater counterpulse is taking those imaginary battles one step further with the help of the position-tracked controllers. As you can see in the...
Microsoft Announces Siri Competitor with Voice-Activated VR Experience
You may not be aware of this but for years now Microsoft has been steadily working to build the world’s smartest computer brain. Now, that brain is getting a whole lot smarter. Meet CRIS and LUIS Today, Microsoft is announcing Custom Speech Service, the latest program to join the ranks of Microsoft Cognitive Services. This is a suite of innovations that...
ZTE’s Axon 7 Is Now The Cheapest Daydream Compatible Phone
Though it’s not as costly as PC-based VR, getting into mobile VR can still be expensive if you don’t have the hardware to run it. ZTE’s Axon 7 is helping lighten that load a bit. The Chinese phone maker today announced that its handset, a flagship device that released all the way back in July 2016...
Oculus Addresses Persistent Tracking Issue Reports Following 1.11 Update
Last Friday saw Oculus release its anticipated Rift 1.11 update, along with promised improvements to tracking for the VR headset and its Touch controllers. But not everyone was satisfied with the release. Multiple reports cropped up online following the update’s roll out, with people still having issues with multi-sensor Rift setups. In some cases users were...
‘HeroCade’ Bringinging 9 VR Indie Games to PSVR in One $15 Package
A bundle of nine VR indie games is coming soon to the PlayStation VR which includes Dreadhalls, a popular horror title for Gear VR and Oculus Rift. HeroCade takes a novel approach to the bundle’s presentation, combining all the games with a ‘metaverse quest’. Undoubtedly the most-recognisable title in the HeroCade bundle, Dreadhalls is a...
