We often daydream about a tango with a smartphone that supports both great VR and AR, but such a device may soon be a reality. A few weeks ago, we reported that Motorola’s latest flagship phone, the Moto Z, would be the next handset to support Google’s Daydream mobile VR ecosystem. Integration arrived later in...
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Touch and Vive Roomscale Dimensions Visualized
Ahead of the launch of Oculus Touch, the company has finally detailed its ‘experimental’ camera arrangements for 360 degree and ‘roomscale’ tracking, allowing us to take a look at how those tracking volumes compare with the HTC Vive. The front-facing setup aims for 180-degree focused experiences. Road to VR contributor Nate Kozak coined this ‘rug-scale’....
Community Download: What Does Oculus Touch Mean for Virtual Reality?
There are just two days left people. Two days until Oculus begins delivering its Touch controllers to ravenous fans around the world, that is, if you haven’t gotten yours already by accident. These controllers will be enabling new games, new experiences, and an entirely new way to enjoy VR for Oculus Rift users. But more than...
‘ARK: Survival Evolved’ Is Getting a ‘Jurassic Park’ Style Educational VR Experience
Sometimes you get a press release in your inbox as a journalist and you think to yourself, “Well yeah, of course. This makes perfect sense.” In the case of ARK Park, the new VR experience spin-off that’s coming to the world of ARK: Survival Evolved, this was precisely my reaction. Snail Games, creators of the...
Micro-Manage The Wild West In PS VR Game ‘Dino Frontier’
Ace Combat and Resident Evil are both well established video game franchises currently promoting the 7th main entry in their respective collections of games. Having them utilize PS VR is a boon to the platform, but the foundation of VR must be laid by new and original projects built specifically for it. The VR mech shooter...
How Nokia Broke Into Virtual Reality With Its Ozo Camera
Nokia has been searching for new businesses to break into ever since it retreated from the smartphone business. And after a few years of research, the Finnish company decided to move into virtual reality 360-degree capture cameras. The company launched its groundbreaking Ozo in March for $60,000, and then it cut the price to $45,000...
‘Planetary Annihilation’ Developer Reveals Lite RTS ‘Dino Frontier’ for PlayStation VR
Uber Entertainment, the studio behind Planetary Annihilation and the VR title Wayward Sky, have announced their next virtual reality game, Dino Frontier, for PlayStation VR. As the name would imply, Dino Frontier is a mashup of classic Western elements and dinosaurs. The game is played as a giant overseer (the “Big Mayor”) of tiny, semi-autonomous...
Wreck The Operating Room In ‘Surgeon Simulator: ER’ on PS VR
Operation is a classic board game where you use little tweezers to remove parts of the anatomy from a character as carefully as you can. It’s a simple game that can create incredibly tense moments that will be shattered by the loud buzz of a failed attempt. Virtual reality is paving the way for equally...
Driving Willow Springs International Raceway In ‘GT Sport’ For PlayStation VR
At the PlayStation Experience conference in Anaheim Sony showed GT Sport running on PlayStation VR with a full racing simulator setup. I took several laps around Willow Springs International Raceway, which pretty much blew my mind in the best possible way because the track is actually only 30 minutes from my house. I’ve driven by the...
Sony, Facebook, Google, and Samsung Dominate VR, With Over 50% Market Share
VR is hot! But is it permanent? Those of us who are old enough to have seen the rise of virtual reality in the ‘90s and then the fall and then another rise in mid 2000 and then another fall, know that the present hype about virtual reality may not be sustainable. That said, we...