In a rather curious move, Chinese game developer Snail Games has announced that they’ve licensed the IP for the popular PC game Ark: Survival Evolved and are using it to create Ark Park, a dinosaur theme park VR experience. Ark: Survival Evolved is a multiplayer action-exploration game that’s all about taming dinosaurs and building increasingly advanced technology to thwart...
I lost track of how many times I failed while playing Bounce. Amidst the 50 levels, I must have failed at least 200 to 300 times, easily. I got frustrated. I cursed at the air around me, while wearing my Vive, flailing my motion controllers, and bumping into my wall more than once. But each time...
“Every child is a genius in his or her own way. VR can be the key to awakening the genius inside.” This is the closing line of a new research study currently making its way out of China. Conducted by Beijing Bluefocus E-Commerce Co., Ltd and Beijing iBokan Wisdom Mobile Internet Technology Training Institution, the study takes...
Futuremark have now released the full version of their long awaited, dedicated virtual reality benchmark, VRMark. And, after months of research and development, the company has found itself having to redefine its own views on how the difficult subject of VR performance testing should be tackled. Futuremark are developers of some of the world’s best...
The first ever Develop:VR conference debuts in London tomorrow, December 1st. We preview the event by speaking with five speakers presenting at the show. Produced by the same company responsible for the popular Develop:Brighton conference, Develop:VR is drawing top VR creatives from across the UK to share insights learned from the rapidly evolving virtual reality landscape....
At first glance, you could write off Blasters of the Universe by The Secret Location as ‘just another’ VR wave shooter, but that would be missing the point a bit. While it’s in Early Access, features waves of enemies, and asks you to shoot them, there is enough unique flare here to earn its spot in your library...
This post is from the “Beyond The Headset” interview series. Featured image by Pascal Perich. “Our mission is to be the best platform for 3D creators to publish and share 3D content on the internet, and for the rest of the world to discover it.” Thats how founder and CEO of Sketchfab Alban Denoyel sums up their...
Thatgamecompany has made a name for itself in the indie game space for crafting gorgeous, thought-provoking, and mesmerizing adventures that are best experienced rather than described. From the beautifully esoteric Cloud and flOw, to the simple and stunning Flower, and the critically acclaimed and award-winning Journey, the studio only knows how to craft cult classics and...
Obstacle courses, marathons, and similar events have become increasingly popular and intricate over the years. The Tough Mudder is one of the more intense of the bunch, with the main event running around 10-12 miles and riddled with a diverse collection of obstacles. Back in late October, we covered USA Today’s new 360-degree news series,...
I had a chance to talk about storytelling in VR with three of the co-founders of Oculus Story Studio during Oculus Connect 3. Saschka Unseld, Maxwell Planck, and Edward Saatchi were showing off a preview of their third VR experience Dear Angelica as well as their immersive storytelling tool of Quill, which enabled them to...
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