Microsoft has been a shadow player in the virtual reality arms race since it officially kicked off on March 28, 2016. On that date the Oculus Rift launched in each and every box was a Microsoft manufactured Xbox One controller. When the HTC Vive launched a week later, Microsoft now had two HMDs that were...
The launch of Oculus Touch is just around the corner, and while the company says there’s a day-one launch lineup of more than 50 titles, your Touch pre-order will grant you access to at least seven pieces of free made-for-Touch content. Much ado has been made of the two games bundled with Oculus Touch pre-orders,...
In a compatibility test application from recent Windows 10 test builds, Microsoft has revealed some minimum specs for Windows Holographic, the Windows 10 interface and platform for VR and AR devices which will include inexpensive headsets from big manufacturers. Spotted by The Verge, the ‘Windows Holographic First Run’ application seems to reveal some surprisingly low...
The language and terminology around virtual reality is still evolving, but the VR community has been settling into using the phrase ‘VR experience’ in order to describe the process of a going through a piece of virtual reality content. I had a friend/business partner over who got her Ph.D. in German literature, and she had...
Software sells hardware — it’s a well-known fact, passed down by wise men throughout the generations. Fancy technology, no matter how immersive and wondrous, is all but useless if you don’t have the software to power it. That means games, educational experiences, virtual tourism, videos, and more are all needed in order for VR to...
While VR developers are busy working away on their projects, trying to deliver that mythical killer-app that everyone keeps talking about, modders are delivering updates to existing games that bring us all one step closer to the fully-immersive AAA game industry we’ve all been searching for. Earlier today we published a story reminiscing about Alien...
Buying a virtual reality headset in 2016 is difficult, especially if you haven’t gotten hands-on time with the various systems. It can be even more difficult when you realize there are incredibly simple, and low-quality, VR headsets available at most retailers. We’ve seen these systems at Target checkout lines, bins at Home Depot, Michaels, and...
The Oculus Touch is the long awaited peripheral that will take the virtual reality experience of the Oculus Rift to greater heights. The HTC Vive launched with two motion controllers and has supplied us with great examples of what the virtual reality game and application ecosystem could be in the future, but that’s not to...
The age of consumer grade video game console-powered virtual reality arrived early last month with the release of Sony’s PlayStation VR (PS VR) headset. It’s not as powerful as the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, it’s not as portable as the Samsung Gear VR or Google Daydream View, and it doesn’t really offer fully-featured roomscale...
It’s that time of year again. The time when your grandma asks everyone at the table to go around and say what they are thankful for this year. Well, for the next 300 words or so just consider me the grandmother of the VR world. So dearies, what are you thankful for? Lay it on...
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