Let’s face it, February is a rough month as far as the weather is concerned. The snow, clouds and rain are still sticking around even though there are no more holidays for them to brighten with their presence. A nice flurry of snow is romantic and magical on December 24, but on December 26 you...
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Future NFL 1st Rounder Deshaun Watson Trained To Pick Up Blitzes In VR
While the NFL may be waiting on mobile device improvements before further incorporating VR into its broadcasts, the league is opening up its virtual doors for improvements in other areas. They’re utilizing the technology to potentially better diagnose concussions and, as we reported in early January, they’re in the early stages of developing VR training...
YouTube Duo SoKrispyMedia Takes Immersive Style To The Next Level With VR
With major 360-degree media companies like Blend Media garnering interest from executives involved with media platforms like TheLADBible and Maker Studios, it’ll be no surprise when the format takes a stranglehold on a large chunk of video sharing networks. Slowly but surely, YouTube tastemakers are utilizing 360-degree video and VR on their creative platforms and...
Vive Tracker Dev Kits Start Shipping, Sees 2,300 Applications
HTC’s anticipated Tracker peripheral for the HTC Vive is unsurprisingly proving popular with the VR developer community. A few weeks back HTC opened up applications for developer kits for its new device, which is expected to launch fully sometime in Q2 2017. Companies working on VR content can sign up to request free units. HTC...
Oculus Expands QA Testing For Rift 1.12 Patch, Proposes Early Preview Program
After a small delay, Oculus’ much anticipated Rift update hit earlier this month, though for some it brought more issues than fixes. The company is looking to change that very soon, and this time without any other unforeseen problems. Nate Mitchell of Oculus’ PC VR team recently took to the Oculus forums to give a...
Vive Purchase Bundle Includes Two Extra Games Through March 31st
If you’re planning to pick up an HTC Vive any time soon you’ll net two extra titles with your purchase in addition to the two already offered. Through March 31st all new Vive purchases will include the current purchase bundle including Zombie Training Simulator and The Gallery – Episode 1: Call of the Starseed, along with two extra...
7 VR Horror Games to Look Forward to After Playing Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
The combination of technology and genre focus that led to the creation of VR horror games feel like a match made in Hell (for horror buffs, that’s a good thing). After all, horror games are most effective when you feel immersed in their dark, threatening worlds. And there’s no better way to immerse yourself in a...
Latest Figures Suggest ‘Resident Evil 7’ Could Have Some 280,000 PSVR Players
Capcom has announced that the recently released Resident Evil 7: Biohazard has shipped 3 million units. This new figure, when combined with official in-game player stats, suggests that the game could have as many as 280,000 PSVR players, putting it among the highest known number of VR players for any single VR game available on...
Inside The First IMAX VR Arcade
If VR arcades in the United States are going to find success, it is looking like IMAX VR is going to give it the best try. We went inside the big-screen company’s flagship VR center in Los Angeles this week, and got a good look at their plans for arcade roll-outs this year including centers...
Walk Through Hyrule With This Amazing The Legend of Zelda VR Map
One of the main reasons I want Nintendo to officially get involved with the modern virtual reality (VR) industry is because I desperately want to visit the land of Hyrule from inside a VR headset. The Legend of Zelda has long been my favorite video game franchise and the prospect of walking through Kakariko Village,...
