Amidst the hustle and bustle of Vive’s CES booth, there’s a war zone. It’s a hellish battlefield in which three brave brothers are making a last stand against a hive mind of silent soldiers, uniformly marching forward. The heroes twist and turn, covering every angle, ducking and weaving out of the line of fire —...
Cirque du Soleil and Felix & Paul Studios recently launched another fantastical collaborative VR video, this time delving deep into the world of surreal underwater performance art with its aerial acrobatics, dives, fire, and hauntingly beautiful amphibious characters. The 12-minute 360 degree, 3D experience literally submerges the user into an abridged version of Cirque du Soleil’s...
This year our Game of The Year award went to Vertigo Games’ Arizona Sunshine, and for good reason. This Rift and Vive title combined exceptional mechanics with a compelling narrative and a beautifully created world. The result is a fantastic experience that every VR fan owes it to themselves to at least try, but there...
Project Alloy, Intel’s VR headset with mixed reality (MR) capabilities revealed at Intel Developer Forum last August, got a little extra stage time this CES, as Intel showed off some more of the headset’s gaming chops. The video shows two users playing a multiplayer wave-based shooter from the comfort of a living room. Since it’s a tetherless...
The bleachers at Intel’s CES sprawling booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center were packed to the gills with eager technophiles waiting to see something incredible on Thursday afternoon. As it turns out, they’re rewarded for their loyal presence when Aneet Chopra from Intel takes the stage and begins to explain the concept of “Merged Reality.” To...
Here’s a visual tour of some of the first VR headsets to be shown adopting Microsoft’s new Windows Holographic platform. At CES Acer, 3Glasses, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all showing VR headsets due for 2017, this is what they’ll look like. Microsoft’s Windows Holographic is the company’s immersive initiative built on foundations begun with...
VR input gloves are getting a big boost thanks to HTC’s newly revealed Vive Tracker. The combination of Noitom’s Hi5 VR glove and the Tracker forms a surprisingly compelling input experience that adds finger-level fidelity to Vive experiences. We’ve seen plenty of VR gloves and other finger-tracking input methods over the years, and while a few...
Over at AMD’s booth, CyberPowerPC was one of many that made an appearance with a design that’s taking advantage of the motherboards powered by the new Ryzen processor. That’s not the only appearance they’re making, though, as they’re also bringing rigs that are based on Intel’s 7th generation Kaby Lake processor along with some VR-ready...
Arizona Sunshine by Vertigo Games is a great game. We liked it so much, in fact, that we awarded it the designation of our favorite VR game of 2016. The complete single player campaign mode, cooperative multiplayer support, and addictive horde mode delivered a lot of content to a game that was already overflowing with fun and...
I’m not well-versed in Chinese mythology, but even I’ve heard of the Monkey King, otherwise known as Sun Wukong. Most notably, I know about his appearance in the 16th century novel, Journey to the West. This is of course the premise of Monkey King, a new cinematic VR series in development by Digital Domain. Although, this...
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