Valve is continuing to improve upon the design of the ‘Lighthouse’ Base Stations, the laser-beacons that form a crucial part of the SteamVR Tracking system. Future iterations are expected to become dramatically simplified, reducing size, noise, and perhaps most importantly, cost. VR is awesome, but it’s still expensive. Until costs come down significantly, the sort...
Titans of Space 2 is a guided tour of the solar system and stars, and the most recent update for the software arriving today on Oculus and Steam should make the experience more comfortable for a larger group of people. The update also formally adds Oculus Touch controls, bringing parity with the Vive version of...
As more and more developers start to engage in creating content for the virtual reality gaming industry, delays are an inevitability. Platforms change or are added onto a project, scope is adjusted, budgets alter, and teams both grow and shrink — all of these factors can lead to a game getting delayed and pushed out...
In a blog post today, Ubisoft (Assassins Creed, Watch Dogs) announced that it will be bringing cross-platform multiplayer functionality to its growing list of virtual reality games. Last week I wrote a story asking does VR gaming have a multiplayer problem? One of the examples I used in that story was Eagle Flight [Review: 7.5/10]...
360-degree videos have continued to elevate in quality and ambition since inception from light experiments to full on news broadcasts across the globe, so where do they go now? Further up, of course, so far up they exit our atmosphere. For the first time ever, Russian global news network RT has recorded a 360-degree video...
I’ve been pining for a HoloLens ever since I demoed it a few weeks ago. The truth is that once you try out Mixed Reality it’s really hard to go back. Other tech – from smartphones and computers to VR headsets – feels clunky in comparison, and the world seems a much duller place without...
Pinball FX2 VR arrives tomorrow on Vive and PlayStation VR along with a popular new The Walking Dead themed machine. Originally a launch title for the Oculus Rift, the game will now be available on all three major VR platforms. We take a look at Pinball FX2 VR on the HTC Vive. Pinball FX2 VR Details: Official Site...
There’s a lot of speculation right now on how Niantic will introduce the next generation of monsters in the augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go, which is rumored to happen in early December 2016. Although Pokémon Go has been a hit, Niantic has made some questionable game design calls in its rocky 6-month history (remember...
The VLC media player is the little orange cone that could. The open-source program has become a go-to platform for digital content consumption around the world. The program’s most lauded feature is its ability to play just about any file format a user can imagine. One major exception to this used to be 360 videos and images,...
The year of virtual reality has been full of ups and downs for our young industry. The launch of the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, and Google Daydream, however, are several of the highest highs. The technology may not be in dozens of millions of households quite yet, but in time it will grow...
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