Tesla — the battery-powered future-car company led by Silicon Valley superstar, Ellon Musk — has reportedly hired away one of Microsoft’s top designers. Andrew Kim spent three and a half years at Microsoft but will now join the forward-thinking automotive company as a senior designer, according to his LinkedIn account. Kim’s hiring is particularly eyebrow...
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VIDEO: Drunk Driving Awareness Project Uses VR To Warn About Risk
Impaired driving is a danger that costs $44 billion in damages annually and takes roughly 28 lives daily. Many states have invested in initiatives that attempt to regularly police in ways that get drunk drivers off the streets but there are still dangerous drivers out there. Virtual reality, in its early stages, has been used...
‘SVRVIVE: The Deus Helix’ Review – Can You Survive This Slog?
If I’d played SVRVIVE seven months ago with my HTC Vive fresh out of its box, me being eager to play just about anything in a roomscale environment, it might have been enough. The simple thrill of walking around in VR and being able to pick up objects with the Vive wands may well have...
Oculus Store Thanksgiving Sale Now On, Up to 50% Off Rift Games
Oculus dropped prices on several VR titles on their store for Thanksgiving with those prices likely to persist through the weekend until Cyber Monday. Here’s what’s on offer. In addition to offering $100 in Oculus Store credit for every new Rift purchase from Best Buy, Amazon, and Microsoft (US), GAME (UK), Saturn (Germany), and FNAC...
Moto Z and Moto Z Force: Now Daydream-Ready
The Moto Z and Moto Z Force smartphones are the first devices after the Pixel and Pixel XL to be recognised by Google as ‘Daydream-ready’. Daydream VR is Google’s new mobile VR platform built into the latest version of Android. Lenovo is currently rolling out an Android Nougat update for several Moto and Droid-branded phones....
‘Pinball FX2 VR’ Review: Becoming The Pinball Wizard
As a kid, the local candy store had three arcade machines and a pinball machine. It’s where I first played games like Altered Beast and Mortal Kombat. It’s also where I enjoyed Addams Family, Terminator 2, and other lauded pinball tables. Though they seemed old fashioned compared to the cutting edge of games like Mortal Kombat,...
‘Ion Torq’ Puts You In a Full-Size ATV For Cooperative Multiplayer
At the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) trade show in Orlando, 3D Live and MediaMation showcased a brand new motion simulator virtual reality ride called Ion Torq. Developed by 3D Live Axo using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 technology, the experience introduces a brand new virtual reality video game that seamlessly connects...
Across The Line: How VR Has the Power To Make You Care
There’s an iconic scene in Blade Runner where Harrison Ford’s character Deckard meets the replicant Rachel for the first time, but he doesn’t know she’s not human. He then uses a test called Voight-Kampff to determine whether or not she’s a real person. The test consists of a series of questions designed to elicit emotion....
A Tale of Two Apples
One thing that’s always defined Apple is its ability to shape tech’s future. But lately, it’s been characterized as a company sitting back and watching others drive the next transformation: VR and AR. Though AR’s true potential will take All this action is precisely where Apple’s absence is felt. Sexy and futuristic VR launches stand in stark contrast to Apple’s...
Today Only: Get a VR Ready PC and Oculus Rift for $999 (Plus $100 Store Credit and ‘EVE: Valkyrie’)
In perhaps the best Rift bundle we’ve seen yet, you can pick up a VR Ready PC and Oculus Rift headset for $999 today only, plus $160 in games and store credit. According to the deal page on Amazon, you’ll save $300 in this bundle which is said to be available today only and “while supplies last”. The...