Conan O’Brien is a TV host, producer, and infamous comedian who’s been in his current position on TBS’s late-night show Conan since 2010. He covers world and celebrity news with a comedic slant like any other late talk show, but in the last few years he’s begun to feature gaming segments a great deal. His...
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Tactical Haptics Wins Additional Funding For Their VR Feedback Controller
Visual and audible elements can take virtual reality to new heights when it comes to immersion. The two combined efficiently provide an experience so close to reality it’s frightening but, as it currently exists, there’s a limiting factor when it comes to achieving the highest degree of realism: haptic feedback. A lack of haptic or...
NBA 2KVR Experience Mini-Game Collection Is Launching Tomorrow
When I first played Carnival Games VR [Review: 6/10] at PAX West, the 2K PR representative was very friendly. He handed me the Oculus Touch controllers and I played a round of Swish, the carnival version of basketball, that tasked me with shooting as many hoops as possible in 45 seconds. After playing the demo I...
‘Canvas’ From Occipital Scans Your Entire Home From An iPad
Our smartphones and tablets are often underestimated and underutilized by the average user, but these slim devices pack a ton of power. The cameras alone have the functionality of a separate device that could cost hundreds of dollars and can even replace the work of (or serve as the tool of) a professional photographer in...
‘Special Delivery’ Is A VR Game Inspired By ‘Paperboy’ and ‘Crazy Taxi’
One of the cool things about virtual reality is how it offers us a new perspective on existing genres within gaming. Its immersive nature can impact different styles of gaming and developers will continue to experiment with this idea as the Meerkat Gaming team is doing. Matt Rodwell and the team at Meerkat are adding...
HTC Vive Is $700 On Black Friday And Cyber Monday
Since it was first available, the HTC Vive room-scale VR system has been priced at $800. For comparison, the Oculus Rift and its Touch controllers will hit that same price when they start shipping in December. You might even need to add $80 to get a third camera that is said to offer full room-scale...
‘Oculus Medium’ Review
As the launch of Oculus Touch nears, the company is lifting embargos on a number of Touch titles, including the hotly anticipated Oculus Medium. Oculus Medium is a digital sculpting tool which leverages Touch’s high quality motion tracking to allow free-form creation that focuses on manipulation of mass, rather than the production of brush strokes...
‘VR Sports Challenge’ Review: More Than Just The ‘Wii Sports’ of VR
The best selling video game of all time is Wii Sports. This title came bundled with the Nintendo Wii console from which it derives its name, and to date has sold over 82 million copies, by virtue of its bundled nature. Wii Sports served as an instantly playable demonstration of what the Wii’s motion controls were capable...
‘The Unspoken’ Review: An Addicting Urban Magic Fight Club
The first rule of fight club is do not talk talk about fight club. The first rule of urban, underground, magic fight club is always make sure your fireball is fully charged before throwing it. Welcome to The Unspoken. At the core of The Unspoken is a central question: What if magic was real? What if the...
‘Medium’ Review: Digital Art at Your Fingertips With Oculus Touch
There is a child-like wonder in creating something out of nothing. Where there was empty air is now a kitty cat. It may be lumpy, with a mouth that looks like a bubble, but you made it. And that is the joy of crafting art, delighting in the creation itself. That joy finally comes to...