At Oculus’ off-site GDC demo booth we saw Brass Tactics, Hidden Path Entertainment’s new real-time strategy game coming exclusively to Oculus Touch after their hit tower defense game Defense Grid 2 Enhanced VR Edition (2016). Filled with a bevy of miniature structures and multiple toy soldier units, the little tabletop world promises to deliver familiar RTS gameplay in a VR setting. Putting on the headset,...
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‘Twisted Arrow’ Puts a Superpowered Bow at the Center of Phaser Lock’s Next VR Title
Whereas traditional FPS titles have settled on the gun as a primary weapon, it seems the bow & arrow is increasingly becoming a favorite of the VR FPS. Twisted Arrow, the next title from Phaser Lock (the studio behind the well received Final Approach) lets the player wield a superpowered bow for high-action gameplay. Compared...
GDC 2017: Vive ‘Working’ to Join Oculus on a Committee for Open VR Standards
Earlier this morning the Khronos Group announced a name and details for its open virtual and augmented reality standard committee. Christened now as the Open XR Working Group, the organization will be comprised of representatives from the worlds leading AR/VR companies. Today’s announcement indicated that most of the major VR imprints have been granted membership into...
Ubisoft’s Rabbids Are Coming To Google Daydream
Ubisoft’s next VR game isn’t based off of its better known, grittier franchises like Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs or Rainbow Six, it’s based off of its cartoonish Rabbids series. Yes, the very same screaming Rabbids that first featured in a Rayman game years back before splitting off to make a franchise of their own. Today,...
Oculus 1.12 Update Rolls Out To Improve Tracking Quality
It’s the first day of GDC and lots of VR companies are making lots of announcements about the future of VR. Oculus’ big announcement of the day, however, should be in people’s hands either now or very soon. Facebook’s VR team is now rolling out the promised 1.12 update, eagerly awaited by Rift owners that...
Explain VR Is Like An Encyclopedia Brought To Life
It remains to be seen just how large a part education will play in the VR industry, but there have been interesting developments recently. For example, an entire facility has been fitted out for AR and VR education in Oklahoma. The facility takes advantage of VR’s ability to immerse students in their education, excite them...
Sony to Show Procedural Animation System at GDC, Making NPCs More Believable in VR
Sony’s Magic Lab are set to demonstrate a new procedural animation system which it says allows VR characters found in VR to “imbue a sense of shared space with the player” with realistic eye, head and body movements. GDC 2017 is underway, and as ever the event is brimming with intriguing talks on the subject...
Watch: How ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ Used Steam VR Tracking to Shoot VFX
It’s emerged that last year’s Star Wars: Rogue One, used existing virtual reality technology – specifically HTC Vive’s Steam VR tracking – to allow the film’s director to compose visual effects shots for the movie. Watch how it was done. Whatever you may have thought of the most recent arrival to the Star Wars movie universe, Rogue One...
Samsung Gear Finally Gets a Controller for Awesomer VR
Designed by Samsung and Oculus, it touches and swipes and clicks and shoots. The post Samsung Gear Finally Gets a Controller for Awesomer VR appeared first on WIRED. Source: Samsung Gear Finally Gets a Controller for Awesomer VR
GDC 2017: Vive Users Can Soon Pay $6.99 for a VR Content Subscription
At GDC 2017, UploadVR had the chance to speak with HTC’s president of Viveport and SVP of virtual reality, Rikard Steiber. During the interview, Steiber revealed the price point for Viveport’s upcoming subscription service for VR content. According to Steiber, the plan will cost $6.99 USD a month and will be available to current Vive owners...
