The Warhammer 40K universe is expanding into virtual reality with the turn-based tactical adventure The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth, which is entering the Early Access portal for unfinished games on the Steam distribution service soon. Developer Steel Wool Studios announced the game today, and it is promising to deliver a larger more dynamic version of...
High Fidelity is unveiling Avatar Island, a virtual reality domain where users can buy and sell items based on a blockchain service. The move paves the way for buying and selling user-generated virtual goods, similar to what Philip Rosedale, CEO of High Fidelity, made possible with Second Life, the virtual world he created when he founded...
GUEST: When we think about virtual reality (VR), games such as Job Simulator and Raw Data usually spring to mind. It’s understandable that many of us view VR headsets like the Oculus Rift as glorified video game consoles; VR’s early breakout commercial successes have largely been in the entertainment genre. In fact, VR has quietly...
Niantic has announced that it will reboot its first augmented reality game as Ingress Prime. The mobile AR update of the game, the Pokémon Go precursor that mixes the real world and smartphone screen animations, is built on the foundation of the science fiction game Ingress, which debuted in 2012 and has more than 20 million...
OPINION: The push of VR toward mainstream adoption is at an interesting moment. On the one hand, we have more VR headsets on the market than ever before powered by technology from Microsoft, Facebook, Sony and Google, with manufacturers including Samsung, Acer, Lenovo, Dell and HP all trying to cut off a piece of what is...
With its ability to transport users anywhere and give them any kind of experience, VR has huge potential as a tool for positive change. Google is highlighting that with its new philanthropy program, Daydream Impact. This new initiative is designed to give organizations, non-profits and advocates the tools and training they need to make 360-degree...
Sony’s annual fan event, the PlayStation Experience, is right around the corner, and it looks like a big reveal is in store for PlayStation VR (PSVR). This week the company revealed the panels that will run throughout the show, and PSVR is kicking things off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 9. There, Sony will host a...
Over 100 games now support Tobii‘s eye-tracking technology, including blockbuster hits like Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Origins and indie favorites such as Ori and the Blind Forest. That means that these games are also more accessible to players who may have disabilities that traditional controllers and keyboards don’t accommodate. Bill Donegan is a projects manager at...
AbleGamers Foundation has opened signups for three sponsorships that will send game developers with disabilities to Train Jam 2018 and the Game Developers Conference 2018. Interested developers can submit an application here. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. Pacific on December 3, 2017. Train Jam tasks its participants to form teams and create games during the 52 hour...
GUEST: With a powerful new camera and advanced sensor technology, the latest round of iPhone products has unlocked new possibilities in the realm of augmented reality (AR). Now more than ever, today’s developers are fully equipped to craft next-level experiences that blur the lines between the consumer’s screen and the physical world around them. For...
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