The annual Sundance Film Festival has traditionally served as Oculus’ stomping grounds for showing off VR movie content. This year, however, it’s not alone. HTC is bringing a line-up of apps to the event as part of the VR on the Mountain exhibit running from Janauary 20th – 22nd, which is separate to the New...
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Nintendo Switch’s New Controllers Could Be Perfect For VR
It’s fair to say a lot of people were left underwhelmed by Nintendo’s Switch unveiling last Friday. The $299 price tag for the new console was a little heftier than expected, and its launch line-up is sparse, with little else to look forward to in 2017. We were also left disappointed by the reveal thanks...
Google’s Johnny Lee Excited To Merge Tango And Daydream
CES saw the reveal of the ASUS ZenFone AR, which should be the first phone to put both Google’s depth-sensing Tango augmented reality technology into the same device as the Daydream virtual reality platform. The phone is expected to ship in the coming months. The AR functionality was shown live on stage at CES by...
Art Collective Supported By George R.R. Martin Gets Into VR
Art is powerful. With so many ways to express the human imagination through creative skill, it is encouraging to see VR become an impactful canvas for creators. Meow Wolf is an art collective and production company with the goal to exhibit art that appeals to all types of people of all ages and interests. They...
Game Industry Job Postings Are Decreasing, But VR Jobs Are Up 400% Since 2014
The number of jobs posted for game developers has declined 65 percent since 2014, according to an analysis by the job search site Indeed. The global game industry has grown to $91 billion across multiple platforms, but the number of jobs in the U.S. could be on the decline, at least among larger companies. The data from...
‘Sansar’ Will Open to All in First Half of 2017 with a New Approach to Virtual Worlds
Sansar, a virtual world platform from the creators of Second Life, will open its doors to everyone in the first half of 2017. Developer Linden Lab explains their new approach to virtual worlds, and the many ways they plan to enable creators to make money with compelling virtual experiences. Having launched Second Life more than...
‘Let’s Play With Nanai’ Mixes Adult Dolls With Virtual Girlfriends To Create A VR Sex Simulation
Simulated sex in virtual reality is popular both in the U.S. and Japan. And one Japanese company is hoping that its adult VR game will make the leap into the West. Let’s Play With Nanai is one of those weird young girlfriend erotic simulations where you can have VR sex on the Oculus Rift or...
‘Kingdoms and Castles’ Raises Over $100k to Become The ‘Sim City’ of VR
The first time I played the Genesis port of Peter Molyneux’s Populous, one of the very first-ever God games, I really fell in love with the genre. The Black & White games followed after that and even though I severely lack the strategic insight to excel at real-time strategy epics like Total War, I appreciate...
‘We’re Finally Done’: The Final Major Update To ‘Fantastic Contraption’ Is Live
Creative platforms across the board have become mainstays in the virtual reality ecosystem and stand as some the most straightforward ways to get an understanding of how dynamic the VR space can be. Fantastic Contraptions is one of the more high profile examples that we reviewed back in April of last year, giving it high...
‘CLAZER’ VR Devs Are Prototyping A Way To Practice Shooting With A Real Gun
Many developers are trying their hand at replicating different experiences in the virtual space, from flight to weapon simulations and more. The controllers for the major VR headsets do a solid job of immersing us in games centered on the latter, but it looks like there are even better options on the horizon. CLAZER, developed...