Own Gear VR or Daydream View? Then you’ve got access to free courtside seats to this Tuesday’s forthcoming Timberwolves vs. Spurs NBA game live… in VR of course. This Tuesday, January 17th, NextVR is offering a free pass to watch the San Antonio Spurs, currently holding the #2 position in the NBA Western Conference, tip...
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Hands-On: Flight Game ‘Ultrawings’ Wants to Be The ‘Pilotwings’ of VR
If you setup a HOTAS control interface, wear a VR headset, and activate voice commands, then Elite: Dangerous may very well be the premiere virtual reality simulation experience available today. That’s likely rivaled only by racing wheel setups with games like Project CARS and DiRT Rally. But if you’re looking for something a bit lighter...
HTC Vive Overtakes VR/AR Outlook In GDC State of the Industry Survey
The Game Developer Conference is an annual gathering of professional devs as they share their various work-in-progress projects, attend networking functions, speak on and observe in-depth panel discussions, and absorb a wealth of knowledge and inspiration across the multi-day event. 2016 was the true birth of the virtual reality industry, so outlook was all over the place...
‘Lucid Trips’ Is An Illuminating VR Egg Hunt With A High-Flying Movement System
Despite the suggestive naming, Lucid Trips isn’t an experience that tries to mimic the effects of taking psychedelics, but instead explores the wonders of geocaching in VR. The concept isn’t all that different to an egg hunt, but the whimsical surroundings and floaty mechanics make it more than just that. You may recognize the VR...
Return To The ‘Planet Of The Apes’ With New VR Experience
Adding to the long list of projects Fox Innovation Studio is currently working on, a new VR experience based on the Planet of the Apes franchise is coming. The historic franchise, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2018, returns to cinemas with War for the Planet of the Apes later this year, and Fox isn’t...
Hands-on: Panasonic’s 220 Degree VR Headset Uses Crazy Fused Lenses and 4 Screens
At CES 2017 Panasonic showed off a new VR headset prototype with a 220 degree FOV derived from four displays and a rather unique set of lenses. I was able to try the headset myself, and while it seemed that there’s certainly still work to be done, there might be some merit to their method....
‘DiRT Rally’ Is Coming To PS VR As Premium DLC With New Co-Op Mode
It was a hotly contested category, but DiRT Rally [Review: 9/10] easily drove away with the racing game of the year award in UploadVR’s ceremony a few weeks back. Now it’s arriving on another headset. Developer Codemasters is bringing the previously Oculus Rift-exclusive racer to PlayStation VR, it announced on Twitter today. As with the...
‘Skylight’ Review: Turn-Based Strategy Meets Real-Time Tactics
When presented with the potential of VR as a new medium for video games, first-person shooters may immediately come to mind. But the prospect of being able to stand atop a battlefield, looking down at units, and commanding forces as an all-seeing god-like being is just as exciting. We’ve seen a few interpretations of the...
Facebook Social Experiment Reveals Introverts Open Up In VR
The outward perception of VR to the less initiated is that the headsets foster a very isolated or anti-social experience. Unbeknownst to those same people, virtual reality headsets are opening up worlds of potential when it comes to engaging with our fellow humans. Facebook IQ is the social network’s window into the people that power...
DiRT Rally VR is Coming Soon to PSVR
After a successful jump to virtual reality last year on Oculus Rift, developer Codemasters is bringing the VR experience to the PS4 version of DiRT Rally. It will be available as a standalone retail game or via DLC for existing owners. DiRT Rally is the best video game representation of the spectacular sport of rally...
