One Hamsa, developers of VR sports game Racket: Nx, announced that the Early Access version will arrive on Steam in late January 2017. This first version will also include “competitive” multiplayer and a new single player mode. The Racket Nx demo, introduced to Steam on August 17th, remains one of the most enjoyable sports experiences...
The Gear VR Killer App contest hosted by Samsung at the Upload Collective earlier this month brought in a hundred-plus technophiles eager for a chance to check out the finalists — and to find out which (if any) deserved “killer app” status. “[It] needs to be accessible,” as contest judge Nicole Lazzaro explained, ”create an experience...
In past episodes we discussed different tools for user analytics: the quantitative analysis from videos (012 – User Testing w/ Geoffrey Skow – FishbowlVR) and heatmaps based on eye- and gaze direction (015 – Behavioral analysis in VR with Retinad). This week, together with Robert Merki from CognitiveVR, we went one step further – we...
In digital experiences, hand-crafting figures and different forms of movement is a chore. While it can sometimes supply a unique experience, there are elements of that type of work that lend to a lack of realism in performance. Motion capture can find its roots in the art of rotoscoping, a technique developed in 1915 where...
As we’ve no doubt mentioned a few times before, casual and social experiences are going to be fundamental to the growth of virtual reality. Despite whatever level of quality, people are inspired to engage with experiences they can share with their friends. First reported by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed via regulatory filing, social platform High Fidelity is...
As we digest the news today that Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe is stepping down from his role as CEO of the company and moving to head up the PC VR team, we asked Oculus whether Palmer Luckey would be staying with Facebook and Oculus through the transition. “Palmer is still at Oculus and we’ll have...
In a post to the company’s official blog, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe confirms he’ll be stepping down from the company’s top position to head the new PC VR group. Founder Palmer Luckey will also land in a new role. Brendan Iribe with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Brendan Iribe was one of Oculus founding team members back...
Nathan Burba, CEO of Survios, is quoted on the company’s About page as saying that the Survios team sees “gaming as an art form. And we don’t just want to make games more immersive — we want to make them more human”. Immersion is the buzzword of buzzwords in the VR industry, reflecting the unique promise...
Some days when you work on the media side of the tech industry, you get through the day by going through the motions, reporting on stuff you knew about a good bit in advance, and writing about cool upcoming games, events, and gadgets. Other days, you get an email in your inbox at 9:30AM PST...
Everyone’s got their own ideas on how to solve locomotion in VR. Climax Studios’ is to tie a bunch of balloons to a chair and give you a virtual joystick to control yourself as you float through the air. They’ve also given you a gun so that you can shoot down other player’s balloons and...
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