There’s a lot of speculation right now on how Niantic will introduce the next generation of monsters in the augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go, which is rumored to happen in early December 2016. Although Pokémon Go has been a hit, Niantic has made some questionable game design calls in its rocky 6-month history (remember...
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VLC Media Player Enables 360 Videos And Photos
The VLC media player is the little orange cone that could. The open-source program has become a go-to platform for digital content consumption around the world. The program’s most lauded feature is its ability to play just about any file format a user can imagine. One major exception to this used to be 360 videos and images,...
Original Xbox Co-Founder: Virtual Reality Is ‘Another Golden Age’ For Gaming
The year of virtual reality has been full of ups and downs for our young industry. The launch of the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, and Google Daydream, however, are several of the highest highs. The technology may not be in dozens of millions of households quite yet, but in time it will grow...
JDI Developing 800 Pixels Per Inch Display That Is Ideal For VR
JDI is a Japanese electronics conglomerate that combines the display enterprises of Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi. In a recent press release, the firm announced that it is actively developing new, highly advanced displays for virtual reality, head mounted displays. Acccording to JDI, the new displays will be, “3.42-inch low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) TFT LCD specifically designed for...
VR Animated Film ‘Gary The Gull’ Available For Free On Rift, Vive And PS VR
The virtual reality animated short film Gary the Gull is now available for free download. Users with an Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, or HTC Vive can obtain the experience immediately through their respective content platforms. Gary the Gull is an experimental experience created through the Limitless VR platform by Mark Walsh of Motional Entertainment (and a...
‘Dark Souls’ Creator is ‘Hoping’ To Bring The Franchise To VR
The horror and suspense genres are ones that have benefited immediately from the growth of virtual reality. Jump scares, creepy ambiance, and such can already increase heart rates while watching on 2D monitors, but the isolated environment VR headsets provide enhances those tense elements in a huge way. The Souls franchise, including Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne,...
Virtual Reality is Allowing Parents To Meet Their Unborn Children
Undergoing an ultrasound is an incredibly special moment for an expecting couple. This procedure allows them to see their child’s heartbeat and general shape for the very first time. In modern times, the blurry black and white Rorschach tests we’ve grown accustomed to have evolved into rich 3D models that provide more detail than ever before....
‘Phantogeist’ Is A First-person Shooter That Makes AR A Social Experience
The first-person shooter Phantogeist has debuted as a social augmented reality game on Google Tango. In this game from Chicago-based Trixi Studios, a friendly alien helps you identify nasty invading aliens and shoot them in the real world. You hold up a Tango-enabled smartphone, such as the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, and look into the landscape around...
Steam 2016 Autumn Sale Discounts Nearly 300 VR Supported Titles
The Steam Autumn sale is once again upon us, and this time around this time Valve have flagged close to a whopping 300 VR titles for discounts, including games that support both the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and OSVR. It’s amazing how big the market has already become, especially given how niche VR still is....
Here’s All 8 Pieces of Free Content You’ll Get With Touch
The launch of Oculus Touch is just around the corner, and while the company says there’s a day-one launch lineup of more than 50 titles, your Touch pre-order will grant you access to at least eight pieces of free made-for-Touch content. Much ado has been made of the two games bundled with Oculus Touch pre-orders,...