Schell Games seems unique among VR developers. Yes, the Pittsburgh-based studio puts out games to please the masses but, for Schell, that’s only one small part of a wider VR strategy. Educational VR content is a big focus for the team which, for example, and a long history of working with the tech helps CEO...
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GUIDE: How To Sideload Content On Oculus Quest Using SideQuest (Updated 2021)
Looking for a way to install content onto your Oculus Quest that’s not available on the Oculus Store and isn’t approved by Facebook? Here’s our guide to sideloading content on Oculus Quest or Quest 2 using SideQuest. This article was originally published in November 2019 but has been updated and re-published several times, most recently...
Applab.games Is SideQuest’s URL For Experimental App Lab Games
The new URL Applab.games from SideQuest looks to be a very useful option for those looking for experimental Oculus Quest games to install without a PC required. The new page just went live from SideQuest with 16 apps already listed as of this writing. Clicking on one of them takes you directly to a listing...
Facebook VP: BCIs Will Take Generations Before ‘High Bandwidth’
As part of his latest Instagram AMA, Facebook Vice President of Augmented and Virtual Reality Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth gave his thoughts on the status of brain-computer interfaces. Bosworth regularly hosts Instagram AMA (ask me anything) sessions where users can submit questions, which Bosworth can choose to reply to via a recorded response. One question took...
How VR Showed Me La Grande Jatte Like Never Before
Much has been made of what VR can do for art, but its overall direction remains sprawling and unwieldy. Some want to break new ground, utilizing Tilt Brush, Quill and other apps to produce stunning new works that were previously impossible to make. Others have set up virtual galleries that preserve and present classics and...
Quest, PC VR Games Discounted In Lunar New Year Sales
Several Oculus Quest and PC VR games are discounted this weekend on Steam and the Oculus Store. Both the Steam and Oculus sales are here to celebrate the Lunar New Year, with PC VR titles available on the former and Quest titles on the latter. As is standard for Quest sales, some items are available...
Facebook’s Bosworth Discusses Store Restrictions And Virtual Desktop
In another one of his Instagram AMAs, Vice President of Augmented and Virtual Reality Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth discussed the status of Virtual Desktop’s pending App Lab submission and the requirements surrounding Oculus Store content. Bosworth acknowledged the Virtual Desktop submission is still pending, but expanded a bit more on the context behind Oculus Store content....
OceanCraft Oculus Quest Livestream: Co-Op VR Survival Live!
We’re taking to the stormy virtual seas with today’s livestream. Join us as we go live with OceanCraft at 4:30pm GMT/8:30am PT! This interesting little multiplayer game hit SideQuest earlier this month (note that’s actual SideQuest and not the new Oculus App Lab feature) and we’re keen to check it out. OceanCraft tasks two Oculus...
Watch: Creepy VR Game A Wake Inn Has A Release Date
We’ve been following creepy VR horror game, A Wake Inn, for a little while now, and now we finally know when we’ll be able to play it. Developer VR Bros this week confirmed that the title will hit Steam on February 25th. To mark the occasion the studio also revealed another small trailer for the...
Watch: VR Adventure Naau: The Lost Eye Hits Early Access This Month
Naau: The Lost Eye, one of the games we featured at last year’s Upload Summer Showcase, launches in Steam Early Access very soon. The VR adventure game arrives on February 25th, and there’s a promising new trailer to prove it. In Naau, players explore the titular world, fighting fantastical enemies and solving puzzles. The trailer...
