There was a great mix of stories this week, from juicy headset rumors to VR success stories. Let’s jump right into the VRecap! Okay, let’s state the facts here: These Samsung Odyssey patents are exciting, they’re not yet confirmed to be real, and they’d make me look like Jeff Goldblum in the worst way. It’s...
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Audica Adds Four DLC Tracks Including Lizzo, The Weeknd, CHVRCHES
Harmonix announced the addition of four more DLC tracks to Audica, including tracks from Lizzo, The Weeknd, CHVRCHES and Flo Rida. The tracks are available now, dropping just days after the Oculus Quest version of Audica released. In our initial impressions of Audica on PC VR back in early access, we noted that the music...
Tea For God’s Hand-Tracking Update Is A Buggy Marvel
I’m very, very fond of hand-tracking on Oculus Quest, even if it’s often utterly broken. Between the empty grasps of thin air and pinches of fingers you can feel something; the beginnings of the future. Tea For God’s new hand-tracking update demonstrates that perfectly, even if it is a bit of a buggy mess. We...
AR/VR Startup Spatial Raises $14M In Series A Funding
AR/VR startup Spatial announced that it raised $14 million in Series A funding, bringing the total amount raised to date up to $22 million. This latest round of Series A funding was led by WhiteStar Capital, iNovia and Kakao Ventures, along with continued participation from Instagram Co-Founder Mike Krieger and Zynga Founder Mark Pincus. Spatial...
Blood, Sweat, And Physics: How Boneworks Turns Your Body Into Its Key VR Game Mechanic
When Boneworks (read our full review) released late last year from Stress Level Zero it led the charge in redefining how we interact with virtual objects in digital space. We took some time to speak with Brandon Laatsch from Stress Level Zero about the game’s innovations and successes. By all accounts, Boneworks seems to have...
Shooting With Our Fingers Using Quest Hand Tracking in Tea For God (Void Room) – Sidequest
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Join Us LIVE On YouTube To Discuss The Week’s News & The XR/VR/AR/MR Debate
UploadVR’s weekly podcast, The VR Download, is LIVE on YouTube today at 10:30am PST (18:30 UTC)! Unlike regular video podcasts, The VR Download is broadcast from virtual reality! Our team are together in a virtual space, giving us many of the benefits of a studio even though we live on different continents. This week’s Hot Topic: What...
Facebook’s Non-Advertising Revenue Growth ‘Driven By Sales Of Oculus Quest’
During Facebook Q4 2019 earnings call, CFO David Wehner revealed that ‘Other’ revenue growth from Q4 2018 was driven by the company’s room scale standalone VR headset, Oculus Quest. “Other revenue was $346 million, up 26%. Year-over-year growth was driven by sales of Oculus Quest.” Additionally, CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that Quest sales “are stronger...
GTA V VR Mod Fixes Cutscenes, Aiming And More
Three months ago we wrote about a new GTA V VR mod that didn’t require you to buy Vorpx to play the game with a headset. The initial release was a little crusty, but it gave you a glimpse of Los Santos in VR. Three months on, though, and the mod just got a significant...
Borderlands 2 Index Support Finally Released In Free New Update
Since its launch on PC VR headsets last year, Gearbox Software’s Borderlands 2 VR has strangely lacked support for the Valve Index headset. That changes this week. Borderlands 2 Index support finally arrived in a free patch issued yesterday. That includes support for the Index controllers, with a new ‘2K Knuckles Config’ binding on SteamVR....
