Sony has a gameplan for its attempt to dominate the world of virtual reality experiences: a pocket full of priceless film franchises and an online store full of eager virtual reality users. To Jake Zim, Sony Studios’ senior VP of VR, it’s a grand chance to live in those worlds, but as he later told...
In August last year Samsung released the Samsung Gear 360 Camera. This small little sphere came complete with dual fisheye lenses and a small tripod. It was the perfect introductory gadget for those looking to capture the world around them in 360 degrees. We may now have our first look at what a follow-up product...
Software company 8i is leading the charge for volumetric human capture, a key technology that could have a lasting importance across virtual platforms. Digitally created characters are very detailed and can leave an impression in interactive and/or cinematic experiences but, when attempting to recreate real people, there’s a level of realism that just isn’t reached....
Take it from someone who’s seen it happen five times; there are few things cooler than watching Dave Grohl head bang to Everlong. The Foo Fighters frontman thrashes his jet black hair back and forth as he walks towards the front of the stage, possessed in a musical ecstasy that the thousands of fans in...
Oculus has a strong line-up of Rift exclusive games for 2017, promising at least one new Oculus Studios title a month from now until December. It’s Facebook’s way of kick starting the VR ecosystem and incentivising consumers to pick up its products, but it may not take that approach forever. That is according to Jason...
This is getting confusing. VR Sports Challenge by Sanzaru Games was a launch title for the Oculus Rift’s Touch controllers, which just released this past December. It features an assortment of challenges and mini-games to play revolving around basketball, baseball, football, and hockey. There’s a ton to do and it’s super addictive. On the flip side...
A new tool from NVIDIA for benchmarking VR hardware and experiences should make it easier for buyers to figure out how systems perform in real world scenarios. Head-mounted displays like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive put heavy demands on the PCs required to power these headsets. The graphics cards from companies like NVIDIA and...
While it’s been possible to run basic benchmarks on VR-capable GPUs for a rough understanding of performance, NVIDIA’s new FCAT VR tool allows detailed logging and analysis of runtime data captured from any VR app on any GPU. We’ve thrown the latest VR Ready GPUs at the tool to see what we find. While the...
Motion sickness: it’s far from the flashiest aspect of VR, but it’s a real problem for some people when they put on a headset and enter a virtual world. VR motion sickness happens when your eyes tell your brain you’re moving around in a VR environment, but your body feels like it’s sitting in a...
VR was born in science fiction, so it only makes sense that one of the first TV series for the tech, Trinity, is set in a sci-fi universe. And, no, we’re not talking about the baseball simulator. Below you can check out the first trailer for this new series from Montreal-based UNLTD, using a 3D...
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