Scott Hayden
An American expat based in Italy, Scott learned at a young age to revere the power of science fiction, becoming a figurative stained glass window through which he viewed the world. Throughout his childhood he was force fed countless reruns of Star Trek TNG, Quantum Leap, Sliders, (among many others) and lived by The Evil Dead triology and Saturday mornings watching MST3K with the rest of his sci-fi-freak family.
Like every card-carrying dweeb who grew up in the ’90s, Scott spent uncountable hours in front of a TV and various consoles, but even longer wishing inside his head that the fantasies played out in games and movies would someday become a reality. After following VR casually since its entrance into the public psyche, he decided to investigate further by the only way he knew how: by writing about it. He believes that VR will start a revolution of the mind, helping to give ineffable ideas form and increasing humanity’s ability to relate to one another through free expression.
The 'Beyond' update to No Man's Sky (2016), which brought VR support to the game alongside a host of improvements, is admittedly far from perfect. Hello Games seems to be chewing through some of the biggest gripes VR gamers have...
OZWE Games, the studio behind the Anshar VR franchise, today announced a new game for Rift and Quest that looks straight out of Mad Max.
Called Death Lap, Ozwe says in an Oculus blog post that it was inspired by both the Twisted...
DAQRI, the Los Angeles-based AR headset company known for its enterprise-focused Daqri Smart Glasses, is shutting down.
The company announced the shutdown via email recently, stating that it is taking part in an asset acquisition that will "put an end to...
ARCore, Google's developer platform for building augmented reality experiences, is getting an update today that aims to make shared AR experiences quicker and more reliable. Additionally, Google is also rolling out support for Augmented Faces on iOS, the company's 3D...
Turkey-based indie team Studio Gamebit have been working on their debut VR title Naau: The Lost Eye for over two years, but now it appears the studio is getting closer to the finish line with the release of the...
Adam Savage's Tested showcases an awesome mix of gadgets, emergent technology, and of course, the man himself building loads of costumes, props, and all sorts of geeky paraphernalia during his signature 'One Day Builds'. Now, Oculus Quest and Go...
Lightbound Studios, a Los Angeles-based indie studio, may not have succeeded last year to fund their VR game Titan Arena through Kickstarter, but all is not lost. The studio has continued work on the titanic-sized boss battler in the meantime,...
Ramen VR, a new indie studio, launched a Kickstarter recently to help fund an ambitious new MMO called Zenith, a game currently being built for both VR and desktop users.
Update (September 11th, 2019): Zenith has officially topped over $200k,...
Apple may not have shown off any AR tech at the company's grand iPhone 11 unveiling yesterday, however thanks to some newly discovered code in a recent built of iOS 13, it appears Apple is testing its own AR...
HTC Vive Cosmos, the company's upcoming PC VR headset, is officially going into pre-order starting September 12th.
HTC announced the news via Twitter, saying that more information, including specs, price, and special offers will be made public at the time...
Battlewake is a pirate ship combat game that seems to have it all; not only does it boast a campaign for both solo and two-player co-op, but also online PvP and a co-op 'ongoing missions' mode—certainly nothing to sneeze at in...
WaveOptics, a designer and manufacturer of waveguide optics for AR displays, announced it's raised a total of $39 million (£30m) in Series C funding, something the company says will help scale its business operations in the UK, US and...
When it comes to game development, Valve is probably one of the most notorious of black boxes; there's still no telling what the studio has in store for its promised three 'full-length' VR titles, let alone the one planned...
Lenovo first released its smartphone-powered Mirage AR headset last year alongside its sole title, Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (2018), a collection of short AR games that let you do things like fight Darth Vader & Co. with a lightsaber-shaped controller,...
Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland loves VR, and his latest VR game, Trover Saves the Universe (2019), is getting its first DLC drop next month.
Called 'Trover's Important Cosmic Jobs', the free DLC is headed to all supported platforms...
