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Futuremark Explains Why VR Benchmarking is About More Than Just Numbers

Futuremark have now released the full version of their long awaited, dedicated virtual reality benchmark, VRMark. And, after months of research and development, the company has found itself having to redefine its own views on how the difficult subject...

‘Eagle Flight’ Review

After years of previews and teasers, Ubisoft make their long anticipated VR debut on Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR.  Eagle Flight has all the hallmarks of being a toe in the water for Ubisoft, but the VR world may...

‘Loading Human’ Review

Loading Human is a first-person sci-fi adventure that, much like the pulp fiction space operas of years gone past, puts you in the shoes of a charming 22nd century astronaut straight out of space academy. Instead of launching into the far...

‘RollerForce’ Review

RollerForce attempts to blend gunplay with a rollercoaster.  Following on from the atmospheric iOmoon, Headtrip Games’ latest wants to take you on a very different ride on the HTC Vive, with support “coming soon” for Oculus Rift with Touch. RollerForce...

Hands On: ESI’s Incredibly Accurate VR CAD Simulation Lets You Take Cars Apart

Dominic Brennan gets his hands on ESI Group's latest iteration of IC.IDO, their automotive visualisation tool that uses CAD-accurate data to generate extremely realistic VR simulations which let you take apart (or fix) your own virtual car. The GPU Technology...

‘Alien: Isolation’ is One of VR’s Missed Opportunities, But There’s Still Hope

Alien: Isolation is one of the best VR games never released. We look back at why the title was so revered by VR enthusiasts and that there's now finally hope we'll see an official VR release after all. One of the...
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‘vTime’ Releases New Avatar Customization Tool

vTime, the social VR platform from Starship Group, today released an update to their avatar creation tool that now gives users access to thousands of avatar customization options, promising to "let you reflect more of yourself inside vTime." The new...

VR at PAX West 2016: What’s There and How to Find It

Seattle's annual PAX West 2016 gaming convention starts tomorrow with VR once again expected to have a significant presence. So, here's a reference guide on where to find VR on the show floor along with some handy expo floor...

Dexta Shows Off Latest Exoskeleton Gloves That Let You Touch VR

Dexta Robotics are looking to create the next generation VR input device, one that not only lets you interact with virtual objects but also lets you sense the size and solidity of them, letting you touch virtual reality. This is...
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Preview: ‘Racket: Nx’ for HTC Vive

Matthew Magee gets active and takes a swing at the new futuristic VR sports featuring heavy classic arcade influences for the HTC Vive, Racket: Nx. I’ve always felt that there’s an innate satisfaction in hitting things with other things, as much...
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‘Doom’ & ‘Fallout 4’ Devs are Collaborating to Make Titles Work in VR

Doom VR Executive Producer Marty Stratton sheds light on Doom VR, how Bethesda are approaching the project, what VR hardware they're targeting and whether it'll ever see a full release. After thrusting a glimpse of a modern VR technology into the public...

Mindshow’s VR Movie-making Helped Me Rediscover the Joy of Play-acting

Frank He rediscovers his childhood and finds a new talent for improvisational performance as he goes hands on with Mindshow, a new virtual reality application that lets you create and act in your own interactive movies. A childhood experience some of us...

In Search of the Pyjama People: VR’s New Wave of Bedroom Coders

Matthew Magee ponders virtual reality's potential impact on game development culture and how immersive technology may encourage a renaissance in independent, disruptive bedroom coders a.k.a the Pyjama People. Guest Article by Matthew Magee A twenty year career as a Software Engineer started in...

How to Sharpen Your HTC Vive’s Visuals with Supersampling

Want to substantially improve image quality whilst immersed in your HTC Vive? Here's details of a new tweak that allows you to engage supersampling in SteamVR and compatible games with the resulting differences impressive - as long as your...

Hands On: Doom VR is a Curious But Experimental Tech Demo

Bethesda announced during their pre-E3 event that Doom, as well as Fallout 4, would be playable during the show in VR form. I was able to get my head into Doom's HTC Vive powered VR demo, here's my take on...
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