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VR Fencing Trainer Combines a Real Sword with Virtual Instruction
Easily joining my list of 'things I didn't foresee VR being used for', Fencer is a virtual reality fencing trainer which uses a real fencing sword attached to an Oculus Quest controller to help would-be fencers learn the underlying...
Valve: Steam Saw 1.7 Million New VR Users in 2020, 71% Increase in VR Game Revenue
Valve today shared a handful of new stats revealing the growth of VR on Steam over the course of 2020.
In an 2020 year-in-review recap of Steam, Valve took note of SteamVR's growth over the last year.
The company said that...
‘Beat Saber’ & ‘Job Simulator’ Top PSVR’s Most Downloaded Games of 2020
PlayStation has released the top 10 list for most-downloaded PS4, PS5 and PSVR games of 2020. It should come as no surprise to anyone that two of the VR industry's most successful games have nabbed the top two spots: Beat...
For a Veteran Studio That’s Weathered the Storm, VR Has Become a Lucrative Business
Having started production on its first title even before the original Oculus Rift DK1 development kit was sent to developers, Canada-based Cloudhead Games is one of the world's most veteran game studios dedicated to virtual reality. The studio has...
‘Synth Riders’ Music Pack Featuring Muse Gets Full Tracklist Reveal, DLC Launching Jan. 14th
Virtual reality rhythm game Synth Riders (2018) is getting a new music pack tomorrow called 'Synthwave Essentials 2′ which is set to feature the heavy-hitting English rock band Muse. Now, developers Kluge Interactive have unveiled the full tracklist for its upcoming DLC in...
‘Doom 3’ Rips & Tears onto Oculus Quest with This Unofficial Mod
As you'd imagine, Doom 3 (2004) wasn't built for VR. But thanks to work by consummate modders Team Beef, the iconic first-person shooter from id Software can finally be played in all its horrific goodness on Oculus Quest, replete with...
Panasonic Reveals Improved Specs for Its Impressively Compact VR Glasses
At last year's CES, Panasonic unveiled a prototype of a pretty sleek pair of VR glasses. Only a few journalists got a chance to try the prototype then, noting that they were more akin to a 'VR viewer' since...
‘Bigscreen’ Brings ‘Rick & Morty’, ‘The Eric Andre Show’ & More to Free TV Selection
Bigscreen, the social viewing platform for VR headsets, just launched a number of new free TV channels including Rick and Morty, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Samurai Jack, Robot Chicken, The Venture Bros, and The Eric Andre Show.
Bigscreen first added its TV...
‘Rec Room’ Now Has Over 1 Million Monthly Active VR Users
It was only a month ago when social VR platform Rec Room reported it crossed the two million annual VR user mark, an important milestone worth celebrating along the app's five-year journey. Its developers tell Road to VR that...
Lenovo Reveals ThinkReality A3 Lightweight AR Glasses for Enterprise
During the all-digital version of CES 2021 this year, Lenovo has officially unveiled its ThinkReality A3 augmented reality glasses, which is said to work with PC and select Motorola smartphones via a USB-C cable.
We first got an unofficial glimpse...
CREAL Reveals Its First Light-field AR & VR Headset Prototypes
Switzerland-based CREAL, which is developing a light-field display, has revealed its first prototype AR and VR headsets. The milestone marks ongoing progress in shrinking the once-bulky tech into something which can be worn on the head.
Compared to the displays...
‘Pavlov VR’ Brings WW2 Tank Warfare & Weapons in Biggest Update Yet
Pavlov VR, the VR shooter in Early Access for PC VR headsets, just got its biggest update yet which not only brings WW2 weapons, character models, and maps to the game, but also multiplayer tanks so you can finally...
Facebook Researchers Explore Mechanical Display Shifting to Reduce Screen Door Effect
Researchers from Facebook Reality Labs and the University of Arizona published new work exploring the use of high-speed mechanical display shifting to reduce the so-called screen-door-effect (SDE) of immersive displays. SDE is caused by unlit spaces between pixels leading...
More ‘Hitman 3’ VR Gameplay Revealed in New Trailer
Hitman 3 is slated to release on consoles and PC on January 20th, however the only version getting VR support for now is on the PS4/PS5 platforms. To get the hype train moving, developers IO Interactive just gave us...
Oculus Quest 2 Surpasses Original Quest in Monthly Active Users
In a look back at 2020, Facebook Reality Lab's head Andrew Bosworth revealed that Quest 2 quietly celebrated a few new milestones shortly after its October 13th launch.
In the blogpost, Bosworth says that despite the need for social distancing...



















