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Hands-on: 3DHaptics Achieves Compelling Directional Haptics with Simple Hardware

MIRAISENS is Japan-based haptics company which is developing what they call 3DHaptics technology. I got a chance to try their latest demo this week at VRS 2018, which is able to achieve unique directional haptic feedback from a handheld...

Oculus Hosts Halloween Pumpkin-carving Contest in ‘Oculus Medium’

There's only a few days left until the trick-or-treaters come knocking at your door, but as you break out the dull kitchen knife and inevitably cut yourself on your real pumpkin this year to make a haphazard Jack-o-lantern, you...

‘The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone’ Wins VR Awards’ 2018 Game of the Year

The VR Awards' second annual award show was held last night, and the winners are in. Taking the award for VR Game of the Year was Cloudhead's room-scale adventure The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (2017). As the sequel to The...

NBA & NextVR Announce 2018-19 VR Livestream Lineup

The NBA and NextVR, the VR video and livestreaming company, announced the 2018-19 schedule, which will let even more basketball fans experience games in VR. Now livestreaming its third NBA season, NextVR announced in a blogpost that they're expanding the...

Sixense to Refund STEM Kickstarter Backers After More Than 4 Years of Delays

In what might be the longest Kickstarter campaign conclusion to date, more than four years following estimated deliveries of the STEM VR controller, Sixense says they will fully refund all backers and pre-orders. Sixense was once a name central to...

Jaunt Lays Off ‘Significant Portion of Staff’, Shutters VR Production to Focus on AR

Jaunt, the startup once focused on delivering cinematic VR, is laying off what the company says is "a significant portion of staff" in a restructuring move that will bring the company's focus away entirely from virtual reality to...
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This Prototype World-scale VR Game is the Size of a Football Field

With recent advancements in inside-out tracking on standalone VR headsets, the tantalizing possibility of 'world-scale' VR experiences—those unhindered by limited tracking volumes or even physical barriers—is coming into focus. A pair of developers have created a prototype VR game...

Lenovo Mirage Solo on Sale for $320 at Amazon US

Launched right on the heels of the Oculus Go earlier this summer, the Lenovo Mirage Solo, the company's standalone Daydream headset, is currently selling for an $80 discount off the original $400 price tag on Amazon US. The headset, which includes inside-out...

‘Astro Bot’ Ranked 5th Best PS4 Game of 2018, #1 PSVR Game of All Time

PSVR exclusive ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission has been making waves among critics and players alike since its release at the beginning of the month. The game now ranks among PS4's top titles—VR or otherwise. Update (October 15th, 2018): It appears reviews are...

VR Support for ‘No Man’s Sky’ Being Considered by Developer

No Man's Sky, a game which has a history of calls for VR support since its 2016 release, could one day be explored in VR. Developer Hello Games is gauging interest in VR support for No Man's Sky in a player...

[Update] Media Molecule’s ‘Dreams’ Confirmed to Support PSVR After Launch

Media Molecule, the creators of LittleBigPlanet (2008) and Tearaway (2013), have been working on their upcoming game/game-creation tool Dreams for PS4 for the past few years, and although we knew PSVR support was destined to come someday, as first announced at Paris...
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‘FlyInside Flight Simulator’ Preview – A Promising Start in VR-native Flying

FlyInside FSX, the crowdfunded VR plugin for Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006), was built well before first-party VR motion controllers existed, developed back in the DK2-era of 2015 as an ad hoc way of jumping into an already highly-detailed flight...

‘Oculus Home’ Update Brings New Improvements, Social Features & More to All Users

Rift’s new system software, previously known as Rift Core 2.0, is now rolling out to everyone, bringing with it a number of performance improvements, UI updates, and a more customizable Oculus Home area with support for up to eight...

‘Firewall Zero Hour’ Tops PSVR’s List for Most Downloaded Game in September

Tactical team shooter Firewall Zero Hour (2018) took the top spot again as the most downloaded PSVR game last month. Hailing from ROM: Extraction (2016) developers First Contact Entertainment, Firewall Zero Hour launched on August 28th, giving it only four days to vault to the top...

Magic Leap Shows off Upcoming Enterprise Apps Focused on Professional 3D Design

Magic Leap announced a number of consumer-facing apps and games coming soon to Magic Leap One, the company's long-awaited AR headset which released back in August. Today at the company's first developer conference, they detailed a few enterprise-facing apps...
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