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MixCast VR Studio Helps Devs Add Mixed Reality Capture Features to VR Games
Blueprint Reality, developers of VR puzzle game Awaken, have launched the MixCast VR Studio on Steam. Developers can quickly add the free SDK to their Unity-based VR games, which allows users to easily set up, broadcast, or record mixed...
Samsung Suggests High-Powered, Standalone VR Headset To Compete With Rift and Vive
Continuing to push its established mobile VR business—recently revealing its flagship Galaxy S8 smartphones support and an updated Gear VR with controller—Samsung has again confirmed it has more powerful VR hardware up its sleeve. High-end, standalone VR headsets from...
Once a Pioneer of VR in Theme Parks, Disney Aims for AR This Time Around
“Don’t even think about it” is Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger’s message to theme park development team regarding virtual reality, according to a report from the LA Times. Instead, Iger sees augmented reality headsets to be the more likely...
HTC Releases Full Body Tracking Code for Use with Vive and Trackers
HTC Vive Senior Engineer James Xiong has provided a Vive IK Demo on GitHub, which includes a reference source code and Unity demo. Using the HTC Vive headset and controllers combined with three Vive Trackers, the program uses hardware tracking...
Samsung: New Gear VR and Controller Launching April 21st for $129
On stage today at Samsung's Unpacked Event in New York, the new Gear VR with motion controller finally got a launch date and price. The new 2017 Gear VR and Controller combo, announced alongside the Galaxy S8, will be...
How to Use the HTC Vive Tracker Without a Vive Headset
Valve's SteamVR Tracking system is great for VR but certainly not limited to it. For developers, hackers, researchers, and more who might have use for an inexpensive high accuracy, low latency, 6 DOF positional tracking system, it's possible to...
NVIDIA to Present Latest Foveated Rendering Research at GTC 2017 in May
Held from May 8-11th in Silicon Valley at the San Jose Convention Center, NVIDIA's GTC 2017 session schedule is chock full of deep tech talks that we're looking forward to. Among them, Senior NVIDIA Research Scientist Anjul Patney will...
HTC Vive Tracker Juggling (yes, juggling) Demonstrates Impressive Performance
The Vive Tracker, a 'puck'-like device designed to attach to objects to track them in VR via the SteamVR Tracking system, went on sale this week after 1,000 units went out to developers earlier this year. One developer aptly...
Oculus Rift Anniversary Sale Brings Deep Discounts to Launch Titles
One year ago today, Oculus launched the Rift headset after two development kits and numerous prototypes. Today the company is celebrating with discounts up to 80% on 33 titles that launched in the early days of the headset. The...
HTC’s New ‘VR Ad Service’ Can Tell If You’ve Looked at an Ad or Not
In-game advertisement (IGA) is a pretty divisive issue; on one hand it provides needed incentive to developers who otherwise wouldn't have the funds, on the other hand its ... advertisement, something most people try to avoid on principle. Now...
Hands-on: ‘Wilson’s Heart’ Combat, Puzzle Mechanics, and April Release Date Revealed
Wilson's Heart, the much anticipated psychological thriller developed by Twisted Pixel and published by Oculus Studios, is due to release exclusively on the Rift on April 25th for $40. In a recent hands-on with the latest build of the...
HTC Vive Tracker is Now on Sale to General Public for $99
HTC's Vive Tacker, the Lighthouse-compatible puck that promises to get more than your hands into virtual reality with a bevy of hardware applications, is now officially available for sale to anyone with $99.
Vive Tracker made its debut at CES...
HTC Invests in 33 More AR/VR Startups Through Vive X Accelerator
HTC's Vive X accelerator is a $100 million fund for AR/VR companies that the company announced last year. Today HTC is revealing the second batch of companies that will receive investments and mentorship from the program.
33 seems to be...
‘Ready Player One’ VR Content on the Way with Vive as Official Partner
In preparation for Steven Spielberg's theatrical adaptation of Ernest Cline's critically acclaimed novel Ready Player One, HTC Vive and Warner Bros Pictures today announced a deal that makes the Vive an official partner for all upcoming VR content for the film. All...
Doraemon ‘Anywhere Door’ Uses Simple Props for a Brilliant VR Experience
'Doraemon' is a popular manga and anime involving a robotic cat who travels back in time to help a young boy. Among Doraemon's many tricks from the future is the 'Anywhere Door' which can be opened to transport people... well,...
