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Oculus: Touch is “Fully Capable” of Roomscale Tracking, But Skeptical It’s “Absolutely Necessary for VR”
As the launch of Oculus Touch approaches later this year, the company is sticking firm to its plan to focus on standing, front-facing VR experiences for motion input. Though it's claimed that Touch can match the 'roomscale' tracking of...
Motorola to Launch 360 Camera ‘Mod’ Alongside Latest Moto Z Phone
Motorola today unveiled their latest phone, the Moto Z2 Force Edition, and alongside it will come a 360-degree camera that the company says snaps onto any phone in the Moto Z lineup.
Launching with the Moto Z2 Force on August...
Magic Leap Update Brings Hand Occlusion, Expanded Multiplayer Support & More
Despite securing $280 million from Japan's largest telecom earlier this summer, we've heard surprisingly little from the multi-billion dollar AR startup of late regarding its flagship headset, Magic Leap One. Now, the company has announced a number of new features...
The Crazy VR Goggles in HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Are Not a Prop but a Real Prototype
HBO's show Silicon Valley entertains with tales of the pervasive startup culture of California's San Francisco Bay Area. While virtual reality has graced the show previously, season four is bringing it closer to the fore, with the show's main characters becoming...
Samsung Reportedly Set to Unveil Smart Glasses at Galaxy S25 Event in January
A recent report from South Korea's Yonhap News maintains Samsung is set to unveil a pair of XR glasses at its annual Unpacked product event, which is expected to take place sometime next month.
Samsung promised back in July we'd...
Building A Better Mousetrap: A “Landmark” Dream Of The Ultimate Content Platform
Noah Nelson is back with another instalment of Immersion Point and this week digs into Landmark Entertainment's recent unveiling of their new 'Pavilion of Me' project, an immersive content platform designed to be the first step on the road...
‘VRChat’ Anecdotes and Dealing with Harassment & Tolling in Social VR
Gunter S. Thompson has been hosting VR meetups in VRChat for the past three years where he will give guided tours through the latest additions to the VRChat metaverse, and he also hosts a live talk show every Tuesday...
Lenovo Mirage AR Headset Returns with New Marvel Game & 6DOF Controllers
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,...
‘Boneworks’ Brings Zombie Warehouse Arena & New Board Gun in 1.5 Update
Boneworks (2019), the physics-based shooter from Stress Level Zero, just got its 1.5 update, bringing along with it a new arena-style map inspired by the Nazi Zombies game mode in the Call of Duty franchise and a few other goodies too.
Called 'Zombie Warehouse',...
Report: Meta is Considering Physical Stores to Sell Its Vision of the Metaverse
Meta (formerly Facebook) is not only building its next generation of AR and VR headsets, but it's looking to jumpstart a sort of immersive internet the company believes will one day be the future of human interaction—that's the 'metaverse' everyone's...
New ‘Pollen’ Footage Demonstrates Gameworld Interactivity
Mindfield Games, a Finland based games studio, have given Road to VR exclusive new footage showing pre-alpha gameplay of their soon-to-launch sci-fi themed exploration VR title, Pollen.
Update: At the request of Mindfield Games we've removed the video footage of Pollen as...
Apple Expected to Reveal VisionOS 3 at WWDC in June
Apple announced its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is kicking off on June 9th, which is expected to include news on Vision Pro's next big operating system update, visionOS 3.
The event is taking place online from June 9th to 13th,...
VR Modding Monthly: ‘Final Fantasy XIV’, ‘Jedi Outcast’, DLSS for VR Ports, & More – November...
Welcome to the November 2022 edition of VR Modding Monthly, a monthly article to keep you up to date about all the exciting things going on in the wonderful world of the Flat2VR Modding community!
As always, this has been...
Steam’s ‘Playtest’ Store Option Aims to Make Beta Testing Easier for Devs & Players
Developers on Steam typically have to generate and seed their beta testers with a bunch of game codes, which can be frustrating to not only manage, but also hand out, requiring communication through multiple platforms like Discord and email....
‘Elite Dangerous: Beyond’ Chapter 4 Update Available Now
Elite Dangerous (2014), the popular (and VR supported) sci-fi space-faring simulator, this week saw the launch of the Elite Dangerous: Beyond – Chapter 4 update, the final chapter of the game's third season of DLC.
Update (December 12, 2018): Elite Dangerous: Beyond...



















