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Update: Official ‘Jumanji’ VR Experience Appears on Steam
Jumanji: The VR Adventure is an official VR experience created by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and MWM Immersive (formerly Reality One). Initially shown at VRX Networks kiosks across the US and UK in tandem with the release of the 2017 franchise reboot film starring...
A Look Inside Meta’s ‘Aria’ Research Glasses Shows What Tech Could Come to Future AR Glasses
Earlier this year, Meta unveiled Aria Gen 2, the next iteration of its research glasses. At the time, Meta was pretty sparse with details, however now the company is gearing up to release the device to third-party researchers sometime next year,...
Exclusive: Summoning & Superpowers – Designing VR Interactions at a Distance
Manipulating objects with bare hands lets us leverage a lifetime of physical experience, minimizing the learning curve for users. But there are times when virtual objects will be farther away than arm’s reach, beyond the user’s range of direct...
This Developer Recreated ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Boss Battles in VR
For VR users, the following question inevitably arises in some shape or form: why isn't 'x-studio' making my favorite 'y' game in VR? While the answer usually ends up being a lack of sufficient profit motive on the part of...
‘Skyrim VR’ Launching on PC April 3rd with Support for Vive, Rift, and Windows VR
Formerly a PSVR exclusive, Skyrim VR is coming to PC via SteamVR, with officially listed support for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows VR headsets.
When it launched back in November on PSVR, Bethesda's Skyrim VR was one the first...
Best of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 – Part 2: NeoS The Universe, House of...
In part 2 of our regular series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we take a look at three educational apps that show the transformative power of VR to instill...
Apple Unveils ARKit 2.0, Putting Multiuser AR at Its Core
At Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today, the company confirmed that ARKit 2.0 is coming with a list of new features, including mutiuser support, and a bevy of updates that look to refine AR interactions on iOS devices.
Update (06/04/18):...
Here’s What HTC Says About Camera Privacy on Vive Cosmos
With HTC recently launching Vive Cosmos, which relies on always-on cameras during use, we reached out to the company to learn more about what data is captured by the cameras and how it’s used.
There’s never a bad time to...
Scientists Build an Itty-bitty VR Headset to Better Study Mice
Researchers at Cornell University have developed 'MouseGoggles', a miniature VR headset with eye-tracking for mice, which was used to study complex behaviors during neural recordings.
Traditional small-animal VR systems have been limited by their size, immersivity, and lack of advanced...
Rockstar Games Acquires Studio Behind ‘L.A. Noire VR’ & Scrapped ‘GTA: San Andreas’ Quest Port
Rockstar Games announced it's acquiring Video Games Deluxe, the Sydney-based studio behind L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files (2017) and the shelved Quest port of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).
The details of the acquisition haven't been made public, however Rockstar...
VR-capable Frostbite Engine Suggests More AAA VR to Come from EA
It's been confirmed that the soon to launch Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission on PlayStation VR is powered by DICE's coveted Frostbite Engine, a strong hint that more AAA VR development is on the way from the company.
Star...
News Bits: Oculus Connect Conference Registration Delayed
Earlier this week, Oculus VR announced Oculus Connect, a VR developer conference to be hosted at the end of September in Los Angeles, California. Registration was slated to open this morning at midnight, but Oculus says they need more...
Kat VR Announces Kickstarter for At-home VR Treadmill ‘KAT WALK C’
Kat VR, the China-based company known for kickstarting its original Kat Walk VR treadmill in 2015, is once again returning to the crowdfunding platform to launch a new product later this month, this time serving up a VR treadmill called 'Kat...
VR Among the Top Talked About Games of E3
According to a social media analysis from Brandwatch, VR is finally filtering through to the collective consciousness following one of the most VR-heavy mainstream conferences to date.
Breaking through to the top 70 most popular games discussed on social media during E3,...
AWE 2021 Returns With In-person Conference Planned for November
With nearly all major XR events cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, it's been a somewhat odd year for the industry. With vaccines starting to roll out in the US, AWE has set a hopeful November date as...

















