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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...

‘Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom VR’ Quest Hands-on: Promises of Immersion Dulled By Restrictive Gameplay

Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom is a new sort of VR film hybrid for Quest, mashing up a movie's worth of real-time rendered narrative with sprinkles of first-person gameplay, billing itself an 'interactive anime'. On paper, it sounds really cool,...

Quest Dominated Black Friday Search Volume in the US, Tied PlayStation VR Worldwide

Though it's Facebook's newest headset, Oculus Quest may be the company's most popular so far, at least as far as search volume is concerned. Kicking off the holiday shopping season on Black Friday, Quest dominated other VR headsets in...

Bigscreen Beyond 2 Outsells Original in First Day, Surpassing Months of Beyond 1 Sales

Bigscreen launched orders for its upcoming Beyond 2 PC VR headset yesterday, which is boosting field-of-view and clarity thanks to the inclusion of a new pancake lens design. Now, the company says that within a mere 10 hours of...

Owlchemy Labs Announce New Valve Steam VR Based Project, Debuts at GDC 2015

Hot on the heels of HTC's suprise 'Vive' VR Headset announcement - a partnership with Valve, Owlchemy labs has teased it's newest virtual reality IP, to debut on Valve's Steam VR platform. Owlchemy labs have been at the forefront of...

HTC Slashes Price of Vive Pro 2 for a Limited Time, Including Headset & All-in Bundle

HTC launched Vive Pro 2 in 2021, and it's been the company's flagship PC VR headset ever since. Now, for a limited time, Vive Pro 2 is cheaper than ever. HTC's Summer of Gaming Sale has already kicked off, going...

Hands-on: HTC’s New Standalone Vive Tracker Effortlessly Brings More of Your Body Into VR

With three versions of SteamVR trackers under its belt, HTC has been a leading enabler of full-body tracking in VR. Now the company's latest tracker could make it even easier to bring your body into VR. HTC's new standalone Vive...

Oculus Founder is Giving Away Free Audio Repair Kits for Out-of-warranty Rifts

Last week we learned Oculus founder and former executive Palmer Luckey was getting ready to release a repair kit for out-of-warranty Rifts that suffer from a manufacturing flaw that results in malfunctioning audio in one (or both) of the...

Now with Netflix, HBO, and NextVR, Daydream Rises to Top VR Platform for Video

Google's Daydream Android VR platform just got a lot more watchable. Already the only place you'll find the official YouTube VR app, Daydream just picked up more major content providers. While Gear VR has been the exclusive home of Netflix...

AltspaceVR, One of the First Social VR Platforms, Is Shutting Down Next Week

This evening AltspaceVR has announced it will be closing its doors for good on August 3rd. Founded in 2013, the social VR platform was one of the first to come online and connected tens of thousands of users monthly...

New Feature in Quest Update Could Bolster WebXR Use

Meta is rolling out update v37 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 bringing quality-of-life improvements like interface tweaks and tracking support for the Apple Magic Keyboard. A new link sharing feature promises to finally make it easy to send...

‘Roto VR’: the Chair That Aims to Drastically Reduce Sim Sickness, Kickstarter Now Live

Roto VR has recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for its rotating chair design that promises to reduce simulator induced nausea, and give the user more control inside the virtual environment without getting tangled up in wires. Roto VR, a London based company,...

Gamescom 2014: Hands-On With Pollen from Mindfield Games and Developer Interview (Video)

Pollen from Helsinki based developer Mindfield Games is an immensely promising 'Oculus Rift Optimised' story driven adventure set on Saturn moon Titan. I got a chance to catch up wit of the Mindfield team at this year's Gamescom in...

Latest Figures Suggest ‘Resident Evil 7’ Has Exceeded 1.25 Million PSVR Players

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) has shipped 7.5 million units. This new figure, when combined with official in-game player stats, suggests that the game has achieved an impressive milestone of reaching more than 1.25 million PSVR...

12 Indie VR Gems You Should Absolutely Consider Playing & Supporting

VR games are difficult to market, especially when they don't fit obviously into existing genres. Here's 12 gems you may have overlooked but are well worth your consideration. Updated – August 21st, 2020 The Paradox of VR Game Development There exists a...
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