HP Teases New Reverb G2 Headset Made in Collaboration with Valve
HP today announced it is building a new VR headset, called Reverb G2, in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft.
This Developer Turned His Apartment Into a VR Game
Playing VR games is a great way to stay active, both mentally and physically. But when all is said and done, you’re still only traversing around a pretty small footprint—even smaller if you’re stuck in an apartment. Greg Madison, a UX designer at Unity and fellow indoorsman, opened up his playspace a bit by turning his apartment into a VR game platform, something he hopes to share soon with others.
‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Pre-loading Has Begun for Monday Launch
Half-Life: Alyx launches on Monday at 10AM PT. Luckily, you can now start pre-loading the game on Steam so that you’re ready to go as soon as it launches.
GDC Summer Coming to San Francisco in Early August
After a string of cancellations by larger vendors amid the worldwide coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), this year’s annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) was postponed. Exactly when it would reemerge, we weren’t sure. Now, GDC organizers say a summer conference will kick off in its place.
Oculus Rift S Still Out of Stock? Here’s Your Alternatives
Looking for an Oculus Rift S? You may be disappointed to see that the popular $400 PC VR headset is still suffering from supply shortages. We have a few alternatives you might consider though.
New iPad Pro Gets LiDAR Scanner for Improved AR
LiDAR, the light detection and ranging technology, is usually found in commercial and industrial equipment for things like 3D scanning buildings, land, and other objects. Now, Apple announced that its latest iPad Pro includes LiDAR hardware, making it what the company calls “the world’s best device for augmented reality.”
Without Valve, ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Wouldn’t be Compatible with Rift or Quest
With the highly anticipated launch of Half-Life: Alyx just days away, it feels like an appropriate time to look at Valve’s unique commitment to ensuring that SteamVR remains a hardware-agnostic platform for VR content, and how the company has taken a near-opposite approach to Oculus which has built a closed ecosystem only compatible with the company’s own headsets.
Watch All of Facebook’s GDC 2020 Developer Talks Here
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) was supposed to take place this week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, however it was postponed amidst the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) alongside basically every conference relevant to the industry this year. Facebook typically holds a number of developer talks there, but thankfully the company is letting them out for free today in recompense.
10 Apps to Hang Out with Friends in VR
Stuck indoors? Well, you should know that your VR headset is way more than just a Beat Saber machine. You can actually chat, play, and watch movies with your friends, almost as if the world wasn’t thrust into a global pandemic—or whatever is keeping you from going outside.
SteamVR Update Improves Tracking Performance for Oculus Quest
A SteamVR beta update today improved tracking when used with Oculus Quest via Oculus Link.
Gabe Newell on Brain-computer Interfaces: ‘We’re way closer to The Matrix than people realize’
Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, sat down with IGN for a chat about the company, the promise of VR, and Newell’s most bleeding edge project as of late, brain-computer interfaces (BCI).
‘Echo Arena’ for Oculus Quest Heads Into Closed Alpha Next Week
Echo VR has been available on the Rift platform for some time now, and it appears Quest users will be able to get their first taste of its zero-G team sport, ‘Echo Arena’, in a closed alpha soon.
Vive Cosmos Elite Comes with a Free Copy of ‘Half-Life: Alyx’
HTC’s Vive Cosmos Elite ships out today, and if all you were expecting in the box was the hardware itself and maybe a few free months of Viveport, you’d be wrong. Everyone who buys a Cosmos Elite is getting Half-Life: Alyx for free.
‘Beat Saber’ Has Sold 2 Million Copies & 10 Million Songs for an Estimated $67M
As VR’s best-selling title, Beat Saber is showing no signs of slowing down. Today Facebook, which now owns the studio behind the game, announced that Beat Saber has sold more than 2 million copies and 10 million songs via DLC.
