Road to VR

The Surprising Brilliance of ‘Vacation Simulator’s’ VR Paintbrush Tech

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Apr 16, 2019

vacation-simulator-painting — Image courtesy Owlchemy Labs

Having released the ever popular Job Simulator as a launch title for the HTC Vive back in 2016, Owlchemy Labs is one of the most veteran VR game studios that exists today. Over the years the studio has built a strong foundation of VR interaction design which is seen throughout their newest title, Vacation Simulator. Interactions which might seem simple and usable to the player are often much more complex than they appear. Case in point: some surprisingly brilliant paintbrush tech that just feels right in VR. Developers from Owlchemy are here to explain how they built it.

‘ForceTube’ May Not Make Its Kickstarter Goal, But Creators Still Aim to Fulfill Orders

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Apr 15, 2019

protubevr — Image courtesy 'The Irish Guerrilla', ProTubeVR

With only a few hours remaining in ForceTubeVR’s crowdfunding campaign, the creators behind the VR haptic gun accessory are facing the facts: either their Kickstarter gains the outstanding €16,000 (~$18,00) for their all-or-nothing campaign to succeed, or they head to ‘Plan B’.

‘Audica’ Adds Official Support for Custom Beat Maps (Using the Game’s OST)

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Apr 15, 2019

audica — Image courtesy Harmonix

Harmonix has officially released tools and documentation that will help users modify beat maps for Audica (2019), the studio’s recently released futuristic ‘rhythm shooter’.

‘Superhot VR’ Has Now Generated More Revenue Than The Original PC Game

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Apr 15, 2019

superhot-vr — Image courtesy Superhot Team

Superhot VR (2016) just celebrated a big milestone. Having sold more than 800,000 units across all supported platforms, developers Superhot Team say the VR title has now generated more revenue than their original hit PC game Superhot (2016).

Oculus Quest & Rift S Controllers Could Hide an Unintended Easter Egg Message Inside

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Apr 13, 2019

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Nate Mitchell, Oculus co-founder and head of VR product at Facebook, revealed that a number of Touch controllers for Quest and Rift S hold an unintended hidden message inside, something he calls “inappropriate.”

‘Star Wars Vader Immortal’ Confirmed for Oculus Rift, New Trailer Revealed

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Apr 12, 2019

Today during the Star Wars celebration event, a panel of creators developing the upcoming Star Wars Vader Immortal confirmed that the experience will be coming to the Oculus Rift, in addition to Quest which was previously confirmed.

Dent Reality Aims to Bring AR Indoor Directions to Malls, Airports & Retail Stores

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Apr 12, 2019

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Navigating indoors is still a pretty old school experience: you look for a map of shops, bathrooms, and accessibility ramps and follow signs to your desired destination, all the while knowing that the super powered computer in your pocket has lost a core functionality without GPS signal. Dent Reality, a UK-based studio, is creating its own augmented reality-based SDK for iOS to remedy this.

‘RoboCo’ Looks to Fuel Interest in STEM by Letting You Build Useful (and Crappy) Robots

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Apr 12, 2019

roboco-2 — Image courtesy Filament Games

RoboCo is an upcoming robot-building game from Madison, Wisconsin-based indie studio Filament Games that aims to spark interest in STEM fields by offering players the tools to unleash their problem solving skills and creative potential. That may be true, but it also looks like a great way to have fun building sh*tty robots in VR.

Dev Shares Crash Course on VR Game Optimization for Oculus Quest & Mobile Hardware

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Apr 11, 2019

VR games need to achieve high, stable performance to look good and play comfortably. Optimization is no easy task, especially with the limited resources of mobile hardware like the Snapdragon 835 processor in the Oculus Quest. But there’s a handful of tools and methods that can set you up for success from the start. In nine minutes, this crash course offers up an indie-dev focused overview of optimizing VR games built in Unity for mobile hardware like Oculus Quest.

Acer Announces New OJO Headset with Higher Res, Open-ear Audio, & IPD Adjustment

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Apr 11, 2019

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Today during a press conference in New York, Acer announced an upgraded version of its OJO Windows VR headset which includes a higher resolution, open-ear audio, and an IPD adjustment.

Horror Mystery ‘A Chair in a Room: Greenwater’ to Arrive on PSVR Later This Month

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Apr 11, 2019

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A Chair in a Room first came to Google Cardboard and Oculus Rift DK1 as a free demo back in 2014. Later arriving on Steam as a full game for HTC Vive and then Oculus Rift, we always wondered when the highly rated horror mystery game would make it over to PSVR. Now, developers Wolf & Wood have revealed that PSVR users won’t be waiting for long.

‘War Remains’ to Immerse Tribeca Attendees in the Trenches of WW1, Trailer Here

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Apr 11, 2019

Dan Carlin, the host of popular history podcast Hardcore History, has lent his talents as a prolific storyteller and narrator to an upcoming location-based experience that’s set to take Tribeca 2019 attendees to the battlefields of the First World War.

FeelReal VR Scent Mask Blasts Past Crowdfunding Goal in First Day

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Apr 11, 2019

feelreal — Image courtesy Feelreal Inc.

You might have caught a glimpse of the Feelreal mask prototype when it made headlines back at GDC 2015, the smell-o-vision add-on for VR headsets that promised to bring plenty of scents to your nostrils and haptics to your face. Feelreal is one big step closer to becoming real, as the campaign reached its funding goal within the first hour of launch on Tuesday.

Critically Acclaimed Spy Puzzler ‘I Expect You To Die’ Confirmed as Quest Launch Title

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Apr 11, 2019

i-expect-you-do-die — Image courtesy Schell Games

Schell Games, makers of I Expect You to Die (2016), have announced their hit spy-themed puzzle game is going to be a day-one launch title for Quest.

What the Breakout Success of ‘Apex Legends’ Could Mean for Respawn’s Upcoming VR Game

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Apr 11, 2019

apex-legends — Image courtesy EA, Respawn Entertainment

The stealth launch of Apex Legends from developer Respawn Entertainment has given way to a battle royale craze rivaling Fortnite. The game’s breakout success has far exceeded all expectations, reaching 50 million players in just four weeks. But what might that mean for the studio’s upcoming VR game?

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