Google Launches Android Chrome WebVR Support
Google have launched WebVR support for the Android platform via the Chrome browser opening up this exciting platform to Android mobile VR users on Cardboard and Daydream users.
‘ROM: Extraction’ Review
Shooting a gun in VR is a pretty powerful experience, and the feeling of being able to look down the sights and blast away the baddies with a well-aimed shot is pretty cathartic to say the least. With games like Space Pirate Trainer (2016) and Raw Data (2016) at the forefront of the HTC Vive’s commercial release though, the ‘shoot the robot’ trope is pretty well-trodden territory by now, so what does VR’s newest wave shooter ROM: Extraction do that other games don’t? The answer: exploding grenades and tactical ‘bullet time’.
HTC Vive Exec Makes Predictions for the Next 2 Years of Virtual Reality
HTC’s China Regional President of Vive, Alvin Wang Graylin, took to the stage at the Unity Vision Summit in Asia this week and made a series of bold predictions for where we’ll see VR in the next two years.
Interview with ‘SUPERHOT VR’ Game Designer – The Joy of a Slow Motion, Full-body Experience
SUPERHOT VR is one of the standout VR games to come out with the Oculus Touch launch with its unique blend of the mechanics of a first-person shooter but with the strategy of a puzzle game. Physics-based interactions in VR are already compelling since it helps to cultivate plausibility within our brains through the expectation loop of prediction and observation. Tying your movements to the progression of time within the game provided me with a awe-inspiring experience of the fabric of space-time that’s completely unique to VR and feels like it has rewired my brain.
Third-party VR Client for Plex is in the Works to Stream Your Own Media Library in VR
While much of the world moves to cloud streaming media libraries, there remains those of us that like to maintain our own personal local media library. Plex is a popular application for streaming your own library to other devices, and now a developer is creating a VR client that builds on the Plex platform.
VR Sports Training Company STRIVR Labs Scores $5 Million Investment
STRIVR Labs, a company focused on using VR for sports training, plans to use a new $5 million investment to expand the scope of its “experiential learning” platform.
Oculus CEO Steps Down to Head PC Division, Founder Palmer Luckey to Shuffle Too
In a post to the company’s official blog, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe confirms he’ll be stepping down from the company’s top position to head the new PC VR group. Founder Palmer Luckey will also land in a new role.
‘The Unspoken’ is Getting a Spectator Mode, New Classes, Arenas, and Play Modes in 2017
Insomniac Games have laid out their plans detailing content updates for their Oculus Touch launch title The Unspoken – and there’s a lot of stuff on the way.
‘Perfect’ is a Relaxing Virtual Getaway for PSVR
nDreams, the company behind this year’s VR intriguing adventure title The Assembly, have announced a new project which offers an altogether different experience. Perfect is a transportative, relaxation experience which aims to whisk your mind away to beautiful locations in order to escape the daily grind.
The ‘Orah 4i’ 4k Live Streaming 360 Camera is Available to Pre-order Now
VideoStitch, the company behind the eponymous 360 post-production software suite, yesterday announced the launch of their first 360 camera, the Orah 4i. The all-in-one solution provides a 4k resolution image that can be automatically stitched and transmitted them live to VR headsets and video streaming platforms.
