This is How NOT to Shoot 360 Video, According to YouTube
YouTube tells budding VR film-makers what not to do when shooting an immersive 360 in this excellent crash course in this fledgling but ever more popular form of content.
Intel Reveals Project Alloy, an All-in-one VR Headset With Mobile Positional Tracking
Today at the Intel Developer Forum event in San Francisco, Intel revealed Project Alloy, an all-in-one mobile virtual reality headset which the company says will launch in 2017 as an “open platform.”
Hands-on: New GTX 10-Series Equipped Notebooks Put Desktop VR Performance in a Portable Package
Nvidia’s rollout of Pascal technology continues at a relentless pace. After a launch presentation that included a live demo of Gears of War 4 running at 4K on Ultra settings on a GTX 1080 notebook, and Doom running on a mobile GTX 1080 overclocked to 2GHz, we were given some hands-on time with an impressive range of Pascal-based notebooks from Acer, Asus, EVGA, HP, MSI, and Razer.
‘New Retro Arcade: Neon’ Review
New Retro Arcade: Neon is striving to be one of the most accurate recreations yet of the so called ‘Golden Age of Arcade Gaming’ with its heavy emphasis on ’80s and early ’90s nostalgia. Featuring a multitude of configurable emulator-based coin-op cabinets and consoles like SNES and Gameboy (respectively called ‘Cartridges’ and ‘Gamebro’ for obvious legal reasons) alongside a healthy serving of arcade classics like air hockey, bowling and skee ball—Neon has undoubtedly rebuilt an important piece of gaming history, and all beautifully rendered in virtual reality. But before you pop on your Power Glove and open up a can of Tab, there are some clear limitations to the platform that may hinder your on your quest to relive the Reagan/Thatcher era of arcade gaming.
First Gameplay for Batman: Arkham VR Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live
Warner Bros. Entertainment are finally giving the world a glimpse at Batman’s first official foray into virtual reality, Batman: Arkham VR, first shown at E3 this year, and teased here alongside fan reactions to their time with the PSVR exclusive experience.
Turtle Beach Launching VR Headphones With an Incredibly Obvious but Undeniably Useful Tweak
Gaming peripheral maker Turtle Beach has a new pair of headphones aimed specifically at VR gamers.
Next-gen VR Ready Gaming Notebooks Will Start at $1,300 with NVIDIA 10-Series GPUs
Today NVIDIA has revealed that its 10-Series GPUs—the GTX 1080, 1070, and 1060—are coming to gaming notebooks from a slew of major computer manufacturers. The company says the GPUs are not mobile variants, but desktop-class chips which will mean widespread availability of ‘VR Ready’ laptops.
Minecraft Windows 10 Beta with Oculus Rift Support is Out Now
At long last Minecraft, one of the most popular games on earth, has officially arrived on the Oculus Rift in beta form as part of a new beta update for the Windows 10 edition.
NVIDIA at SIGGRAPH: New Quadro GPUs, AI, & the Future of Interactive Ray Tracing
SIGGRAPH is a popular place for GPU manufacturers to announce new versions of professional graphics cards designed for the visual effects industry and high-end virtual reality content producers in architectural visualization and engineering. NVIDIA announced two new ‘Pascal’ GPUs including the Quadro P6000 with a 24GB frame buffer and a staggering 3,820 CUDA cores, as well as the Quadro P5000 card with 2,560 cores and 16GB frame buffer.
‘Racket: Nx’ is a Retro-Inspired Futuristic VR Sports Workout for HTC Vive
Racket: Nx is a new, futuristic VR sports title which draws inspiration from the game of Racquetball and classic arcade titles and promises to help you work up a sweat.
This Project to Preserve Classic Ghost Trains in VR Needs Your Help
The Dark Ride Project is an initiative that wants to preserve the dying history of the classic carnival ghost train ride by setting out to capture as many as possible in 360 video before they disappear forever.
Microsoft Launch HoloLens ‘Commercial Suite’, Declares it “Ready for Business”
Microsoft have just launched a new HoloLens ‘Commercial Suite’ which packages the augmented reality visor as ready for business with numerous new features and benefits for business buyers.
How to Play ‘No Man’s Sky’ in VR (Warning: Strong Stomach Required)
This is how to get No Man’s Sky running on your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset using the VR injection driver VorpX. Be warned though, you’ll need to have an iron constitution before setting out.
‘Doom’ & ‘Fallout 4’ Devs are Collaborating to Make Titles Work in VR
Doom VR Executive Producer Marty Stratton sheds light on Doom VR, how Bethesda are approaching the project, what VR hardware they’re targeting and whether it’ll ever see a full release.
