HTC Vive Now Available from Amazon in the US
Amazon have announced they’ve started selling the SteamVR powered HTC Vive VR system in their US online store.
Google’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody Experience’ Proves That VR Music Videos Are the Future
In collaboration with Queen, Google Play’s Bohemian Rhapsody Experience for Cardboard is an impressive example of where VR music videos are heading.
Adding Haptic Feedback through Inaudible Bass with SubPac
It was on a San Jose sidewalk in 2015 that I first tried the SubPac and felt like I was immediately transported into a dance club standing in front of giant subwoofers with the soundwaves of bass rippling through my body, but yet no one around me could hear a thing. The magic of the SubPac is that it translates the inaudible frequencies lower than 40Hz into a vibrating haptic feedback that provides a much more immersive experience.
Oculus Confirms ‘Guardian’ Virtual Boundary System, Coming in Next SDK Update
Oculus has confirmed work on a VR boundary system which they’re calling Guardian. The system will launch this week with the Oculus PC SDK 1.8 update.
Hands-on: ‘Rick and Morty Simulator’ on HTC Vive
I recently got the chance to go hands-on with Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality on the HTC Vive from Adult Swim and Owlchemy Labs. The first thing I noticed about the game is that seeing 2D characters in 3D is weird.
Squanchtendo’s First VR Game ‘Accounting’ is Hilarious and Completely Free
What’s better than Justin Roiland making a VR game? Justin Roiland making a VR game and releasing it for free. That’s right, newly formed VR studio Squanchtendo’s first game, Accounting, will be completely free.
‘Feral Rites’ Review
Feral Rites is a third-person VR adventure-brawler from Insomniac Games released for the Oculus Rift. Set on a mystical island, you play as a beefed-out warrior trying to avenge your father’s death by kicking, punching and slashing everyone in your way.
MSI Details VR One Backpack PC: 7.9 Pounds, GTX 10-series GPU, Hot-swappable Batteries
The ‘VR One’ from MSI debuts at the Tokyo Game Show this week. The backpack provides tetherless VR gameplay powered by NVIDIA’s 10-series GPUs with a hot-swappable battery for extended VR gaming without a tether.
Using HoloLens to Visualise Motion Capture Performances in Realtime
Motion capture techniques are used throughout the VFX industry, but a new project from Mo-cap specialist and developer Jasper Brekelmans aims to bring live, augmented reality previews for motion capture performance, unlocking the ability to preview dances in realtime overlaid onto reality.
Chess World Championships to Broadcast Live in Pay-per-view 360 Video
One of the world’s oldest competitive games is to get the immersive video treatment as this November’s World Championship is streamed live in 360 video.
Google Brings Cardboard Camera to iOS, Take 3D ‘VR Photos’ With Your 2D Camera
Google’s Cardboard Camera lets you capture immersive photos from smartphone hardware you already own. The app has now launched on iOS, letting you snap 360 degree 3D photos from your iPhone.
Simulating Crowds of Virtual Humans in Immersive Environments
The IEEE VR conference held a new pre-conference workshop this year on Virtual Humans and Crowds for Immersive Environments. Movies like Lord of the Rings and video games like Assassin’s Creed use this research in order to create convincing group behaviors with NPCs, and architects want to be able to test their building designs to ensure that they are comfortable for different types of flows of people and evacuation scenarios.
‘Cloudlands: VR Minigolf’ Level Editor Makes Building New Courses As Easy as Legos
Cloudlands: VR Minigolf’s new level editor makes creating and sharing new courses a snap.
