Hold the World, an upcoming VR experience from Sky, will let you go face-to-face with Sir David Attenborough, the English broadcaster and world’s foremost naturalist as he explains the finer details of some of the creatures in the world we call home.
Oculus Artist’s ‘Quill’ Shorts Show the Incredible Potential of Illustrating & Animating in VR
Quill, Oculus’ VR painting and drawing tool, recently saw a major update which added animation tools to the software, allowing users to create animated sequences directly in VR. A resident artist at Oculus has taken to the tool to show the incredible potential of drawing and animating in VR.
Oculus to Show Brand New Game Demos at GDC, Detail What’s Ahead in 2018
GDC, hosted later this month in San Francisco, has long been an important event for Oculus. This year the company says they’re bringing brand new VR demos to the show and will host a session exploring the company’s plans for 2018.
Atari to Debut ‘Rollercoaster Tycoon Joyride’, Its First VR Game, This Month at GDC
Atari has confirmed that the forthcoming Rollercoaster Tycoon Joyride, its first VR title, will make its debut at GDC 2018 later this month. The game is slated to launch in the first half of 2018 on PS4 with support for PSVR.
‘Moss’ Breaks into February’s Top 10 PSVR Downloads After Only 2 Days on Store
Moss (2018), a puzzle platformer for PSVR that follows the ridiculously cute mouse Quill, has broken through to the top 10 most-downloaded PSVR games last month.
Oculus to Send 6 VR Projects to Tribeca Film Festival 2018
The Tribeca Film Festival starts next month, an annual screening of everything from indie documentaries to family-friendly films. Coming to the festival’s Immersive program, which showcases works by artists who are pushing boundaries and using cutting-edge technology, are six Oculus-funded projects.
15 Games to Spend That Free $15 Oculus Store Credit On
If you haven’t heard, Oculus screwed up pretty badly yesterday when they let a software certification expire, leaving Rift owners without access to any of their games for a full day. Thankfully, there’s a fix now, but the company is still trying to smooth things over by throwing $15 Oculus Store credit (or local equivalent) to Rifters.
8 Official ‘Ready Play One’ VR Experiences to Debut at SXSW, Soon Available for Home Download
HTC today announced it’s bringing 8 VR experiences inspired by Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film Ready Player One to its official South by Southwest (SXSW) event. If you’re not going to be able to make it to Austin this week, you’ll be able to download all of these experiences at home for free before the film’s March 29th release.
‘Bigscreen’ Free Screenings of ‘Stargate Origins’ Start Today, Check Showtimes Here
Bigscreen, the social VR app that lets you mirror your desktop to a massive movie screen, has partnered with MGM to bring the first two episodes of Stargate Origins for free to the platform for some limited-time showings. The Stargate Origins showing follows a successful communal watching of Paramount Picture’s 3D version of Top Gun (1986) back in December that Bigscreen CEO Darshan Shankar says attracted nearly 10,000 people.
Update: Oculus Publishes Repair Tool to Patch Debilitating Rift Error, Offers $15 Store Credit
Widespread reports of an error preventing users from launching the Oculus software that powers the headset began appearing earlier yesterday. The company has today released a repair tool that patches the error in lieu of an automatic update.