‘Land’s End’ Pulled from Note 4 Gear VR Until Further Notice
Land’s End, the much lauded Gear VR adventure game from Ustwo Games for its stunning scenery, is no longer available on Note 4-compatible Gear VR headsets.
VR as Empathy Machine: Under Promise, Over Deliver
The latest in a series of regular articles exploring virtual reality, Noah Nelson today ponders how the rise of VR film-making may be scuppered by traditionalist attitudes towards the medium and how VR’s power to promote human empathy might just not work for some or even many viewers.
CCP Games Secure $30M To Expand VR Development
CCP Games, the company behind the hugely successful ‘EVE’ franchise and early VR adopters with VR space combat shooter EVE:Valkyrie, have announced they’re to expand their efforts in VR development with the help of $30M in funding.
This Leap Motion Shooter is Inspired by Dreamcast Classic ‘Rez’
Motion sensing peripheral specialists Leap Motion’s second development event ‘3D Jam’ has had over 180 submissions for projects that fuse the Leap’s input capabilities with virtual reality. This entry ‘VRez’, inspired by classic Dreamcast shooter Rez, caught our eye as a nicely intuitive application of modern input techniques to a traditional gameplay mechanic.
Daniel Fearon on Designing ‘Scorched Battalion’ Turn-Based VR Artillery Game
Daniel “SvenViking” Fearon is a developer behind the Scorched Battalion turn-based artillery game, which won the Silver prize for the Oculus Mobile Game Jam. Daniel talks about some of the design principles between alternating between first and third-person perspectives, and the evolution of that project.
How to Record Samsung Gear VR Videos with HQ Audio and Commentary
So, you’ve got the right Samsung phone and you’re sitting patiently for your new Gear VR—currently available for pre-order from Best Buy—which is bound to come any day now, right? There’s loads of fun virtual reality apps to download once you get it, but how are you going share your virtual experiences with the world?
Play Fallout 4 in VR, with the Latest VorpX Update
VorpX, the drivers that lets you play your favourite games in virtual reality on the Oculus Rift, has just received an update that brings with it official preliminary support for the newly released Fallout 4.
Hands-on: LucidCam Captures Surprising VR Imagery From a Sleek and Pocketable Package
In a world all too full of crowdfunding campaigns built on an idea and some rendered mockups, I was impressed to see LucidCam CEO Han Jin pull a polished and functional VR camera out of his pocket—even more so when I saw the quality of the imagery it could capture.
Building Empathy with a 360-degree Video about a Sexual Assault from Two Perspectives
Specular Theory CMO Ryan Pulliam and founder Morris May talk about some of the 360-degree video experiences that they’ve produced over the last year including an edgy Sundance film called Perspective: The Party, which tells the story of a sexual assault from the point of view of the victim and perpetrator.
OTOY Teases Gear VR Positional Light Fields Using Valve Tracking Tech
OTOY, one of the leading pioneers of digital light field rendering, has tweeted an intriguing snippet claiming they’ve managed to leverage Valve’s Lighthouse tracking to add positional tracking to Samsung’s mobile phone powered Gear VR headset.
Preview: ‘Korix’ is a Deceptively Simple Cross Between RTS and Tower Defense
The blocky architecture of Korix may look simple, but in this real time strategy-meets-tower defense, appearances can be deceiving. Warning: you may be overwhelmed with the sudden urge to flip over the virtual game board.
AuraVisor Hands-On Impressions and Photos, Kickstarter Goal Now Passed
The AuraVisor is an untethered ‘all in one’ VR headset which strive to address issues with both mobile and desktop VR. The Kickstarter has just passed its £100,000 goal, and we went hands-on with an early prototype to see how it’s shaping up.
‘Lands End’ Release Trailer is Beautiful, Out Now for Gear VR
The stunning Gear VR adventure title from the creators of Monument Valley is now released and it remains one of the most stunning and intriguing VR titles to date. UK based developers Ustwo Games have celebrated the title’s arrival with a new trailer, and it reminds us why this game has generated so much attention and excitement.
Sólfar Secures $2.1M to Recreate Everest in VR and Get You to Climb it
Icelandic developer Sólfar Studios have announced that their quest to bring one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, Mount Everest, to virtual reality just got a significant boost. They’ve announced received over $2M in seed funding to bring their mountaineering expedition VR experience.
