Oculus Releases PC SDK 0.8 with “Improved Support for Windows 10”
As the company drives toward releasing SDK 1.0 alongside the consumer Oculus Rift they’ve now released SDK 0.8 with “Improved Support for Windows 10.”
‘Paranormal Activity’ HTC Vive Demo Playing in AMC Theaters from Oct 22nd
Paramount Pictures will try to scare the pants off you whilst also extolling the virtues of virtual reality from today as they’s rolling out a series of demonstrations of a new HTC Vive experience based on ‘Paranormal Activity’. The demonstration, debuting in 15 AMC theaters across the states from today, is designed to promote the forthcoming game of the same name, currently in development for all virtual reality platforms by Beast Media Group.
Between October 22nd and 24th, the experience will be shown in the following theaters:
- Baltimore, MD (Loew’s White Marsh 16)
- Bensalem, PA (Neshaminy 24)
- Boston, MA (Loews Boston Common 19)
- Las Vegas, NV (Town Square 18)
- Lynnwood, WA (Loews Alderwood Mall 16)
- McLean, VA (Tysons Corner 16)
- Mesquite, TX (Mesquite 30)
- New York, NY (Empire 25)
- Century City, CA (Century City 15)
- Emeryville, CA (Bay Street 16)
- Orange, CA (Orange 30)
- San Diego, CA (Mission Valley 20)
- San Francisco, CA (Metreon 16)
- Santa Clara, CA (Mercado 20)
- Universal City, CA (Universal CityWalk 19)
Watch the Story of ADR1FT as Told by its Creator in Live Q&A
Adam Orth, one of the founders of studio Three One Zero, will present the story of how ‘astronaut in peril’ virtual reality title ADR1FT game, came to be. The presentation, which will include a ‘screening’ of the title and a creator Q&A, is being organised in conjunction with the New York Film Academy and will be streamed live on Twitch.TV via the organisation’s channel. The event kicks off at 7pm PST / 10pm EST.
ADR1FT is being for VR from the ground up and will appear on all major virtual reality headsets next year.
Varun Nair on 3D Audio Mixing for Cinematic VR with the ‘3DCeption Spatial Workstation’
There are a number of different 3D audio plug-ins available for game engines like Unity, but there have not been any solutions for mixing 3D audio for cinematic VR productions. Two Big Ears just released the 3DCeption Spatial Workstation, which is a digital audio workstation that integrates with professional audio production tools.
Magic Leap CEO: “We’re gearing up to ship millions of things”
During yesterday’s WSJD technology conference, Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz finally broke the silence since the mysteriously cancelled TED appearance scheduled back in March, where he was to give insight into the company’s ‘Digital Lightfield’ technology.
Two Big Ears ‘Spatial Workstation’ Delivers Realtime, Cross-platform 3D VR Audio Mixing
3D spatial audio specialists Two Big Ears have launched a new ‘Spatial Workstation’, a platform for audio engineers to mix and edit immersive audio with realtime feedback leveraging VR headset head-tracking information.
New Magic Leap Footage Shows Office Solar Systems and Hiding Robots
Magic Leap debuted some footage of their mysterious tech at WSJDLive today, a yearly conference held by The Wall Street Journal featuring some of the biggest names in tech.
VR Creation App ‘MakeVR’ to be “Spun Out” from Sixense, Now Hardware Agnostic
Steve Hansted from Sixense took to the stage at VR Launchpad in Mountain View, CA today to announce that the virtual reality 3D modelling application MakeVR, often used alongside the company’s STEM motion controllers, is being “spun out” into a separate company and will become “hardware agnostic” where VR input is concerned.
Former Samsung VR Designer Focusing on New Company
Samsung’s former Design Lead Alex Chu helped bring the Gear VR headset to life and was instrumental in the design of Milk VR, Samsung’s 360 video portal. Now, Chu has left Samsung to start his own company Vicarious VR, who promise to deliver an immersive, accessible storytelling platform for everyone.
VRTGO 2015 Announces Unity as Headline Sponsor and Speaker
3D engine giant Unity have been announced as a headline sponsor for the upcoming UK virtual reality conference VRTGO on November 11th. The company will also speak at the event, explaining why they believe VR is the future of not just games, but just about everything.
Nuns, Archaeology and the HTC Vive: 2015’s Hottest Habit
Archaeologist and realities.io founder David Finsterwalder recently turned to virtual reality to demonstrate the fruits of his archaeological labor for those lucky enough to catch him at meetups in Ellwangen, Munich and Stuttgart. One unlikely visitor, a local Nun, turned out to be huge fan of the demo.
New ADR1FT Gameplay is Beautiful and Exhausting
Developer Three One Zero is bringing ‘Astronaut in peril’ adventure title ADR1FT to Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Sony PlayStation VR next year. Here’s some new gameplay courtesy of GamesHQMedia that raises the question: Are you mentally strong enough to survive this game?
Exclusive: OTOY Shows Us Live-captured Light Fields in the HTC Vive
Rendering specialist Otoy has as of late taken to deep exploration of light fields as a medium for rendering high fidelity virtual reality scenes. While the company’s computer-generated ray-traced light fields are great for viewing CGI envrioments, what happens if you want to capture the real world? Well, Otoy has been working on that too, and we’re the first to see their progress in action.
Tactical Haptics to Debut Vive ‘Reactive Grip’ Prototype at VR Launchpad
Tactical Haptics, the company behind the unique tactile feedback technology ‘Reactive Grip’, will show their latest HTC Vive compatible prototype for the first time at VR Launchpad, the the VR startup showcase event, kicking off tomorrow at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.
