This impressive virtual reality recreation of Mad Max: Fury Road is extrapolated entirely from frames on a Blu-Ray disc, opening up the possibility for a new sub genre of homebrew VR experiences.
The HTC Vive, despite its levels of public exposure in recent months, still has an air of mystery surrounding it and in particular certain demo’s used to impress those who’ve tried it. 2 of the most anticipated (and least seen outside the demo booths) are the DOTA 2 Secret Shop and ‘Aperture Science’ Robot Repair. Developers NODE, behind the forthcoming VR title Hover Junkers, have no released the most detailed gameplay videos yet of both experiences in action, filmed using their HTC Vive developer kit.
In this, the latest in the semi-regular feature, Kevin Williams explores the wider aspect of the re-emergence of virtual reality development. In this article, he explores a resilient segment of the VR industry, Visuals and Simulations.
Stacks is a prototype VR experience in the works by the creators of Convrge. Still in its basic early stages, but somehow mesmerizing, Stacks allow you to craft a tiny Lego-like creation out of cubes as a gigantic mirror version appears in the sky around you, after the push of a button, it all comes tumbling down with convincing physics. The latest version brings a host of new features including multiplayer and new blocks for more advanced construction.
Project Morpheus has been re-christened PlayStation VR, and represents a bold move by the console platform to establish new paradigm in home gaming. But how much can you expect to pay for that new paradigm? Sony Entertainment’s CEO Andrew House seems has some hints.
We reported recently that the creator of the smash hit animated series Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward, had seemingly gone a little crazy over virtual reality. Well, it looks like that craziness has taken shape, in the form of a new Gear VR title called Adventure Time: Magic Man’s Head Games.
Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences.
Platforms: Oculus Rift DK1, DK2 (Windows)
Platforms: Oculus Rift DK2 (Windows)
In collaboration with Wesley Louis and THE LINE, Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit – The Virtual Reality Experience is the first VR demo from NO GHOST. A collective of artists and programmers, working to build worlds in virtual reality.
Platforms: Oculus Rift DK2 (Windows)
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Platforms: Oculus Rift DK2 (Windows)
In EDEN you crash-land on an unknown planet, you don’t know where you are, you don’t know who you are. Explore this new world through the eyes of 3 playable characters; a human, a drone and D.O.G – each with different powers and skills.
Platforms: Oculus Rift DK2 (Windows)
Now available on Samsung Gear VR!
Platforms: Samsung Gear VR
Platforms: Oculus Rift DK2 (Windows)
Platforms: Oculus Rift DK2 (Windows)
Platforms: Oculus Rift DK2 (Windows)
Platforms: Oculus Rift DK2 (Windows)
Indira Thouvenin teaches Virtual Reality at the University of Technology Compiegne. Her research focuses on informed interaction in virtual environments, and how knowledge representation and sensory motor knowledge are linked within these environments and can be used for training, designing, and collaboration within virtual worlds.
POLLEN is an upcoming first-person sci-fi puzzle exploration game produced by Finland based Mindfield Games. Taking you to the far-off research station on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, you follow an ominous quest to explore a mysterious time-bending phenomenon that has taken hold of the space station. This exclusive new gameplay footage gives a short glimpse into the type of gameplay and atmosphere you can expect from the game when it arrives next year for virtual reality headsets.
ABC News announced the release of a VR experience now available on Jaunt VR’s iOS and Android apps. The video follows ABC News’ Alexander Marquardt as he reports on curatorial efforts to preserve endangered antiquities in Damascus, Syria, the capital of the country that has been embroiled in both a civil war and a fight against ISIS for some four years. ISIS in particular has repeatedly targeted and destroyed culturally and historically significant sites in Syria.
AltspaceVR have had a hell of a week. As part of their ongoing ‘Social Week’ the company have made some big announcements, Gear VR support and cross platform capabilities with the addition of HTC Vive support. Now, the company have revealed a new Software Development Kit, which they’ve designed to make “…creating VR applications simple for developers”.
Video-gaming legends stepping into the world of VR is always a popular topic, and they don’t come much bigger than Hideo Kojima, the mind behind the long running and fabulously successful Metal Gear franchise.
The new JavaScript SDK from AltspaceVR is going to allow front-end web developers to quickly and easily create social VR applications. The AltspaceVR SDK is based upon three.js, which means that developers can create a WebVR-enabled application on the web, and then bring up that experience from a Chromium browser within AltspaceVR and have a fully immersive VR experience that is aware of the other people within Altspace.
