Hands-on: Oculus Touch is an Elegant Extension of your Hand for Touching Virtual Worlds

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Jun 18, 2015

From the beginning, Oculus said they didn’t want to reveal an official VR input solution until they could do it right. Despite pressure from their developers, competitors, and the VR community at large, the company bided their time up until just one week ago where they showed the world the ‘Oculus Touch Half Moon’ prototype. After trying the system for myself, I can confidently say that it was worth the wait.

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Video Playthrough of ‘The Walking Dead’ VR Experience on StarVR

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Jun 18, 2015

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Here’s a full play-through of Overkill’s The Walking Dead experience at E3 2015 using Starbreeze’s StarVR 210 degree VR headset.

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‘Tilt Brush’ Live Exhibition Paints VR in an Artistic Light

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Scott Hayden

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Jun 18, 2015

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Tilt Brush‘s first painting exhibition, a gathering that took place last weekend in San Francisco, was organized to showcase a select group of artists using the made-for-VR painting program. Though VR headsets are largely known for enhancing immersion in gaming, Tilt Brush shows that VR can also be a completely new canvas for creative expression.

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StarVR Detailed Hands-on: Big Field of View, Even Bigger Potential

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Paul James

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Jun 18, 2015

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We go hands on with the latest StarVR headset prototype from Starbreeze Studios, sporting a 210 degree field of view and dual quad-HD panels as demoed at E3 with Overkill’s The Walking Dead experience.

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StarVR Prototype Mini-Museum at E3 Shows Glimpse of Development History

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Scott Hayden

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Jun 17, 2015

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StarVR, the recently reborn super-wide FOV VR headset from Starbreeze Studios, have put together something of a mini-museum at their E3 booth commemorating a number of development prototypes.

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Crytek’s ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Prototype Playthrough Video

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Paul James

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Jun 17, 2015

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Crytek’s new virtual reality demo prototype which debuts at E3 this week, is an impressive testament to Crytek’s renewed commitment to VR. Here’s a video playthrough and some thoughts from my time with the ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Prototype.

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‘Paranormal Activity’ VR Game Coming to All Major Headsets in 2016

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Scott Hayden

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Jun 17, 2015

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Paranormal Activity, Paramount Pictures’ horror film franchise, is soon to be made into a VR video game set to release on all major headsets next year.

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EA, Microsoft, and Ubisoft all Reveal VR and AR Side Projects at E3 2015

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Scott Hayden

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Jun 17, 2015

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Snippets of VR-centric news have been coming out from major game studios and their subsidiaries—specifically from EA, Microsoft, and Ubisoft—throughout the course of E3. Here we take a look at some of the VR projects the big studios have mentioned in passing.

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Oculus’ Palmer Luckey Explains Present and Near Future of VR at E3

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Scott Hayden

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Jun 17, 2015

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During his many rounds of E3 interviews, Founder and inventor of the Oculus Rift Palmer Luckey discussed the present and near future of virtual reality. Here’s a quick recap of our favorite bits:

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Hands On: Battle Zone Pulls Off Hover Tank Combat on Sony Morpheus

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Paul James

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Jun 17, 2015

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We go hands-on with Rebellion’s update to Atari’s arcade classic Battle Zone and discover that this VR reboot is anything but a cheap VR cash-in on a retro title.

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Here’s Every Morpheus Game Sony is Demoing at E3 2015

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Scott Hayden

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Jun 17, 2015

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We scrounged, scraped, and combed for every single Morpheus game currently demoing in Sony’s booth at E3 2015 in Los Angeles. Here’s our complete list, coming to 17 impressively varied VR demos for the PlayStation 4.

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Hands-on: Crytek’s ‘Robinson The Journey’ Prototype is a Visual Feast, Built for Motion Controls

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Jun 17, 2015

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With games like Crysis (2007) and Ryse: Son of Rome (2013), Crytek has cultivated a reputation for making beautiful games. The company’s VR team, which just announced Robinson: The Journey as their first title, is keeping with that tradition in full force. Their prototype of the game, shown at E3 2015, is one of the most expansive and visually impressive VR demos I’ve ever seen.

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Gameplay Video: Watch Us Play ‘Rigs’ on Project Morpheus

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Jun 17, 2015

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We got the chance to go hands-on with the first VR title from Guerilla Games Cambridge, Rigs: Mechanized Combat League. This gameplay video covers a full 3v3 match in Sony’s special press-only area housing 6 demo pods, players in all took part in the match.

I had a great time with Rigs and despite my short time with the game, that statement is important. Whilst it was undoubtedly technically impressive, the game’s polished visuals were matched by weighty, depth-filled FPS gameplay in a multiplayer setting that worked really well.

Apologies for the poor quality of the video, filming conditions were far from ideal. However, despite the video not doing the game’s accomplished visuals justice, it does give you a good impression of that vertical gameplay and a feel for the speed and intensity of gameplay.

Road to VR are in LA covering E3 all week. Stay tuned for all the VR news from the show.

Hands-on: Sony’s First Triple-A Competitive VR Game, ‘Rigs’

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Jun 16, 2015

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We go hands on with Project Morpheus exclusive multiplayer mech combat game by Guerilla Games Cambridge, Rigs: Mechanized Combat League. By far the best looking VR game on Morpheus right now.

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Sony Showing “Close to 20 Morpheus Titles” at E3 2015, Here’s 10 Confirmed So Far

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Jun 16, 2015

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With Sony getting serious about VR as they approach the launch of their Morpheus headset next year, the company says they’re showing nearly 20 Morpheus games at E3 2015 in LA, here is a look at the ones we were able to track down so far.

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Road to VR

Hands-on: Oculus Touch is an Elegant Extension of your Hand for Touching Virtual Worlds

Video Playthrough of ‘The Walking Dead’ VR Experience on StarVR

‘Tilt Brush’ Live Exhibition Paints VR in an Artistic Light

StarVR Detailed Hands-on: Big Field of View, Even Bigger Potential

StarVR Prototype Mini-Museum at E3 Shows Glimpse of Development History

Crytek’s ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Prototype Playthrough Video

‘Paranormal Activity’ VR Game Coming to All Major Headsets in 2016

EA, Microsoft, and Ubisoft all Reveal VR and AR Side Projects at E3 2015

Oculus’ Palmer Luckey Explains Present and Near Future of VR at E3

Hands On: Battle Zone Pulls Off Hover Tank Combat on Sony Morpheus

Here’s Every Morpheus Game Sony is Demoing at E3 2015

Hands-on: Crytek’s ‘Robinson The Journey’ Prototype is a Visual Feast, Built for Motion Controls

Gameplay Video: Watch Us Play ‘Rigs’ on Project Morpheus

Hands-on: Sony’s First Triple-A Competitive VR Game, ‘Rigs’

Sony Showing “Close to 20 Morpheus Titles” at E3 2015, Here’s 10 Confirmed So Far

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