AMD Creates VR Gaming Rig of the Future with ‘Project Quantum’
AMD recently unveiled a supercharged, small form factor PC at E3 this week, a futuristic-looking gaming rig that promises to easily deliver the 90 FPS required by VR headsets like the new Oculus Rift. They’re calling it ‘Project Quantum’, and is said could come to market “in the not-too-distant future.”
David Attenborough’s ‘First Life’ is a Virtual Reality Documentary for Gear VR
First Life is a VR documentary hosted by the widely influential Sir David Attenborough, best known for his 9 part Life series beginning back in 1979, the latest of which came out in 2008. The VR experience is showing now on Gear VR headsets at the National History Museum in London.
24 Minutes with Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey on Rift CV1, Touch Controllers, Fresnel Lenses and More
E3 is over for another year and on this, the final day of the show, we caught up with Oculus founder and inventor of the Rift Palmer Luckey for an interview that covers everything from the Rift CV1’s hybrid Fresnel lenses and ergonomics to Oculus Touch’s capabilities and limitations.
Video Hands-on: ‘The London Heist – Getaway’ on Sony Morpheus
At E3 2015 Sony is showing a brand new addition to their The London Heist VR game, this time putting the player in an action-packed car chase. From Sony’s London Studio, the demo represents another exemplary entry into the company’s VR content lineup.
This is How You Remove and Replace the Oculus Rift Headphones (video)
From the first time that Oculus revealed the ‘Crescent Bay’ prototype back at Oculus Connect 2014, they said they knew that no matter how good they made the headphones, some people would still prefer to use their own. And thus the company promised that the headphones would be removable. The consumer version of the Oculus Rift delivers on that promise.
Hands-on: Oculus Touch is an Elegant Extension of your Hand for Touching Virtual Worlds
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.
Video Playthrough of ‘The Walking Dead’ VR Experience on StarVR
Here’s a full play-through of Overkill’s The Walking Dead experience at E3 2015 using Starbreeze’s StarVR 210 degree VR headset.
‘Tilt Brush’ Live Exhibition Paints VR in an Artistic Light
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.
StarVR Detailed Hands-on: Big Field of View, Even Bigger Potential
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.
StarVR Prototype Mini-Museum at E3 Shows Glimpse of Development History
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.
Crytek’s ‘Robinson: The Journey’ Prototype Playthrough Video
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.
‘Paranormal Activity’ VR Game Coming to All Major Headsets in 2016
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.
EA, Microsoft, and Ubisoft all Reveal VR and AR Side Projects at E3 2015
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.
