Facebook Develops AI Supersampling to Boost Rendering Performance for High-resolution VR Headsets
Facebook has developed an AI-assisted method for supersampling real-time rendered content, something that could become an integral addition to games coming to future generations of high-resolution VR headsets.
There's an ongoing arms race between display technology and GPUs, and adding...
‘Iron Man VR’ Review – VR Gets Its First Great Superhero Game
Iron Man VR is far from the first VR superhero game out there—in fact, it isn't even the first Marvel VR game—but with unique mechanics, strong storytelling, and a full course of content, it's the first great VR superhero game.
Iron...
‘Pokémon GO’ Studio Partners with ‘Sleep No More’ Creators to Bring AR to Immersive Theater
Niantic, the makers of Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, today announced what they're calling a "multifaceted partnership" with Punchdrunk, the company behind the 'Sleep No More' immersive theatrical experience.
"Together we are developing multiple projects that will reinvent storytelling for...
‘Iron Man VR’ Launch Trailer Shows Off Action-packed Gameplay & Story
Cleared your schedule for the weekend? We hope you have, because the PSVR exclusive Marvel's Iron Man VR is headed for launch on July 3rd. To drum up even more hype, developers Camouflaj released the game's launch trailer featuring plenty of high-flying...
‘Dreams’ is Finally Getting PSVR Support, Free Update Coming This Month
If you've been hoping to make and experience some wild VR things in Dreams (2020), the content creation suite from Media Molecule, you won't have to wait too much longer. On July 22nd, Dreams is finally getting that PSVR...
‘Onward’ is Coming to Oculus Quest July 30th with PC VR Cross-play, Trailer Here
Downpour Interactive and Coatsink today announced that Onward, the VR tactical shooter, is coming to Oculus Quest on July 30th.
Downpour Interactive founder Dante Buckley first announced the studio was making a Quest port of Onward back at last year's...
Google Acquires North, the Startup Behind ‘Focals’ Smartglasses
Google today confirmed in a blog post that it's acquired North, the Canada-based smartglasses maker behind Focals. The acquisition price wasn't disclosed, however early reports suggested it was around $180 million.
Founded in 2012, North (ex-Thalmic Labs) first set out...
Google Takes a Step Closer to Making Volumetric VR Video Streaming a Thing
Google unveiled a method of capturing and streaming volumetric video, something Google researchers say can be compressed down to a lightweight format capable of even being rendered on standalone VR/AR headsets.
Both monoscopic and stereocopic 360 video are flawed insofar...
Facebook Says It Has Developed the ‘Thinnest VR display to date’ With Holographic Folded Optics
Facebook published new research today which the company says shows the "thinnest VR display demonstrated to date," in a proof-of-concept headset based on folded holographic optics.
Facebook Reality Labs, the company's AR/VR R&D division, today published new research demonstrating an...
‘In Death: Unchained’ Brings Its Devilish Bow-shooting to Quest July 23rd
In Death (2018), the fiendishly difficult bow-shooting roguelite, is getting its Oculus Quest version on July 23rd.
Originally created by Sólfar Studios and adapted to Quest by Superbright VR, In Death: Unchained is slated plop you down into Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell.
With bow...














