Microsoft Releases ‘Maquette’ on Steam, a VR Tool for Spatial Ideation and Design
Microsoft Maquette is a VR tool from Microsoft which is all about prototyping spatial designs. First teased in October 2018, the company has now released Maquette for free on Steam.
Update (January 16th, 2019): Microsoft has released Maquette for free on Steam supporting...
‘Bigscreen’ Overhaul to Bring “massive new features” Over Next 3 Months
The developers behind Bigscreen Beta, the social VR app that lets you stream and share your desktop's screen in VR, have been pretty quiet over the past year, although that's about to change in what studio CEO & founder...
Sony Shows More ‘Ace Combat 7’ VR Gameplay Ahead of Jan. 18 Launch
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is headed to PlayStation 4 January 18th, and while it's true Bandai Namco isn't letting players experience the entire campaign in VR, instead creating bespoke VR-only missions, at very least it appears to translate a...
Oculus to Bring Upcoming Rift Titles ‘Stormland’ & ‘Defector’ to PAX South
Oculus is bringing two highly anticipated Rift exclusives to PAX South in San Antonio, Texas this year: Stormland and Defector.
Stormland, a sci-fi adventure from Insomniac Games, first debuted at PAX West last summer. It was available through a pop-up installation...
Foldaway Haptics is Making a Thumbstick for VR Controllers That Pushes Back
Switzerland-based Foldaway Haptics is building a haptic joystick with force feedback. The impressive device, which can push back against your finger in any direction, could bring rich feedback to VR controllers at reasonable costs.
Over the years we've seen some...
‘OrbusVR: Reborn’ Expansion Heads into Beta #3 in Open Weekend Starting Today
OrbusVR: Reborn is the first expansion to OrbusVR, a VRMMORGP in Early Access from indie studio Orbus Online. Now in its third open beta weekend, owners of the base game OrbusVR can hop into Reborn starting today, which comes with plenty of new...
‘Beat Saber’ Vaults to #2 Most Downloaded PSVR Title of 2018, ‘Job Simulator’ #1 (again)
Sony today released a list of the top ten most downloaded titles of 2018, and while many of the same faces have made an appearance on PSVR's chart again, including the platform's launch day juggernaut Job Simulator at the number...
Exclusive: DisplayLink Demonstrates Foveated Compression for Better Wireless VR
DisplayLink has been building out its wireless VR compression technology for the last few years, eventually finding its way into the recently released Vive Wireless Adapter. But VR headsets are inevitably moving toward higher resolutions—as we've seen this week...
Hands-on: VR Motion Controller ‘Atraxa’ Offers Promising 6DOF Without Occlusion Issues
Northern Digital is a Waterloo, Canada-based manufacturer of 3D measurement devices, and while the company has mainly focused on creating for various industries such as medicine and aeronautics throughout their 35 years of existence, they've recently unveiled a reference design...
DisplayLink Showing 60GHz Wireless Adapter Reference Design for Oculus Rift
Connectivity company DisplayLink is showing a reference design for a 60GHz Oculus Rift wireless adapter at CES 2019.
DisplayLink created the DisplayLink XR wireless adapter reference design that would go on to become the Vive Wireless Adapter. The unit pairs...
