‘Job Simulator’ Surpasses $3 Million in Sales, Becoming “most popular VR title to date”
Owlchemy Labs today announced that its tongue-in-cheek simulator game, Job Simulator (2016), has earned over $3 million in sales since its launch last April. According to Owlchemy Labs, this combined with the fact that Job Simulator has generated over 250...
Trinity VR’s ‘DiamondFX’ Batting Simulator is Made for the Major Leagues
We speak to Trinity VR about their Vive Tracker powered Diamond FX project which aims to provide realistic virtual reality simulations for major league baseball teams, all powered by years of real pitching statistics.
One of the more off-beat uses...
‘DREAMS OF O’ is a Hauntingly Beautiful VR Dive into a Dark and Unforgiving World
Cirque du Soleil and Felix & Paul Studios recently launched another fantastical collaborative VR video, this time delving deep into the world of surreal underwater performance art with its aerial acrobatics, dives, fire, and hauntingly beautiful amphibious characters.
The 12-minute 360...
Video: Intel Project Alloy Shows Multiplayer Gaming in Mixed Reality Demo
Project Alloy, Intel's VR headset with mixed reality (MR) capabilities revealed at Intel Developer Forum last August, got a little extra stage time this CES, as Intel showed off some more of the headset's gaming chops.
The video shows two users playing...
First Look at Windows Holographic VR Headsets from Dell, HP, Acer & 3Glasses
Here's a visual tour of some of the first VR headsets to be shown adopting Microsoft's new Windows Holographic platform. At CES Acer, 3Glasses, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all showing VR headsets due for 2017, this is what...
Hands-on: Noitom’s Hi5 VR Glove Brings Compelling Finger Tracking to the Vive
VR input gloves are getting a big boost thanks to HTC's newly revealed Vive Tracker. The combination of Noitom's Hi5 VR glove and the Tracker forms a surprisingly compelling input experience that adds finger-level fidelity to Vive experiences.
We've seen plenty...
Huawei’s Mate 9 Pro is Daydream-compatible, Future Phones to Include Tango
Amit Singh, lead of business and operations at Google's VR/AR team, today officially announced on stage during the Huawei keynote speech that the Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Mate 9 Porsche Design will be the next phones to conform...
Samsung Gear VR Install Base Has Passed 5 Million Headsets
Samsung confirms 5+ million Gear VR headsets are now in use worldwide, announced at their CES 2017 keynote. The Gear VR headset launched in November 2015, and was the first high-quality VR solution for smartphones.
In his opening speech at CES...
Yes, TPCast’s Wireless VR Solution Does Work with Vive’s New Deluxe Headstrap
Wondering if Vive's newly announced powered up Deluxe Audio Strap upgrade will work with TPCast's promising wireless VR solution? Wonder no longer.
With the huge wave of accessories announced by HTC for it's SteamVR powered Vive headset at CES yesterday,...
Magic Leap CEO: “We have made something that is small, mobile, powerful, and we think pretty cool”
Magic Leap is a mystery. Parsing through their pre-factual, post-cool ad campaign leaves you with the impression that the brains at the company have created the next be-all and end-all of augmented reality devices thanks to an ingenious light field...
