You Can Save $500 on Meta 2 Dev Kit If You Order Before Monday’s Price Hike
Following several months of delays, the last we heard from Meta was that they expected the Meta 2 AR dev kit to begin "volume shipping" in August. Now as we approach the end of the month it appears that...
‘FORM’ Developers Confirm Work on New VR Project
It's been a good week for fans of FORM: the game has made its way to the Oculus store (and received Rift support on Steam), and now the developers have confirmed work on a new VR project.
Form is the impressive first...
PTSD Exposure Therapy in VR: Importance of Storytelling & Emotional Presence in Healing Trauma
Dr. Skip Rizzo heads the Medical VR Research Group at USC's Institute for Creative Technologies, which has been exploring how to use VR for psychological treatments, cognitive assessment, motor rehabilitation therapy, as well as interactions with virtual humans. He's...
Hands-on: ‘Kat Walk’ Proves That VR Treadmills Are Getting Better, but Still Aren’t Perfect
Despite completing a successful Kickstarter back in August 2015, there still aren't many Kat Walk VR treadmills outside of Asia, let alone the premium version specially built for out-of-home facilities like theme parks, malls, and cruise ships. The short...
Oculus and Crytek Explore New & Novel Methods of VR Locomotion
Oculus has teamed up with Crytek to share a series of VR game design learnings. The second and latest post in the series explores eight prototype methods for moving or rotating in virtual reality.
Keeping players comfortable in VR is...
Acclaimed VR Puzzle Game ‘FORM’ Now Available for Oculus Rift
Release in June, FORM is a VR puzzle game which has received top marks for its imposing, dream-like architecture and geometric puzzles. Now the game is available for Oculus Rift via both SteamVR and the Oculus store with a...
Zero Latency’s ‘Warehouse Scale’ VR Arena Comes to MGM Grand in Vegas
Zero Latency’s new installation at the MGM Grand’s massive Level Up gaming lounge marks another positive milestone for the Melbourne-based company and out-of-home VR technology. The Las Vegas facility opens on September 8th, offering untethered, eight-player VR entertainment across a...
KFC Says Its Wacky VR Chicken Frying Experience Will Really Be Used for Employee Training
KFC has revealed a curious trailer for The Hard Way: A Virtual Reality Training Experience, an ‘escape room’ game designed for VR. While it may seem like a rather smart marketing campaign at first glance, the world-famous fast food...
Google’s AR/VR Team Just Keeps Growing
Google first started its venture into virtual reality with Google Cardboard back in 2014. Since then we've seen the company's ambitions in VR and AR continue to grow with the introduction and launch of the Daydream headsets in 2016,...
Hands-on: ‘Chroma Lab’ is a Mesmerizing Physics Sandbox and a Simple But Stunning VR Showcase
Chroma Lab is a mesmerising particle simulation and a simple but stunning VR showcase, using a custom physics engine to calculate the fluid-like behaviour of more than 100,000 particles. While there are no ‘game’ elements, indie developer Sean Tann...
