‘Take on Me’ Built With ARKit Opens a Portal to ’80s Nostalgia
The mantra goes: If it's possible, someone will eventually build it. That statement rings true for everything from the weird and spastic games like Mosh Pit Simulator or hardware add-ons like the pulsating haptic skin from Omnipulse, and while I'm just...
Models of Consciousness Transformation & Unlocking Latent Human Potentials with VR
The Institute of Noetic Sciences was founded by Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell after he had a mystical experience on the way back from being the sixth man to walk on the moon. After finding a description of his...
‘Rec Room’ Update Adds Hundreds of New Items, Increases Level Cap, Squashes Bugs
The impressively popular social VR game Rec Room recently received a ‘Fancy Pants’ update, adding more than 100 new items for players to customize their avatars. As detailed on the game’s Steam news page, the update fixes a number of...
HTC to Launch Standalone Vive Headset in China Tied to Viveport Content Store
HTC today announced a new variant of its Vive standalone VR headset which is aimed specifically at the Chinese VR market and will tap the company's Viveport content platform as the official app store for the headset. Meanwhile, in...
Rave in VR at Tonight’s Free HEAVYGRINDER Show in ‘TheWaveVR’
TheWaveVR, a social music platform for VR performances, debuts its third major show, this time bringing EDM duo HEAVYGRINDER into VR for a live and interactive virtual reality concert. You can join the fun for free tonight, July 26th, at...
‘The Wizards’ Spellcasting Combat Game Launches in Early Access Friday – Launch Trailer
The Wizards is a single-player spellcasting combat game from Carbon Studio, the makers of Alice VR. The game is set to launch in Early Access on Steam for the Vive and Rift this Friday, July 28th. A new Early Access launch...
Sony Announces 4 Asia-Developed PSVR Titles Are Coming West
Sony today announced four new titles for PlayStation VR at the annual ChinaJoy Expo in Shanghai—all of which have been confirmed to make it over to Western audiences. The games come as a result of a partnership between Sony Interactive Entertainment and...
Oculus 1.17 Update Will Let You Launch SteamVR Apps From Oculus Home
Until recently, Oculus Rift owners have had to maintain two separate repositories for games; Steam and Oculus Home. And depending on where you bought a game, that's usually where you'd launch it from. Revealed in a forum post, Oculus...
Magic Leap Researchers Reveal “Deep SLAM” Tracking Algorithm
Magic Leap, the mysterious AR startup with a multiple-billion dollar valuation, still doesn't have a headset to show the world, but in a recent paper published by Magic Leap researchers entitled Toward Geometric Deep SLAM, we get a peek...
New York City Invests in AR/VR Incubator to Bolster City’s Jobs, Tech Talent
New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, Alicia Glen, recently announced the selection of NYU Tandon School of Engineering to “develop and operate” the “first government-funded” VR/AR hub for education, training, research, investment and business creation...