Using Google Earth VR to Study Awe – Towards a Virtual Overview Effect

One of the unique affordances of virtual reality is its power to convey the vastness of scale, which can invoke feelings of awe. Denise Quesnel is a graduate student at Simon Frasier University's iSpace Lab, and she has been...

HoloLens 2.0 to Put a Custom A.I. Chip at the Heart of Its On-board Processor

Microsoft has undoubtedly been working on the next version of HoloLens, the company's AR headset, but now we know a little more about what's going into the next iteration: a Microsoft-built custom AI chip designed to carry out low-latency...

10 Oculus Exclusives HTC Vive Owners Should Play Using Revive Hack

Thanks to ReVive, a hack that lets SteamVR-compatible headsets play Oculus Rift exclusives, anyone with an HTC Vive can enjoy a number of unofficially supported games from the Oculus Store. Here we take a look at 5 of the games...

Oculus’ Nate Mitchell on the Fate of ‘Rooms’ and ‘Parties’ on Rift

VR is in many ways awesome, but still in many ways lacking. Ease-of-use, especially when it comes to playing in VR with friends, is presently a huge pain point for the experience. Oculus' solution to that pain point—announced more...

Acclaimed ‘Racket: Nx’ Getting Major ‘Early Access 2’ Update This Week

Racket: Nx is an impressively polished and physical VR arcade sport which plays like a mashup of futuristic racquetball and pinball. Currently in Early Access (and rated 99% positive), the game is due to get a major 'Early Access...
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‘Ready Player One’ Film Gets First Teaser Trailer

Ready Player One, the upcoming film directed by Steven Spielberg based on the VR-centric novel by Ernest Cline, just saw its first teaser trailer, released at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. As written by Cline, Ready Player One follows Wade Watts on his...

ARKit Project Shows Turn-by-Turn Directions in AR, Giving a Glimpse into Future of AR-enabled Maps

What's that building in the distance? Where's the nearest Starbucks? How do I get to there from here? These are questions you'd likely find answers to in your smartphone's map application—but with Apple's ARKit, one developer showed it could...

HTC VR Survey Offers Vives & Gift Cards as Prizes, Aims to Understand VR Users

A survey sponsored by HTC America is currently open on SurveyGizmo, with the option to enter a prize draw, which includes three Vive systems and seven gift cards worth $100 – $150. The sweepstakes is open to US residents,...
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MMO-like Dungeon Combat Game ‘Age of Heroes’ Launches From Vive X Portfolio Company Omnigames

Omnigames, among one of the first companies to join HTC's Vive X accelerator, has launched their "multiplayer combat VR game," Age of Heroes, on Steam. Age of Heroes aims to bring a MMO-like experience to VR, which means choosing classes, casting abilities,...

Get ‘EVE: Valkyrie’ Free When You Purchase Rift + Touch Bundle from Best Buy

Oculus' massive price drop that saw the cost of Rift + Touch slashed to only $400, is still going on for the next 4-5 weeks—but if you purchase through BestBuy.com, you can get EVE: Valkyrie, normally costing $40, for free. Note (07/21/17): Best Buy is currently...