‘Chess Ultra’ is Bringing its Luxurious Game Environments to PSVR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive
Ripstone Games, makers of Pure Chess (2012), are bringing their upcoming sequel Chess Ultra to PlayStationVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The classic chess game features a number of beautifully rendered environments that will finally make you feel like the rich and magnanimous...
Experiential Poems: Exploring Emotions & Embodied Vulnerability in VR with Cabbibo
Using language to translate an experience into words is one of the highest levels of abstraction that we know as humans. Using the power of visual metaphor through poetry is able to get to deeper levels of emotion, and...
New ‘Sansar’ Video Glimpses More Virtual Worlds Made on the Social VR Platform
Sansar is the next-gen virtual world platform from Linden Lab, the creator of Second Life (2003). Due to launch in Spring 2017, Sansar is a new take for the company on virtual worlds, this time built from the ground up...
NVIDIA GTC VR Content Showcase to Award $30k in Cash & Prizes to Non-gaming Applications
At NVIDIA's upcoming GTC 2017 conference on May 8-11, the company plans to award $30,000 in cash and prizes to the winners of the VR Content Showcase which is seeking companies focusing on content other than gaming which is using or...
OSVR is Offering a 20% Discount on the HDK 2 for Students and Developers
OSVR is currently offering the HDK 2 at a 20% price reduction as part of their Academia and Developer Program. The HDK 2 is the most recent iteration of the organization's open-source VR headset, normally priced at $399.
The OSVR HDK...
Photogrammetry Showcase ‘Realities’ Update Brings New Content, Touch Support, and Improved Visuals
Realities, a ‘virtual travel’ title that presents near photo-realistic VR captures of real-world locations, has received a major update. In addition to a new explorable location, the software has been overhauled to support forward rendering and improved support for...
PlayStation VR to Get Improved Tracking and 3D Blu-ray Playback in Next PS4 Update
Among other additions to the console's base experience, the forthcoming PS4 System Software Update 4.50 will bring improved tracking and 3D Blu-ray playback to Sony's PlayStation VR headset.
In time for the launch of Farpoint and the PSVR Aim controller, the...
Hands-on: ‘VELOCIBEASTS’ Explores Another Promising Form of Experimental VR Locomotion
Moving around in VR isn't a solved problem. In 5 years, the best games and experiences won't be using point-and-click teleportation. At GDC 2017 last week, I saw two promising new types of experimental locomotion in VR. First was...
Oculus Story Studio’s ‘Talking With Ghosts’ Takes You Inside a Comic, Debuts at Tribeca
The latest project from VR film specialists Oculus Story Studio. Talking with Ghosts, is a collection of four animated stories, each illustrated and brought to live in virtual reality, designed to bring you into an immersive comic book world.
Oculus Story...
