“Luna”: A ‘Deep Game’, Narrative Puzzler about Recovering From Grief & Trauma
One of the best VR experiences I did at PAX West this year was Funomena's Luna, which is a unique blend of tactile puzzles, creative world building, musical improvisation within the context of an emotionally-charged narrative. Luna is designed...
The Proto Awards Announces 2016 Nominees, Comedian Ron Funches to Host
The Virtual Reality Foundation has announced the nominees for the 2016 Proto Awards, the third annual award show created to honor individuals and teams making strides in the field of virtual reality.
Selecting the nominees was done through an intensive process wherein the...
HTC Vive Now Available from Amazon in the US
Amazon have announced they've started selling the SteamVR powered HTC Vive VR system in their US online store.
Consumer virtual reality systems like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are still just months old and already it feels like they're...
Google’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody Experience’ Proves That VR Music Videos Are the Future
In collaboration with Queen, Google Play's Bohemian Rhapsody Experience for Cardboard is an impressive example of where VR music videos are heading.
In an age where people rarely buy physical albums anymore, music videos are today's cover art; they connect memorable imagery to...
Adding Haptic Feedback through Inaudible Bass with SubPac
It was on a San Jose sidewalk in 2015 that I first tried the SubPac and felt like I was immediately transported into a dance club standing in front of giant subwoofers with the soundwaves of bass rippling through...
Oculus Confirms ‘Guardian’ Virtual Boundary System, Coming in Next SDK Update
Oculus has confirmed work on a VR boundary system which they're calling Guardian. The system will launch this week with the Oculus PC SDK 1.8 update.
While it's relatively easy to keep users safe in seated-VR experience, once you have...
Hands-on: ‘Rick and Morty Simulator’ on HTC Vive
I recently got the chance to go hands-on with Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality on the HTC Vive from Adult Swim and Owlchemy Labs. The first thing I noticed about the game is that seeing 2D characters in 3D...
VR Advertisement Platform Vertebrae Raises $10M Investment
Vertebrae, a virtual reality advertising platform that promises to bring ad supported monetization to VR publishers, today announced a $10 million series A fundraising.
Vertebrae's platform, now out of stealth, is currently in private beta for use by content publishers such as entertainment...
Wide-Area Tracking for VR Arcades with OptiTrack
OptiTrack premiered a new demo at GDC that shows the extent of their tracking technology precision. They put passive tracking markers on a basketball and football that allowed people to go toss a ball back and forth to each...
Squanchtendo’s First VR Game ‘Accounting’ is Hilarious and Completely Free
What’s better than Justin Roiland making a VR game? Justin Roiland making a VR game and releasing it for free. That’s right, newly formed VR studio Squanchtendo’s first game, Accounting, will be completely free.
Road to VR got a brief...
