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New PSVR ‘Rigs’ Trailer Reminds Us Why We Like it so Much

Guerilla Cambridge developed arena shooter Rigs: Mechanized Combat League will be available at the PlayStation VR's launch and this new trailer reminds us why it's one of our most anticipated titles for the platform. Rigs: Mechanized Combat League is somewhat of an anomaly...

Prototype VR Robot Fighter Reminds us of ‘Pacific Rim’ in the Best Possible Way

This footage of a physics-driven, motion-controlled robot brawler not only looks amazing, but also features an extremely clever VR control mechanic we'd love to get our hands on. Of all the sub genres I'd ever considered as "things I'd love to...
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Ubisoft Fart Simulating “Nosulus Rift” South Park Ad Pokes Fun at VR Headsets

Ubisoft have taken immersive hardware peripherals to the next logical level for the new South Park game with a fictional, but completely functional, nose-mounted odour generator, the Nosulus Rift. Subtlety, taste and class - three words you'll never hear associated...

Sony Announce PlayStation VR Gamescom Lineup

These are the PlayStation VR games making their way to Gamescom 2016 in Cologne next week. Gamescom, Europe's biggest games conference, gets underway in Cologne, Germany next week and as one of the last major gaming events before Sony's PS4...

National Geographic and “Hurt Locker” Director Team Up on New VR Film

National Geographic are further committing themselves to immersive film-making as they announce a new VR short, co-directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Director of The Hurt Locker, which aims to bring the terrible plight of the African Elephant to VR. National Geographic are to...

HTC Vive Now Shipping With a New VR Game Bundle

The free three-game bundle that comes with the purchase of an HTC Vive is now featuring two new titles. HTC today debuted a new game bundle for new purchases of the Vive. The Gallery: Call of the Starseed and Zombie...

Social Presence & Training Social Dynamics with Virtual Humans

Team training scenarios are often difficult due to the logistics involved with coordinating many different people's schedules. One solution has been to use virtual humans as stand-ins for actual humans in team training scenarios where the conversation is mediated...
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Elders React to the HTC Vive with Joy, Fear, and Disbelief at How Far Technology Has...

...granted, that's not much different than how the rest of the world reacts to it in their first try of VR, but this video (above) in the 'Elders React' series is too good to pass up. Fine Brothers Entertainment took...

‘Virtual Reality Challenge’ Promises UK’s “largest VR-only Game Jam ever”

Fellow virtual reality news outlet VRFocus has launched 'Virtual Reality Challenge' and has hopes for it to become the largest hackathon of its kind in the UK dedicated to virtual reality content. Hackathon events in various forms are now commonplace...

Mindshow’s VR Movie-making Helped Me Rediscover the Joy of Play-acting

Frank He rediscovers his childhood and finds a new talent for improvisational performance as he goes hands on with Mindshow, a new virtual reality application that lets you create and act in your own interactive movies. A childhood experience some of us...