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This ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ VR Scene is Re-created Straight from a Blu-Ray Disc

This impressive virtual reality recreation of Mad Max: Fury Road is extrapolated entirely from frames on a Blu-Ray disc, opening up the possibility for a new sub genre of homebrew VR experiences. Photogrammetry is the process of capturing objects or environments...
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New Valve ‘DOTA 2 Secret Shop’ and ‘Aperture Science’ HTC Vive Gameplay is the Best Yet

The HTC Vive, despite its levels of public exposure in recent months, still has an air of mystery surrounding it and in particular certain demo's used to impress those who've tried it. 2 of the most anticipated (and least...

Exploring the Hidden Military VR of the Vis-Sim Industry

In this, the latest in the semi-regular feature, Kevin Williams explores the wider aspect of the re-emergence of virtual reality development. In this article, he explores a resilient segment of the VR industry, Visuals and Simulations. Kevin Williams has an extensive...
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‘Stacks’ 2.0 Prototype Adds Multiplayer and More with Vive Support Coming Soon

Stacks is a prototype VR experience in the works by the creators of Convrge. Still in its basic early stages, but somehow mesmerizing, Stacks allow you to craft a tiny Lego-like creation out of cubes as a gigantic mirror version...

Sony Hint at PlayStation VR Pricing, May Be Close to Launch PS4 Cost

Project Morpheus has been re-christened PlayStation VR, and represents a bold move by the console platform to establish new paradigm in home gaming. But how much can you expect to pay for that new paradigm? Sony Entertainment's CEO Andrew...
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New ‘Adventure Time’ Gear VR Game Released, Gameplay Footage Revealed

We reported recently that the creator of the smash hit animated series Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward, had seemingly gone a little crazy over virtual reality. Well, it looks like that craziness has taken shape, in the form of a...
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WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – September #3

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. VR Runner is an experimental project to test the level of immersion...

VR Training for Barge Pilots & Informed Interaction in Virtual Environments

Indira Thouvenin teaches Virtual Reality at the University of Technology Compiegne. Her research focuses on informed interaction in virtual environments, and how knowledge representation and sensory motor knowledge are linked within these environments and can be used for training,...
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Exclusive: New P.O.L.L.E.N Gameplay Highlights Eerie Visuals and Intriguing Puzzles

POLLEN is an upcoming first-person sci-fi puzzle exploration game produced by Finland based Mindfield Games. Taking you to the far-off research station on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, you follow an ominous quest to explore a mysterious time-bending phenomenon that has taken hold of the...

VRCHIVE is a 360 Image Sharing Platform for VR’s Renaissance

VRCHIVE is a “content distribution platform” for 360-degree images; in other words, it is a hosting service that allows users, be they professional photographers or VR laymen, to view and show monoscopic and stereoscopic spherical images. Ka’i Kau founded VRCHIVE...