Hands-on: ‘Project Arena’ Aims for Competitive VR Motion Combat

Project Arena is a competitive ‘full-body’ VR experience from CCP. Using the Oculus Touch controllers, this eSports experiment is far removed from the space simulation themes normally associated with the company, although it retains much of the style and slick presentation. I was able...

VR Chief to Explain “Google’s Vision for VR” in Hour-long Session at I/O 2016

Google have been floating at the periphery of serious commitment to virtual reality since the launch of their ultra low-cost Android Cardboard VR platform in 2014. But this year's Google I/O session schedule indicates it's about to throw some...
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‘EVE: Valkyrie’ to Receive Carrier Assault Mode with Star Wars-style Trench-run

A new objective-based game mode was today announced for EVE: Valkyrie at Fanfest 2016, CCP's annual gathering in Reykjavik, Iceland. Called 'Carrier Assault', it promises to offers what lead designer Andrew Willans calls an "influence from a certain '70s sci-fi classic moment."...
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CCP Teases New Footage of ‘Project Arena’, a Purported ‘VR eSport’ for Touch and Vive

Project Arena, a prototype game now in development from CCP, was teased today by CCP Games at Fanfest 2016, the company's annual gathering in Reykjavik, Iceland. We first saw a rudimentary prototype of Project Arena at Fanfest 2015. It was found among a...

Meet Strangers in VR and Create Beautiful Things Together

What if you could take the magical sense of creativity evoked by Tilt Brush and share that with someone else, online, simultaneously, using nothing but your hands for input? That's the ethos behind developer Mike Harris' latest project, StrangersVR. If...
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‘Skywand’ Uses VR and Autonomous Drones to Capture the Perfect Shot

Once upon a time if you were a filmmaker who wanted an aerial shot, you paid a hefty fee to charter a helicopter and brought a camera along for the ride. Today, filmmakers can use virtual reality to pre-plan...
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How to Make Your Own Mixed Reality Video for VR Racing

Mixed reality videos, demonstrating the power of virtual reality without a headset, are all the rage it seems. Marcel Pfister, the racing enthusiast behind a recent, astoundingly effective example, shares how he pulled it off in his latest video. Marc...

Using VR to Treat Lazy Eye with ‘Vivid Vision’

It's not every day that someone gains an entirely new sense, but James Blaha did just that. He created a virtual reality vision therapy experience that essentially cured his lazy eye and enabled him to see in 3D for...

Review: ‘Technolust’ is a Gritty Cyberpunk Adventure That Leaves You Begging For More

Technolust, like many others in the cyberpunk genre, stands on the shoulders of giants. Taking cues from neo-noir staples like Blade Runner (1982) and William Gibson's Neuromancer (1984), the adventure game makes good on its promise to deliver the lovably gritty 'high-tech, low-life' atmosphere that cyberpunk fans are after,...

Figuring Out Social VR is Key to Mainstream Adoption

Let’s face it, if there is one VR category that has the most potential, the most controversy, and admittedly the most goofiness, it's social VR. Guest article by Ben Smith Ben is an active investor in VR and digital media, and...