2023 Sections

2023 Sections

‘Rick and Morty Simulator’: Making Narratives More Plausible through Interruption

When Owlchemy Labs' Alex Schwartz saw that Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland was a fan of their Job Simulator VR experience, then he reached out and met up with Justin in Los Angeles. They came up with the...

SteamVR Updated to Play Nicer with Quest Headsets

Oculus Quest headsets now account for nearly 44% of all headsets used on Steam, and this clearly hasn't gone unnoticed by Valve. An update to the latest SteamVR beta aims to make the experience easier for new users. Despite making...

‘Shapelab’ 3D Modeling App Launches on Quest in Early Access

Leopoly, the studio behind PC VR modeling software Shapelab (2023), has launched a new version built specifically for Quest headsets. Called Shapelab Lite, the polygon-based 3D modeling app is now in early access for Quest 3, Quest 3S and Quest...

Meta Wants to Beat Google at its Own Game with Horizon OS

Meta announced it's licensing its XR operating system to select OEMs in a bid to become a more open alternative to Vision Pro, marking a monumental shift in the company's XR strategy. This puts Meta in an entirely new...
video

‘Harmonix Music VR’ is the Weirdest Collection of Things I’ve Ever Done in VR

Harmonix Music VR is a collection of music-based experiences slated to launch alongside PSVR on October 13th. Ranging from trippy to the super trippy, the experiences of Music VR are a mix of passive and interactive worlds designed to evoke what creative...

Designing ‘Virtual Virtual Reality’, One of Mobile VR’s Most Immersive Games Yet

Launched initially on Daydream in early 2017, and now available on Gear VR, Oculus Go, and Oculus Rift, Virtual Virtual Reality's smart interaction design gives players freedom and control which—combined with a narrative tying it all together—makes Virtual Virtual Reality...

Quest v34 Update Brings ‘Space Sense’ Guardian, Android Notifications & MR App Publishing

It seems Quest owners are about to get a healthy dose of new features in the v34 update, something Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says will bring the previously leaked 'Space Sense' Guardian system, push notifications in VR from Android...

Valve: No Steam Dev Days in 2017 “and not very likely for 2018”

Valve's 'no press allowed' dev conference, Steam Dev Days, is seeing the ax this year, and it seems next year doesn't look any better. According to a tweet by Valve Marketing and Business Development team member Tom Giardino, Steam Dev Days...
video

This Star Trek Enterprise Virtual Tour is VR Ready and Absolutely Incredible

We've already seen a fair few fan-made virtual reality recreations of popular sci-fi franchise, but this latest recreation of Star Trek: The Next Generation's Enterprise-D starship will redefine your expectations from future efforts. It stands to reason that for people...

Maker of the Taser Acquires VR Studio to Bolster VR Police Training

Axon, the company best known for its Taser stun guns, has announced the acquisition of VR studio Foundry 45 which it says will bolster its VR training offerings. Founded in 1993, Axon is the company behind the well known Taser...

VR on the Open Web with A-Frame and WebVR

Is VR on the open web going to provide a good enough experience as to be a viable distribution platform for certain VR content? That's the big question that people have been asking for the past couple of years,...
video

‘Black Mirror’ Inspired Sci-fi Mystery ‘Torn’ Confirmed for August Launch on PSVR, Rift & Vive

Torn is an upcoming sci-fi mystery puzzle from Aspyr Media that takes inspiration from The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror. Now the studio has confirmed with Road to VR that Torn is indeed launching on all supported platforms next month.  We were curious when we...

VRMMO ‘Zenith’ Kickstarter Pushes Past $200,000 in Funding with 2 Weeks Left

Ramen VR, a new indie studio, launched a Kickstarter recently to help fund an ambitious new MMO called Zenith, a game currently being built for both VR and desktop users. Update (September 11th, 2019): Zenith has officially topped over $200k,...

Quest 3 Passes a Critical Milestone as the Most-used VR Headset on Steam

Nearly two years after its launch, Quest 3 has finally claimed the top spot as the most-used VR headset on Steam. Though the metric is measured by Steam's stats, the importance of the milestone has little to do with...

PlayStation VR’s RIGS & the Future of eSports in VR

One of the PlayStation VR titles at Sony's E3 booth this week is RIGS: Mechanized Combat League, which is a competitive, 3 player vs 3 player game that is like a mixture between a FPS and basketball. The overall...
39,929FansLike
13,574FollowersFollow
66,541FollowersFollow
27,800SubscribersSubscribe

Latest Headlines

Features & Reviews