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‘Job Simulator’ and the Magic of Hand Presence

http://voicesofvr.com/315-job-simulator-and-the-magic-of-hand-presence/ Owlchemy Labs' Job Simulator was recently announced to be one of the bundled games to be included with the HTC Vive, and it's also going to be a launch title for the Sony PlayStation VR as well as for...

The Apple Effect: Magic Leap Founder’s Previous Company Launches App on Vision Pro

Apple's significant impact on the market tends to draw attention from companies that might not have otherwise entered a specific product category—aka "The Apple Effect." With the entrance of Apple Vision Pro, one such entity to follow suit is...

Hands-on: Creating Magical Machines in ‘Fantastic Contraption’ on HTC Vive

Greetings from delightfully temperate Seattle! At this weekend's PAX Prime, I had my first experience in the HTC Vive and got to see the brand new Fantastic Contraption demo. Christine Genova Porter caught the VR bug in late 2014. She's...

‘Animal Company’ Tops 100K Reviews on Quest, Striving to Beat ‘Gorilla Tag’ as Most Popular Game

Animal Company, the free-to-play early access game on Quest, has been at the top of the platform's highest-earning games multiple weeks in a row own, with long-time favorite Gorilla Tag sitting right behind it. And the Lethal Company-inspired game isn't showing any signs of waning...
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Google Announces New Tools to Develop High-performance Daydream Apps

During the opening presentation at today's Unity Vision Summit, Nathan Martz, Developer Platforms Product Manager at Google, took to the stage to talk about new tools that the company is releasing to help developers create high-performance apps for Daydream, Google's...

‘Rick and Morty’ VR Game is Releasing on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive April 20th

Rick and Morty are finally making their way to VR in Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. Coming to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets on Steam and Oculus Home, you can take part in the dimension-hopping adventure starting Thursday, April 20th...

Cat Simulator ‘Konrad the Kitten’ 2.0 Update Brings More Gameplay (and cats)

Virtual pets have seen quite the revival since consumer VR took off nearly three years ago. As an early entrant back in 2016, Konrad the Kitten took some of the much beloved game mechanics from the classic hand-held digital pet Tamagotchi and imbued...

‘Echo VR’ Online Play is Back with the Help of This Unofficial Mod

Meta shut down Echo VR, one of its best-performing VR games, in early August. At the time, it seemed like there was little hope for fans to ever play again, but now a modder has released an experimental project...

Google Says Global VR Search Volume Grew 400% in 12 Months

Google, who has now has several major VR initiatives underway, notes major gains in interest in virtual reality and 360 degree video capture and sharing. The company is now prompting brands to consider what role VR will play in...

Magic Leap to Offer “Deep Dive” on AR Game Design at GDC

After years of teasing, Magic Leap late last year finally offered a glimpse of the AR headset it's been developing, the Magic Leap One. Details on what the headset can actually do are still light, but come next week, four...

Understanding Predictive Tracking and Why It’s Important for AR/VR Headsets

In the context of AR and VR systems, predictive tracking refers to the process of predicting the future orientation and/or position of an object or body part. For instance, one might want to predict the orientation of the head...

‘Penn & Teller VR’ Launches on Quest & PC VR, PSVR Version in July

Gearbox Software today released their latest VR game, a title from magic/comedy duo Penn & Teller called Penn & Teller VR: Frankly Unfair, Unkind, Unnecessary, & Underhanded. The game is available on Quest, Rift and Vive starting today, with a version...

Jumpscare Puzzler ‘Silent Slayer’ Coming to Quest Next Month, Trailer Here

Schell Games announced its upcoming VR horror-puzzler Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire is landing on the Quest platform next month. Update (May 16th, 2024): Silent Slayer is slated to arrive on Quest 2/3/Pro on June 6th, which is now available for...

PSVR Owners Can Now Request a Free Camera Adapter for PS5 Compatibility

Sony has finally revealed how and when PSVR owners can get their hands on a camera adapter to make PlayStation VR compatible with PS5. Sony will provide PSVR owners with one free camera adapter to enable support for the headset...

Valve Reveals Latest Knuckles Dev Kit & New ‘Moondust’ Tech Demo

Since announcing the 'Knuckles' controller prototype all the way back in 2016, Valve has been relatively quiet about its progress outside of a select group of developers who have been experimenting with early development kits. That changed this week...
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