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Diversity in VR: Lessons from the Oculus Launchpad Initiative

In March 2016, Oculus announced their Oculus Launchpad program with the idea that in order for VR to be successful, then there needs to be a diverse range of content created from diverse set of creators who are informed...

The Best Vision Pro Accessories & Why You’ll Want Them

Vision Pro launched on February 2nd with a solid count of first-party accessories and in-box items. If you're shelling out at least $3,500 for the thing, you might as well protect it from scratches and dust, and kit it out with...

Apple Reveals Pricing & Release Date for Logitech Stylus & PSVR 2 Controllers for Vision Pro

Apple previously announced the Logitech Muse stylus for Vision Pro and added PSVR 2 controller support to VisionOS 26. Now we have an official release date for the stylus and a package of PSVR 2 controllers which will be...

‘Pool Nation VR’ Review

Video games have induced many emotions inside me over the years but, I don’t think any of them felt as real as the shame I felt when the AI computer, on easy, sunk his final ball against me. As...

‘NewRetroArcade: Neon’ Bringing Multiplayer and “Huge Amount of New Content” to HTC Vive

Developer Digital Cybercherries has today announced plans to develop a new version of their acclaimed virtual arcade. NewRetroArcade: Neon will be built for SteamVR and will include multiplayer, motion-controls, and room-scale capability for the HTC Vive. Launched all the way back in 2014, NewRetroArcade is a...

Resolution Games Secures $25M Series C Funding, ‘Demeo’ Surpasses “multi-million dollars” in Revenue

Resolution Games, the studio behind popular multiplayer VR titles Demeo (2021) and Blaston (2020), today announced it has secured a Series C funding round of $25 million. The Stockholm-based company says the investment will be used to bring "proper...

‘Iron Man’ Director Jon Favreau’s First VR Project ‘Gnomes & Goblins’ Looks Delightful

Veteran Director of Iron Man, Chef and more recently The Jungle Book, Jon Favreau has now teamed up with veteran VR production house WEVR on a brand new project entitled 'Gnomes & Goblins', a realtime VR experience set in a magical...

We Didn’t Expect This Good of a Quest 3S Black Friday Deal

Meta usually launches its newest headsets toward the end of the year, and that usually means the headset itself doesn't go on sale until the next holiday. But this year is an exception, at least for Amazon which is offering up...

Hands-on: ‘VELOCIBEASTS’ Explores Another Promising Form of Experimental VR Locomotion

Moving around in VR isn't a solved problem. In 5 years, the best games and experiences won't be using point-and-click teleportation. At GDC 2017 last week, I saw two promising new types of experimental locomotion in VR. First was...

Live Action VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Debuts in ‘Horizon Worlds’ Next Month

There are plenty of live action VR videos out there, but most are fairly short, based entirely around sports, or other things... Coming soon to Meta Horizon Worlds on Quest is a VR horror series called The Faceless Lady, which is bringing six...

Ex-Oculus CTO: ‘Beat Saber was much more important to VR’s growth than Half-Life: Alyx’

John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and legendary programmer, isn't shy when it comes to voicing his opinions on all things XR. To Carmack, Meta's block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber (2018) was "far more important than Half-Life: Alyx" in pushing adoption...

SHVR Vive Jam Kicks off With 40 of China’s Top VR Developers

Today marks the start of the SHVR Vive Jam, a weekend-long event giving Chinese developers a chance to prototype room-scale experiences on the HTC Vive. Hosted at the Transist office in Shanghai, the jam has drawn developers from across...

Oculus Anniversary Sale Brings Big Discounts on Quest & Rift Games

To celebrate the one year anniversary of the release of Quest and Rift S, Oculus is hosting a sale on heap of games for both headsets, including some Quest bundles with top titles. Oculus has kicked off its anniversary sale...

‘The Unity Cube’ is the Worst Quest Game on Oculus App Lab—on Purpose

The Unity Cube is an experiment from developer Tony "SkarredGhost" Vitillo to test the limits of what Oculus will allow into the App Lab program. Vitillo submitted a fully functional application which simply presents the user with a cube in...

Atari to Debut ‘Rollercoaster Tycoon Joyride’, Its First VR Game, This Month at GDC

Atari has confirmed that the forthcoming Rollercoaster Tycoon Joyride, its first VR title, will make its debut at GDC 2018 later this month. The game is slated to launch in the first half of 2018 on PS4 with support for...
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