2023 Sections
‘Ready Player One’ VR Content on the Way with Vive as Official Partner
In preparation for Steven Spielberg's theatrical adaptation of Ernest Cline's critically acclaimed novel Ready Player One, HTC Vive and Warner Bros Pictures today announced a deal that makes the Vive an official partner for all upcoming VR content for the film. All...
‘Yahoo! MAP’ for iOS Now Has AR Navigation Mode in Japan
Yahoo! Japan just updated their iOS-based Map application to include a new experimental AR mode which superimposes a blue pathway onto the physical world for you to follow to your final destination. The AR function, which is only intended for...
The Very Best Quest 2 and Quest 3 Games – 21 Expert Picks
Meta Quest has the biggest standalone VR game library to date and if you're brand new to the world of VR it might be difficult to know where to start. In this article we're giving our recommendations of the...
Watch: This is ‘Sparc’, CCP’s Striking New Futuristic VR Sports Title
CCP games, the developers behind EVE: Valkyrie, have revealed their next made-for-VR title Sparc, a futuristic TRON-esque sports title for HTC Vive, PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift & Touch.
This is Sparc, a new multiplayer sports title from the developers that...
Light Field Lab Secures $28 Million to Develop Holographic Displays
Light Field Lab, known for its advancements in light-field display technology, successfully completed a Series A funding round, scoring the firm over $28 million in venture capital to manufacture and distribute working products. The investment round was led by...
Valve Releases ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Steam Workshop Tools for Making & Downloading Mods
Valve today launched new Half-Life: Alyx modding tools which will allow developers and tinkerers to make and publish mods and user-generated content via the Steam Workshop system. Valve says the tools will allow for the creation of new levels, models, textures,...
Open-source Modeling & Animation Tool ‘Blender’ Now Includes Basic VR Support
Blender, a popular free open-source modeling and animation tool, just launched its 2.83 update, which brings basic VR support via the OpenXR API. The recent release lets users step into their 3D scenes to see them up close and...
Meta Launches Monthly VR Game Subscription Service for Quest
Meta today announced a new VR game subscription service that will give you access to two hand-picked Quest games per month, priced at $8 per month, or $60 annually.
Called Meta Quest+, the subscription service will be available to Quest...
Now You Can Own a Fidget Spinner in VR, Because Why Not
Fidget spinners—little spinning hand toys—are one of the latest fads to see explosive growth, rising rapidly in popularity faster than the most hopeful startup. With a seemingly endless number of spinners available to purchase, developer Vladimir Storm decided to make...
‘Skydance’s Behemoth’ Review – A Colossal Step Forward in VR Action-Adventure Gaming
Skydance's Behemoth showcases a lot of hard-won lessons in VR design, which is mostly thanks to the studio's pioneering work on its most successful VR game to date: The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020). As an original IP in the action-adventure...
Oculus Quest 2 Surpasses Original Quest in Monthly Active Users
In a look back at 2020, Facebook Reality Lab's head Andrew Bosworth revealed that Quest 2 quietly celebrated a few new milestones shortly after its October 13th launch.
In the blogpost, Bosworth says that despite the need for social distancing...
5 Oculus Quest Hardware Mods for Better Comfort
Oculus Quest is an awesome achievement in engineering; no other standalone VR headset offers the quality, rock solid positional tracking, ease of use, and competitive price point as Quest. But still, you may find that once your wallet is...
Sony Just Invested $250 Million in Epic Games, Here’s What it Could Mean for VR and...
Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. Unreal Engine is the second most popular game engine for...
How ‘Gorilla Tag’ Became a $100 Million VR Success on Quest
1 in 3 Quest owners have downloaded Gorilla Tag, making it the most successful game ever on standalone VR. Gorilla Tag, created by studio Another Axiom, has emerged as a standout success in the virtual reality gaming space, not...
Vision Pro is Hands-down the Best Movie Experience You Can Have on a Plane
After an eight hour flight, I can say that Apple has largely nailed the Vision Pro use-case of movie watching on a plane. But a few key improvements stand to make it more widely appealing.
Nobody looks forward to an...



















