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‘Raw Data’ Gets New Trailer, Early-access Coming Soon to Vive

Raw Data is heading to the HTC Vive, launching soon as an Early-access title. A new trailer shows the game's sci-fi action combat. Created by developer Survios, one of the most senior VR-dedicated studios, Raw Data promises an interactive action experience...

‘Starfighter Inc.’ Promises VR Space Combat Sim Built on a Hard Sci-Fi Foundation

Starfighter Inc., said to be the spiritual successor to X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (1997), is one of the most interesting space combat simulation projects currently in development. Recently relaunched on Kickstarter, developers Impeller Studios’ new crowdfunding campaign has a...

Jon Favreau’s ‘Gnomes & Goblins’ is Out for HTC Vive Now

Veteran Director of Iron Man, Chef and more recently The Jungle Book, Jon Favreau has created a brand new project entitled ‘Gnomes & Goblins’, a realtime VR experience set in a magical fantasy world. And it's out right now. In collaboration with Reality...

Sony Takes PlayStation VR on Tour to a US Town Near You

Sony is taking it's soon-to-arrive virtual reality headset, PlayStation VR, on tour across the USA for a brand offensive called "The Road to Greatness". Sony's PlayStation brand promotion tour which kicked off last year was seemingly a success, so much so...

Valve Shows off Miniscule Lighthouse Sensors

Valve's 'Lighthouse' tracking system relies on an array of sensors which detect laser sweeps from the accompanying base stations. Valve has shown a glimpse of the latest iteration of the sensors which are remarkably small compared to earlier prototypes. Valve's...
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First ‘Golem’ PlayStation VR Exclusive Gameplay Revealed

IGN has gone hands on with the new PlaySyation VR exclusive project from Highwire Games, a studio started by a gaggle of Ex-Halo and Infamous developers, and here's some footage from the session. We first set eyes on Golem from...

‘Neos’ Aims to be the Google Docs of VR World Building

We catch up with Sightline creator Tomáš 'Frooxius' Mariančík whose work to create the Google Docs of VR world building with his latest project Neos, is progressing rapidly. We've not heard much of Tomáš 'Frooxius' Mariančík, the developer behind the excellent...

Futuretown is Bringing Motion Platform Arcade Thrills to VR

Taipei based virtual reality company Futuretown is planning to build a out of home destination where you can experience custom built VR game experiences built for and enhanced by 3 different motion platforms. The rampant rise of video games in...

Lumus Packed a 55 Degree Field of View into Optics Less than 2mm Thick

At CES 2017, Lumus is demonstrating its latest waveguide optics which achieve a 55 degree field of view from optics less than 2mm thick, potentially enabling a truly glasses-sized augmented reality headset. Israel-based Lumus has been working on transparent optics...

HTC Vive Tracker Juggling (yes, juggling) Demonstrates Impressive Performance

The Vive Tracker, a 'puck'-like device designed to attach to objects to track them in VR via the SteamVR Tracking system, went on sale this week after 1,000 units went out to developers earlier this year. One developer aptly...

‘Mr. Robot’ 360 Experience Set to Stream to all Major VR Headsets For Limited Time

Mr. Robot fans take note: a special one-time-only 360 experience is headed your way for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR and Google Cardboard-enabled smartphones exactly at 10:45 AM PST on Thursday, July 21st. According to a report by Entertainment Weekly, the 360 experience...

HTC, Valve and SteamVR: A 2015 Retrospective and CES 2016 Preview

CES is mere days away and as we edge into 2016, we take a look back at the surprise entry and stratospheric rise of the HTC Vive, Valve's SteamVR flagship virtual reality hardware and, what we might expect to...

Experimental VR Alzheimer’s Therapy App Made Just Hours After Plea by Child of Afflicted Father

After a recent bout of news articles detailing an experimental Alzheimer's Disease therapy that has showed promising results in mice, the child of an afflicted father made a plea to the VR community to create a VR app which...

My Hands-on With WEVR’s ‘theBlu: Encounter’ – Face to Face with a Giant of the Sea

WEVR's theBlu: Encounter was one of only a handful of titles to grace Valve's demo suite when the HTC Vive was revealed at GDC 2015 in March. Matthew Terndrup paid a visit to the developers' headquarters to spend some...

VR Interface Design Contest with $10,000 in Cash Prizes Launched by Purple Pill

Immersive content agency Purple Pill has announced a VR interface design competition and is offering $10,000 in cash prizes to those who create the best virtual reality interfaces. From gaze-based interaction modalities to laser pointer menus to skeuomorphic knobs and...
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