PC VR News & Reviews

The latest PC VR news. In this section you'll find SteamVR reviews, games, and news on Valve's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.

PC VR News & Reviews

The latest PC VR news. In this section you'll find SteamVR reviews, games, and news on Valve's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.

NVIDIA’s ‘VR Funhouse’ is Proof That Good Physics Can Make Great VR

Nvidia's VR Funhouse is a virtual sandbox chasing reality, one designed to demonstrate how GPU accelerated physics can enhance presence in immersive environments. It's released for free today on Steam, but is it any fun? Perhaps it’s just my over...

Valve: Monthly Active VR Users on Steam Are Up 160% Year-over-year

Speaking at an industry event last week, Valve offered an update on Steam, the company's massive digital marketplace for PC games, including the continued growth the company has seen in the VR segment over the last year. Speaking at the...

SteamVR 1.15 Update Fixes ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Controller Issue on Reverb G2, Adds Index Mic Feedback

Valve released an update to SteamVR today, version 1.15, which is the culmination of the last several weeks of smaller beta updates. The update fixes a controller binding issue with Half-Life: Alyx when played with Reverb G2, adds mic feedback to Valve...
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This Full Video of Valve’s ‘Aperture Science’ VR Demo is Wonderful and Spoilerific

*** Warning: This Video Contains Spoilers *** Watch as an anonymous player works through Valve's Aperture Science demo, built to demonstrate the capabilities of Valve's new virtual reality technology - HTC Vive. At the PlayHubs game jam in London last week...

Valve Psychologist to Explore Brain-Computer Interface Research at GDC

At GDC 2019 later this month, Valve's Principal Experimental Psychologist, Mike Ambinder will present the latest research pertaining to brain-computer interfaces—using signals from the brain as computer input. Ambinder says that BCI is still "speculative technology," but could play...

Save Babies from Imminent Danger in Rescuties! VR

If you've always thought of yourself as a hero, one that could step up to the plate when danger rears its head, Rescuties! VR may well be the game for you. Save babies and other helpless creatures in this...

‘Alice VR’ Review

Virtual reality is a fitting medium for adventure games. When the atmosphere is right and the scene is set, you start to think about the world in a way that taps deep into your reptilian brain, the same one...

Acer: ‘We’re continuing to explore & invest in XR’

Following confirmation of the cancellation of its latest ConceptD OJO VR headset, Acer says it's still in the XR game. Earlier this week Acer confirmed that it decided to cancel its ConceptD OJO headset; it had been 10 months since...

Valve Cancels VirtualLink Adapter Accessory for Index, Cites Technical Issues & Laptop Adoption

Alongside the company's new Index headset, Valve offered an optional VirtualLink adapter which would replace the three plugs on the end of the headset's tether with a single VirtualLink port for use with compatible GPUs. This week the company...
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New ‘Fantastic Contraption’ Mixed-Reality Trailer Teases Twitch Chat Integration

Fantastic Contraption, a building game from Northway Games, is launching tomorrow alongside the HTC Vive, and you'd be forgiven if you're caught drooling over the newest peek into the studio's mixed reality gameplay teaser. We know we are. Twitch streamers may have noticed...

News Bits: 1 Day Left to Save Up to 80% on VR Games in Steam Holiday...

There's still time to cash in that cheque grandma gave you this holiday season (for piano lessons) and turn it into your favorite VR supported games, because Steam's yearly Holiday Sale is coming to an end on January 2nd. Among others,...
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Watch ‘Beat Saber’ in Action on PSVR

Though a release date still hasn't been announced, lightsaber VR rhythm game Beat Saber was confirmed earlier this year to be coming to PSVR. Now PlayStation Underground, Sony's official video series, is showing the game in action on the...

Google’s ‘Tilt Brush’ Gets Sketchfab Support to Share VR Artwork Across the Web

The latest update to Tilt Brush brings welcome improvements, including support for showcasing creations on the popular online 3D model viewer Sketchfab. Tilt Brush, Google's virtual reality paint program for the HTC Vive got a major update recently to version 7.0,...
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VR Pet Tracking with the HTC Vive and Bandit the Dog

HTC Vive title Hover Junkers creators StressLevelZero felt that their house pet Bandit was missing out on all the room-scale VR goodness enjoyed by the rest of the clan, so they rigged up a controller and put him in VR. The...

Valve is Selling a VirtualLink USB Type-C Adapter for Index

Valve announced that Index, the company's high-end, enthusiast-level VR headset, is going up for pre-order today. Not only that, but there's also a few extra accessories you might want if you're going to throw down the $1,000 for the...
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