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.
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...
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...
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...
Preview: ‘Machine VR’ is an Awe-inspiring Trip Through a Crystalline Fractal Universe
Produced by Dutch visual effects artist Julius Horsthuis, Machine VR is the newest installment of a line of contemplative fractal 360 videos—this time taking you into an infinite world of crenelated metallic structures that is sure to ignite the imagination.
The human mind...
Hands-on: ‘Budget Cuts’ Inventive Locomotion is a Lesson for VR Developers
Budget Cuts is a stealth-action virtual reality game in development for the HTC Vive. The polished experience has the player avoiding humanoid robots and attacking from the shadows with throwing knives and crossbows. The game's portaling locomotion system is...
Vive Purchase Bundle Includes Two Extra Games Through March 31st
If you're planning to pick up an HTC Vive any time soon you'll net two extra titles with your purchase in addition to the two already offered.
Through March 31st all new Vive purchases will include the current purchase bundle including Zombie...
Ninja Theory’s ‘DEXED’ is a Gorgeous Dream-like On-Rails Shooter
Built as part of an in-house game jam, Ninja Theory's debut VR title DEXED is a beautiful on-rails shooter that pulls inspiration from the Sega Saturn classic Panzer Dragoon and a dash of cult shooter Ikaruga.
It's interesting to see older,...
Hands-on: ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ is All Action
Star Trek: Bridge Crew, Ubisoft's latest foray into VR, is poised to throw you into a number of command roles aboard the U.S.S. Aegis (NX-1787), a newly created star ship built on the aesthetic of J.J. Abrams directed franchise reboot. If...
Project Sansar ‘Creator Preview’ Sign Ups are Now Open, Launches in Summer
Project Sansar from Second Life creator Linden Lab is a new virtual world, built for virtual reality which promises world building tools capable of generating beautiful, shareable worlds online. Now, Linden Lab has announced it's opened the sign up process...
‘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...
‘Quill’ is Oculus’ Professional VR Paint Package, Powered by Touch
At the Sundance Festival today, Oculus launched a new virtual reality application that harnesses the motion controlled accuracy of the company's Oculus Touch controllers to let you paint in virtual 3D space. The results, are quite impressive looking.
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