Medal of Honor VR Game Makes History with Oscar Nomination
[Update, April 25, 2021: Colette did win the Oscar for best documentary short this evening.] In a groundbreaking first for VR games, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond has made history …
VR Games
VR Games are currently driving the market and tech developments in Virtual Reality. Games such as Valve’s Half-life: Alyx are profoundly realistic immersive experiences with extended storylines. Location-based VR such as The Void takes XR gaming to new levels with full-body haptic feedback and multiplayer experiences. As immersive gaming expands, there are exciting opportunities to leverage its benefits in education and workforce training.
Climb 2 Review: Summiting Mountains and Skyscrapers in your Living Room
Crytek’s long-awaited Climb 2 VR game finally arrived on the Oculus Quest. Originally due for the 2020 holiday season, it’s a needed sequel that addresses many of the issues in the …
Microsoft Flight Simulator in VR: The World gets its Digital Twin
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator in VR arrives this December. At 38 years old, the remarkable simulation is the company’s longest-running software product line. At that age, it even predates Windows by three …
Myst VR Comes to the Oculus Quest on December 10th
Remember Cyan World’s groundbreaking and now classic game? You likely know it well if you have a few gray hairs or any interest in the history of gaming. Myst transformed game …
Red Matter on Oculus Quest: Stunning Visuals Set a New Standard
If you’re still on the fence whether mobile VR can meet the standards of high-end tethered HMDs, just stop it. It’s time to come down. Vertical Robot’s port of Red Matter …
Upcoming VR Highlights at GDC 2019
This week we turn to the West Coast to check out the VR highlights at GDC 2019. The massive Game Developers Conference runs March 18-22 in San Francisco. While it covers …
Cybershoes VR: stepping into virtual reality at CES 2019
The Cybershoes VR peripheral is an intriguing virtual reality enhancement at CES 2019. A device you strap on your shoes (one size fits all) and off you go. At least, virtually. You …
Holiday VR Sales includes both games and headsets
It’s that time of the year again and there are great holiday VR sales for games, experiences, and headsets this week. Here is a quick overview of the best sales for …
New VR Game Stormland – it’s time to save your robot
We’ve always been of the mind that Virtual Reality needs far more than the gaming market to survive. But the new VR game Stormland might just help kickstart the XR revolution. …
Here Comes Your First Mind-Controlled VR Game
There’s fascinating news out of the SIGGRAPH conference this week. The Boston-based start-up, Neurable, unveiled the world’s first mind-controlled VR game. As you may know, we’ve never been fans of the current interfaces …
‘Tornuffalo’ Shows us the Future of Full-body VR Gaming
Whether or not you want to play Tornuffalo, it’s a glimpse into our future of deeply immersive technologies. This is full-body VR gaming – and as the name suggests, you’ll get the entire world thrown at you.