Say ‘virtual reality” to anyone and you can be sure the first thing they think of is the iconic head-mounted display. Head-mounted displays have a long, interesting history and plenty of people have contributed to their eventual form. The one we all know today. Ivan Sutherland is largely credited with putting together the first true … Continue reading People of VR – Eric Howlett Spotlight
Now that we have practical, affordable and highly-realistic VR there’s always the question of what we’ll do with this technological tool. While most people are going to create VR experiences that will be education, scientific or educational in nature, there are going to be some applications that are more left-of-field. We’ve seen some weird stuff … Continue reading Woman’s Deceased Daughter “Resurrected” in VR: Unethical or the Future?
Standalone VR headsets are quickly becoming an important part of the modern VR landscape. Flagship products such as the Oculus Quest bring proper 6DoF VR, with cutting edge display and motion technology within reach of mainstream consumers. With the latest update bringing the ability to tether the Quest to a powerful PC, it seems that … Continue reading Lenovo Brings Standalone VR to Education
The year 2020 might end up being as important to modern commercial VR as the year 2016. In 2016 we finally saw the consumer VR could be good. It could be immersive, believable and fantastic as more than just a party trick. Unfortunately it was also incredibly expensive, at least in terms of premium VR … Continue reading Oculus Quest: Here’s What You Need to Know Going into 2020
If ever there was something like a fateful tweet, filled with portent, it’s this one. Valve has announced a new Half-Life game, but it’s not the comically-absent Half Life 3. No, it’s a VR game focusing on Alyx Vance, the co-star of Half Life 2. What is Half-Life? In case you don’t really understand why … Continue reading New Half Life Game is for VR?!
IMAGE PROPERTY OF OCULUS If you’ve never heard the name “John Carmack” before, then you almost certainly know at least one thing he’s had a hand in. Widely hailed as a genius coder, Carmack has been pushing the envelope in computer technology for decades. The big news this time is that the tech guru is … Continue reading John Carmack Steps Back from Oculus to Tackle True AI
Retro gaming is making a massive comeback. As gaming matures as a form of entertainment, studios are digging into their back catalogues and providing us with access to classic titles. For example, the Nintendo Switch is a casual retro gamer’s dream. From almost-perfect Sega conversions by the games M2 studios, to good-enough offerings of classic … Continue reading EmuVR Merges Classic Games with Cutting-edge VR
Google Cardboard seemed like a joke when it first came to light. It was the product of Google’s famous “innovation time” initiative. Where people who worked for the company could spend 20% of their time working on whatever they wanted to. It was cheap fold-out VR headset that needed a phone running the Cardboard app … Continue reading Phone-based VR is Dying. Here’s Why.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychological condition that results from exposure to extreme trauma. Those who suffer from the disorder experience severe feelings of anxiety and can be haunted by intrusive flashbacks and other disturbances. While anyone can develop PTSD, it is relatively common amongst military personnel who have experienced combat. This is why the … Continue reading VR Demonstrates Major Impact for PTSD-suffering Veterans
While VR headsets are pretty good these days, technologies to help us be better embodied in VR worlds aren’t quite at the same level of refinement. In recent times, touch controllers have started to become a standard part of the VR experience. Whether it’s a Windows Mixed Reality headset or indeed the Oculus Quest we’re … Continue reading Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Set to Get Camera-based Hand Tracking
