When you think “IKEA” the first thing that comes to mind may not be “snazzy furniture” and more “LEGO from hell”, as the company’s “ready-to-assemble” products have garnered a reputation as a producer of fiendish puzzles disguised as book shelving and coffee tables. Now the company is using VR technology to let us tour an … Continue reading Ikea now Baffling Us in VR Too
The Xbox “Scorpio”, Microsoft’s answer to the higher-performance Playstation Pro, finally has an official name: the Xbox One X. The jury is still out on what we should actually call this new machine from Microsoft. While the original has been lovingly dubbed the “Xbone” (despite mild protest) there still isn’t a cheeky name for this … Continue reading The Xbox One X: Is VR Incoming?
One thing that fascinates us at the Virtual Reality Society is the use of VR technology to provide new and better solutions to common problems. In some fields these improvements are proven; VR has been used to help teach surgeons for over 20 years. VR has been used as part of various mental health and … Continue reading Could Virtual Reality Help You Quit Smoking?
The innovative minds at Nintendo launched the Switch on 2nd March 2017. The aim and indeed the marketing is that it’s both a pretty powerful handheld console that docks into a charging station and becomes a full games console. Like many Nintendo systems the aim is not necessarily to bring people the latest and most … Continue reading The Red and Black legacy of the Virtual Boy
Bad news for VR crowdfunding as CMOAR LTD’s CEO, Damian Boczek, announced yesterday the cancellation of their Cmoar hybrid virtual reality headset in a lengthy, somewhat somber statement posted to Kickstarter. The post, entitled “Project Overview” is a deconstruction of the project as a whole, deeply apologetic for the end of Cmoar, one that while … Continue reading Cmoar Announces Cancellation of Hybrid VR HMD
It’s a good time to be a webslinger. Insomniac Games’ PS4 game based on everyone’s favourite awkward super hero was one of the highlights of this month’s E3 presentation. Marvel Films have finally got access to Spider-Man for their cinematic universe, and the resulting movie, Spider-Man Homecoming appears to be a lot of fun. Best … Continue reading Spider-Man Homecoming is Swinging into Virtual Reality for Free
The Zenimax lawsuit against Oculus concluded in March with an eye watering $500 million in damages, however the war is clearly not over as Facebook is challenging a proposed court order tabled by Zenimax banning sales of all Oculus products today, claiming it would “serve no one but ZeniMax”. A lot has happened since we … Continue reading The Oculus Vs Zenimax War Continues: Facebook Challenges Proposed Oculus Sales Ban
Hot on the heels of the Evangelion VR experience, comes the announcement of Mario Kart Arcade GP VR. A (currently) arcade-only VR title that puts you in the seat of the iconic Nintendo characters that like to tool around a magical go kart track in their spare time, hurling fruit, animal parts and other weird … Continue reading Mario Kart VR Keeps Arcades Relevant a Little Longer
Another year, another round of the Electronic Entertainment Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Centre. As the absolute centre of gaming, all eyes have been on the event to present the biggest showcase for upcoming hardware, games and major developments. Needless to say it hasn’t disappointed VR fans. While there wasn’t a major hardware release … Continue reading All the Virtual Reality Highlights from E3 2017
Don’t get too excited, guy who still uses a 1984 Macintosh 128k. You are unfortunately just a few models behind to take advantage of the new VR support coming to Macs. During the 2017 Apple WWDC (worldwide developer’s conference) it was announced that Mac laptops and desktops would get the graphical grunt needed to meet … Continue reading Macs FINALLY Get VR Support
