Superhot VR “Forever Update” Promises Even Wilder Action
Unique first person action game Superhot VR will receive an update in February to add more challenges, ways of playing and even more difficulty.
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How Does that Make You Feel?: Facial Tracking Comes to VR
There’s an exciting branch of computer technology known as affective computing. Yes. that’s “affective” and not “effective”. Affective computing is all about how we can integrate human emotional states into computing. It includes both how computers can read and understand our emotions as well as how they can reproduce them in different ways. Why would … Continue reading How Does that Make You Feel?: Facial Tracking Comes to VR
Ridley Scott’s Company Launches VR Division
When you hear the name Ridley Scott, you immediately think of visually and technically complex films. The famous director counts cinematic classics such as Blade Runner and Alien among his achievements. Films that went on to create entire visual languages and forever changing the entire genre of cinematic science fiction. Scott is certainly no stranger … Continue reading Ridley Scott’s Company Launches VR Division
Facebook Shows off its First VR Experience with Facebook Spaces
When Facebook originally bought out Oculus Rift many were somewhat baffled about the rationale of the decision. To be sure, Facebook indicated that they felt VR (and AR) were the future of social media, but for us non-visionaries it has never been entirely clear how the two would meet. Now Facebook has finally showcased their … Continue reading Facebook Shows off its First VR Experience with Facebook Spaces
Axon VR Pushes Haptics Forward with Incredible Technology
Anyone who has used the latest VR HMDs will tell you that in terms of audio-visual quality the VR industry has basically nailed it. Obviously we’ll be seeing greater fidelity as time goes by, but the minimum threshold for quality VR is well and truly behind us when it comes to your eyes and ears. … Continue reading Axon VR Pushes Haptics Forward with Incredible Technology
Australian Hero Spends 36 Hours in VR
Australia has a reputation for, well, a lot of things. One of them is that Australians are a hardy people. This should not be surprising since even the most innocent-looking critter is probably deadly and most of the actual Australian landscape is a murderous desert. Which means it makes sense that an Australian would be … Continue reading Australian Hero Spends 36 Hours in VR
Adverts Could Be Coming to Your HTC Vive
Unless you live somewhere like North Korea, chances are that every day you’re confronted with hundreds if not thousands of adverts bidding for your hard-earned cash. It’s one of the prices we have to pay for living in a capitalist society and even our movies can be filled with product placements. It turns out that … Continue reading Adverts Could Be Coming to Your HTC Vive
VR Could Be Saving Brains in Contact Sports
Brain injuries are a touchy topic in sports such as boxing and American football. Repeated strikes to the head can have a devastating effect on the long-term health of players. Sometimes the results of this accumulated damage only becomes apparent in autopsies. One study found that 78% of football players exhibited signs of brain disease … Continue reading VR Could Be Saving Brains in Contact Sports
Nintendo to Potentially Add Virtual Reality Support to the Nintendo Switch, “If It’s Something For Our Audience”
Nintendo is currently “studying” the potential of Virtual Reality on the Nintendo Switch, clarifying that Nintendo are still “in a phase of investigation” when it comes to VR and there are no definite plans to bring a device to Nintendo’s latest console. This came after fevered speculation that Nintendo could be making their return to … Continue reading Nintendo to Potentially Add Virtual Reality Support to the Nintendo Switch, “If It’s Something For Our Audience”
ZeniMax Awarded $500 Million in Major Legal Case against Oculus
A Texas jury yesterday has awarded ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda and iD Software $500 million dollars after finding that Oculus and founder Palmer Luckey had breached a non-disclosure agreement, as well as infringed on ZeniMax’s copyright. The jury did find against allegations that Oculus stole ZeniMax’s trade secrets and as a result the ultimate … Continue reading ZeniMax Awarded $500 Million in Major Legal Case against Oculus
