Haptic technology in consumer devices are getting better quickly. It’s just happening in ways that are less dramatic than full body motion tracking or dazzling, high-resolution VR headsets. Take the new Nintendo Switch console for example. The console comes with a technology Nintendo calls “HD Rumble”. This is a much more refined version of the … Continue reading Oculus Upgrades the Touch Controller with “Buffered” Haptics
Virtual reality technology has improved by leaps and bounds over the last few years, but most VR experiences are still either consumed sitting down or standing in one spot. The Vive has given us room-scale experiences, but that also means that the virtual world is bound by room scale too. That’s why the idea … Continue reading Will Strider’s Omnidirectional Treadmill Be the One To Buy?
When Facebook first bought Oculus, the first premier VR headset maker for the consumer market, a lot of people were skeptical about their decision. After all, this was before consumers had a real chance to engage with VR in a meaningful way and there was no guarantee that the technology would take off. Today VR … Continue reading Facebook Also Wants to Own the AR Market with their Smart Glasses
Evolution has been tackled quite a few times in video games, from life simulations such as SimEarth, SimLife and Spore, to other more unique attempts to incorporate evolution directly into action games, like Cubivore and E.V.O. The Search for Eden. The idea of taking care of other life is a tempting idea to incorporate … Continue reading EVOLVE, the VR Journey Through Prehistory, Debuts on Kickstarter
VR isn’t worth much as a platform if there is no content for it. After all, without anything to actually do with your VR hardware, it’s just a weird mask that cost a lot of money. So we need as many companies punting content as possible. NextVR has been making a name for itself as … Continue reading NextVR Introduces a Night Vision VR Camera for Paranormal Show
Affective computing is a branch of computer science and psychology that looks at how computers can interpret our emotional states and then use that information in some way to do a job. For example, if a chatbot like Siri knew you were cranky, she might adjust her tone to avoid irritating you further. If a … Continue reading VR Systems May Soon Scan Your Emotions
There are a lot of different ways that have been tried to make the process of controlling things in a VR environment more natural. We have motion controllers, haptic gloves and even full-body motion-capturing suits. What if you needed none of that stuff to influence the VR world? That’s what a company called Neurable is … Continue reading Mind-controlled VR is Now A Reality
There has been a clear progression in our relationship with technology over the decades. Our computers started out as massive, multi-block machines that required teams of people to see to them. Then they became mainframes, minicomputers and then the microcomputers we know as desktop PCs today. Now many people walk around with a small computer … Continue reading Would You Put an AR Device Inside Your Eye?
Not too long ago it was announced that Google had called in the help of HTC and Lenovo to be the hardware partners for its standalone Google Daydream headset. Each company would create its own unique take on the standards drawn up by Google to provide a premium mobile VR experience that relies on neither … Continue reading A Standalone Vive that’s NOT Google Daydream Announced (for China)
One of the best games currently available for VR, Enhance Games’ Rez Infinite has released on Steam and the Oculus store with no pre-release warning or hype, to the delight and surprise of Rift and Vive users on PC. The game is currently available for £15.99 (or your regional equivalent) on Steam and the slightly … Continue reading Rez Infinite Releases on Steam, Surprising Everyone
