Category: Virtual Reality

Microsoft is making VR better for those with vision problems

[ad_1] The toolkit, known as SeeingVR, was tested on 11 people with vision problems — and the team found that all participants could complete the tasks such as shooting objects or menu selection more quickly with SeeingVR, when compared to the default mode. The toolkit is currently only available for Unity VR developers. But as […]

'Star Wars' VR game 'Vader Immortal' teases story details in trailer

[ad_1] One of the launch titles you'll get to check out on Oculus Quest when it arrives this spring is Vader Immortal, a virtual reality series set in the Star Wars universe. Rift and Rift S owners won't miss out, though — the game is coming to those heads… [ad_2] Source link

Apple hires the founder of VR content startup Jaunt

[ad_1] The hire comes just two months after HoloLens co-creator Avi Bar-Zeev left Apple following three years of work believed to be linked to the company’s planned AR headset. There are a number of potential applications for van Hoff’s experience. He could help with the development of the rumored headset, including the creation of content. […]

Labo VR modes come to ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ and ‘Breath of the Wild’

[ad_1] Still on the fence about Nintendo’s latest push into VR? There’s one more thing to know about Nintendo Labo VR: it will work with hit Switch titles Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. According to Nintendo you won’t have to press it up to your face to replay […]

‘No Man’s Sky VR’ is the purest way to explore the universe

[ad_1] All of these games, No Man’s Sky included, were not particularly well received at launch. However, each team kept the updates rolling in, and they eventually found themselves on awards lists the world over. Fortnite added battle royale and transformed into a multi-billion-dollar franchise; Rainbow Six Siege embraced esports and DLC, and garnered 40 […]

Valve’s Index VR headset will ship June 15th

[ad_1] You’ll need a reasonably powerful Windows PC to handle the Index. You’ll want a dual-core processor with hyperthreading, 8GB of RAM and either a GeForce GTX 970 or a Radeon RX480 for graphics, although Valve really wants you to have a quad-core CPU and GTX 1070-class video. There are certain reasonably safe expectations for […]

Valve’s ‘Index’ VR headset is coming in May

[ad_1] While Valve worked closely for years with HTC on Vive VR hardware, it’s about to introduce a virtual reality headset of its own. A teaser page on the Steam website shows off this image of the Index, with the tagline “Upgrade your experience” and a May 2019 date. This occurs despite layoffs of some […]

HTC’s work-oriented Vive Focus Plus headset arrives mid-April for $799

[ad_1] Most notably, you get dual six-degrees-of-freedom controllers instead of the simpler single controller from before. It’ll be much more useful for complex, precise tasks like the medical simulations we tried in February. You’ll also find sharper fresnel lenses that reduce the screen door effect you frequently see with the displays in VR headsets, and […]

‘No Man’s Sky VR’ puts the universe on your headset for free

[ad_1] No Man’s Sky VR doesn’t lock virtual-reality fans in a mode of their own, but instead incorporates VR players into the existing game universe. VR astronauts can join games with non-VR friends, and they can expect all the same updates that the core game receives in the future. No Man’s Sky Beyond is a […]

Nintendo’s Labo turns the Switch into a perfect VR gateway

[ad_1] With the Toy-Con Blaster, I fought off an alien invasion as I walked down a city street. It works like a shotgun: First you have to pull the barrel back, then you can hit a button to take out an alien. Again, I didn’t expect much, but the Switch still managed to let me […]