Tag: VR
Editorial: Is It Time For Another Console War?
The 1990’s saw a period of unprecedented growth for the console market. After that crash of the late 70s, Nintendo revitalized the industry in the 1980s and found themselves alone on the mountain top with everyone else aspiring to take their spot. Sega, Sony, and even Microsoft would eventually try to dethrone Nintendo. The competition […]
Palmer Luckey insists “we are not making money on Rift”
So the Occulus Rift sold out at 600$. A price point that I belived would make it unobtainable for most average consumers. Way too much for me (I had budgeted for 450$), and 100$ more even than most industry estimates. Much more than what we heard in 2014 which was 200$-400$ and while this was in […]
2016 and Gaming: A Year in Preview
As we’re closing in on the end of one year and getting ready to start the next, a lot of people are reflecting on the year that’s past and others are looking at the year to come. I’m one of those looking to the future and I’ll tell you why: 2016 and the coming years […]
Rail Gun aims to bring “most immersive ever” controller to market
It seems like most of the time, gun shaped controllers for FPS games are pretty much flops right out of the gate. Peripherals have to work with multiple games, multiple types of hardware, and across regions. Yet for the new wave of VR to truly feel immersive, you need to have a variety of controllers […]
Final Rift hardware and SDK 1.0 shipping to devs
ITS HAPPENING Occulus has officially annoucned that the first copies of the final rift hardware are “Imminently shipping”. This basically means this week, From the Occulus Rift website “If you’re shipping a Rift title in Q1, you’ll need early access to Rift hardware and new platform features to finalize your game or application. The Rift SDK […]
Back To Dinosaur Island Now On Steam For Free
Back To Dinosaur Island, a short little program meant to show off the CryEngine with the use of VR devices, can be downloaded on steam for free.
Pre-Orders Open for Samsung’s $100 VR Headset
Samsung has just made their $100 VR Headset available for pre-order at Best Buy. The device only works in combination with a variety of Samsung devices, the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+, S6 and S6 Edge, and comes pre-loaded with a bunch of 3D movie trailers and “360° videos”. A lot of sites have […]
Virtual Life: VR Games to Make You a Believer
With both the SteamVR’s HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift releasing in the first quarter of 2016, virtual reality hardware has been getting a lot of attention. Yet it is the games for the platforms that really showcase the breathtaking experiences that can happen virtual reality. As a VR enthusiast who has had the pleasure […]