Going BLAM-BLAM with BAAM SQUAD

Reading Time: 8 minutesIf onomatopoeic-named VR shooters are your kind of thing, well then, BAAM SQUAD (the title must be shouted at all times) is your jam. We yelled at Eric Song, director at 5minlab, until he gave us some answers to our questions. Interview by Nathan Ortega, Vive Staff [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4tNhec0CHY] Tell us a little about your […]

Mario Kart VR launches at VRZone Portal London on HTC Vive

Reading Time: 2 minutesCalling all UK Mario Kart fans! The highly anticipated Mario Kart VR experience opened last week at the BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Inc. VR ZONE Portal London located within Hollywood Bowl at London’s O2 arena, following a hugely successful launch in Shinjuku, Tokyo in 2017. The multiplayer VR experience will offer four players at a time […]

Pixel Ripped 1989 im Test: Kurze Hommage mit Höhen und Tiefen

Reading Time: 3 minutesPixel Ripped 1989 erscheint heute für Oculus Rift und HTC Vive. Auf die europäische Konsolenversion für PlayStation VR (PSVR) müssen wir uns zwar noch etwas länger gedulden, aber wir haben bereits einen Blick in die PC-Version des Spiels gewagt. Der VR-Titel entführt uns in das Jahr 1989, in welchem Videospiele noch keine hochauflösende Grafik hatten und stattdessen […]

VR-Therapie: Oxford-Studie zeigt erfolgreiche Behandlung von Höhenangst

Reading Time: 3 minutesDer Einsatz von Virtual Reality zu therapeutischen Zwecken ermöglicht eine Erweiterung der bisherigen Praxis und fügt dadurch eine digitale Komponente zur Behandlung von psychisch erkrankten Patienten hinzu. Die Möglichkeit sich seinen Ängsten in einem gefahrlosen Raum zu stellen, offenbart völlig neue Herangehensweisen in der gängigen Angsttherapie. Die Oxford University untersuchte in einer empirischen Studie, wie […]

Disney präsentiert im August den ersten VR-Kurzfilm “Cycles”

Reading Time: 2 minutesDie Walt Disney Animation Studios präsentieren auf der SIGGRAPH 2018 den ersten eigenen VR-Kurzfilm Cycles, bei dem Jeff Gibson sein Debüt als VR-Regisseur feiert. Dabei kamen experimentelle Storyboard-Ansätze wie Motion-Capture-Verfahren und VR-Artwork-Werkzeuge wie Quill zum Einsatz, bevor das Werk schließlich in die Produktion ging. Disney stellt ersten VR-Kurzfilm Cycles auf der SIGGRAPH 2018 vor Disneys Interesse […]

Stirring it up with Dungeon Brewmaster

Reading Time: 6 minutesIt’s often the unsung heroes of fantasy that have the best stories. Sure, you might be a brave warrior or wily mage, but does anyone talk to you about their troubles after the end of a hard day’s adventuring? Dungeon Brewmaster puts you in the leather boots of a fantasy bartender, mixing it up (literally) […]

Vive Celebrates Amazon Prime Day with a Special Deal on the Vive Pro

Reading Time: 3 minutesAmazon Prime Day is here and this year Vive is getting in on the action. From 12 pm PT on July 16 to 8:59pm PT July 17, all Amazon Prime Members who purchase a Vive Pro HMD will receive a bonus $50 Amazon gift card and a $50 Viveport gift card. In addition, customers will […]

A New Sensation: The Glitch Mob Brings ‘See Without Eyes’ to ‘TheWaveVR’ on Rift

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Monday, we welcomed TheWaveVR to Oculus Rift. Since then, we’ve seen rave reviews (pun intended), with members of the Rift community calling it “my favorite VR experience” and “some next level sh1t.” And now, this immersive music platform takes another innovative step forward with the release of See Without Eyes—a brand-new album and live […]

HP Z2 Mini Workstations Hardware Test , 360 Grad Video REVIEW

Reading Time: 2 minutesEndlich gibt es einen revolutionären Mini-PC für CAD-Anwendungen mit fantastischer Leistung und Vielseitigkeit in einem kompakten und eleganten Design. Die Z2 Mini – von Designprofis für Designprofis – liefert Performance und Zuverlässigkeit für die beste CAD-Erfahrung. Hier die Leistung des kleinen Wunderkastens im Detail: Betriebssystem Windows 10 Pro 64 Prozessorproduktfamilie Intel® Xeon® E3 Prozessor Prozessor […]

Playstation 4 mit FIFA 18 und God of War für 288 Euro

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDie wichtigsten Mixed-Reality-News auf einen Blick! Lass Dir die wichtigsten VR-, AR- und KI-News regelmäßig bequem ins E-Mail-Postfach schicken. Kostenlos, jederzeit kündbar. Datenschutz Bitte bestätigen Sie das Abo in der Bestätigungsmail. Falls Sie keine Bestätigungsmail erhalten habe, schauen Sie im SPAM-Ordner Ihres E-Mail-Postfachs. Danke! Website: LINK

Google Pixel 2 für 549 Euro, Nintendo Classic Mini: NES vorbestellen

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDie wichtigsten Mixed-Reality-News auf einen Blick! Lass Dir die wichtigsten VR-, AR- und KI-News regelmäßig bequem ins E-Mail-Postfach schicken. Kostenlos, jederzeit kündbar. Datenschutz Bitte bestätigen Sie das Abo in der Bestätigungsmail. Falls Sie keine Bestätigungsmail erhalten habe, schauen Sie im SPAM-Ordner Ihres E-Mail-Postfachs. Danke! Website: LINK

Now students can create their own VR toursNow students can create their own VR toursDaydream Software Engineer

Reading Time: 2 minutesEditor’s note: For Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re highlighting a few ways Google is supporting teachers—including Tour Creator, which we launched today to help schools create their own VR tours. Follow along on Twitter throughout the week to see more on how we’re celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. Since 2015, Google Expeditions has brought more than 3 […]

Experience augmented reality together with new updates to ARCoreExperience augmented reality together with new updates to ARCoreDirector of Engineering, AR

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree months ago, we launched ARCore, Google’s platform for building augmented reality (AR) experiences. There are already hundreds of apps on the Google Play Store that are built on ARCore and help you see the world in a whole new way. For example, with Human Anatomy you can visualize and learn about the intricacies of […]

Google Lens: real-time answers to questions about the world around youGoogle Lens: real-time answers to questions about the world around youDirector, Google Lens

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s so much information available online, but many of the questions we have are about the world right in front of us. That’s why we started working on Google Lens, to put the answers right where the questions are, and let you do more with what you see. Last year, we introduced Lens in Google […]

Introducing the first Daydream standalone VR headset and new ways to capture memoriesIntroducing the first Daydream standalone VR headset and new ways to capture memoriesVP

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBack in January, we announced the Lenovo Mirage Solo, the first standalone virtual reality headset that runs Daydream. Alongside it, we unveiled the Lenovo Mirage Camera, the first camera built for VR180. Designed with VR capture and playback in mind, these devices work great separately and together. And both are available for purchase today. More […]

Premiering now: The first-ever VR Google Doodle starring illusionist & film director Georges MélièsPremiering now: The first-ever VR Google Doodle starring illusionist & film director Georges Méliès

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn illusionist before he was a filmmaker, Méliès discovered and exploited basic camera techniques to transport viewers into magical worlds and zany stories. He saw film and cameras as more than just tools to capture images, he saw them as vehicles to transport and truly immerse people into a story. He played around with stop […]

Welcome to Echo Arena’s Lobby 2.0!

Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, Ready At Dawn is launching Echo Arena’s Lobby 2.0—buckle up, this is gonna be good! Lobby 2.0 features an overall larger space, a dedicated quarter-court Echo Arena practice area, new lobby music (because we all need practice jams), and single-player private matches open to everyone. As you use this space and practice your skills, […]