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Reading Time: 7 minutesFrom The Incredible Shrinking Man in 1957 to Downsizing later in 2017, getting small has been a sci-fi staple for decades. In SVRVIVE Studios’ new VR experience, office supplies and bits of cardboard become weapons and environments in the small-sized city of Kartong. We spoke with Robert Johansson, Level Designer and Oliwer Svensson, Art Director and […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday HTC VIVE announced VIVE Arts, a new multi-million dollar global VR program set to change the way the world creates and engages with the arts. Vive recognizes VR’s potential to share and engage with the world’s most valuable treasures in a new and exciting way, and the company’s latest investment will support the content, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesNow available on Viveport, TrueScale uses room-scale VR to let you design your dream home. [embedded content] Ever re-arranged a room in your house, only to move everything back again later? All that sweat and effort, just to get back to where you started. Wouldn’t you like to do all that… virtually? More than that: […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesVR, AR, MR – ever wonder what it all means? Don’t fret! These different “realities” can be confusing, so we’re here to explain. Introducing “VR 101”, the next article in our new blog series designed to teach you all you’ve ever wanted to know about virtual reality. From purchasing a VR-ready computer to understanding how […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteArtist Shawn McNulty challenges his control by using his feet to paint with his clever “shoe palette knives.” He decided to up the ante by painting while viewing from an overhead drone with a VR helmet. Also, a snowstorm happened as he was doing it. More info: shawnmcnulty.com Shawn McNulty Abstract painting video drone VR […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesAs an ancient monument, you cannot even approach Stonehenge in real life – but with Stonehenge VR you can get up close and personal. Now with the SANDBOX update, you can do things you probably never imagined with the ancient stones. We caught up with Christian Bretz of VoyagerVR to see how things had progressed […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesHP Mars Home Planet challenges engineers, architects, designers, artists, and students to design an urban area for a million people on the red planet. Is there life on Mars? Imagine a future when one million people call the red planet home. Together with NVIDIA, HTC VIVE and other partners, HP has launched HP Mars Home […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat do you find most challenging about working in VR? The exciting and the challenging thing about VR is that it’s still in its technical infancy. We’re in a new field where there aren’t necessarily answers. We have to find them and validate them, and we’re learning all the time. That’s why programs like AiR, […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is a guest blog post by Vincent Tucker, Director Of Innovations & Strategy at Logitech. I am excited to introduce the BRIDGE developers kit, an SDK aimed at helping App makers and SW developers solve the problem of text entry in virtual reality. The kit consists of a Logitech G gaming keyboard, an accessory […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVR headsets that hold your iOS and Android smartphone will go from strength to strength in 2017 An increasing number of people seem to be catching onto the fact that VR apps for Android and iOS smartphones are glorious fun, so we’ve decided to put together a buyer’s guide to 13 best budget VR headsets. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesVirtual Reality – There are more than 200 phones so this is not a complete list but it will really help you finding a gyro supported phone. Gyroscope is really important and useful for virtual reality headsets. If you have a smartphone without gyroscope. You can view 3D movies but since you don’t have gyroscope, You can’t actually enjoy virtual reality games/experiences but […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesWith Halloween upon us, we asked VR developers about their tricks (and treats!) in creating horror experiences in VR. Fear is one of the most primal emotions you can experience, and evoking it is why we watch horror movies, read horror books and more. With virtual reality and specifically room-scale experiences, horror can be more […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute[embedded content] Available until November 3rd at 25% off! From Fallen Planet Studios, AFFECTED: The Manor is a deeply immersive VR experience that places you inside a house of horror – now remastered for HTC Vive. With two routes to follow and four alternate endings, AFFECTED is an experience that you can revisit multiple times. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday – October 26, 2017 – Jam Studio VR, the interactive music app that allows anyone to unleash their inner musician and play music or DJ, regardless of their musical experience or abilities, has now released over 100 interactive songs for download on Steam and Viveport. In addition to the already-included 20 multi-genre interactive […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWelcome to Driftwood! Today Vive’s Creative Labs team, creators of the popular Vive Video, is releasing a new SteamVR Home experience that brings your own personal Vive outpost to the VR world. Based on the real world beauty of the Pacific Northwest, Driftwood transports you to an interactive and social world where you can explore a beautifully detailed beach environment, spot indigenous flora and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesVive’s roomscale technology is one of the defining characteristics that sets it apart from other VR systems on the market. But what is room-scale and why is it better than other ways to experience VR? Fear not, this post will equip you with all the necessary information to understand the wonders of room-scale VR. What […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll-out war is here in The Walking Dead Season 8 Premiere and now there’s even more of the battle to experience. In this extended VR scene from the Season Premiere, you’ll not only see exactly how Gabriel and Negan each fought through the walker horde to end up in the trailer outside the Sanctuary together, you’ll experience it […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesExperience the wonder and scale of the Amazon with VR Spanning twice the size of India, the Amazon River Basin is the single largest tropical rainforest in the world. Ten percent of the world’s known species call this lush ecosystem home, resulting in a diverse community of flora and fauna unlike any other. Now you […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith Halloween not that far away and the nights drawing in, it’s a perfect time to snuggle in with a hot beverage and scare yourself silly in VR. To help you with the scaring part, we’ve lined up a host of chilling VR experiences at 50% off – and also picked out a few perfect […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt this year’s PAX West in Seattle HTC VIVE invited attendees to take part in a VR Treasure Hunt, offering them the chance to win one of several amazing prizes from VIVE. Participants were encouraged to visit our PAX West partners, complete a VR demo at their booth and in turn, they would get their PAX […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesWith yesterday’s highly anticipated release of ‘The Gallery – Heart Of The Emberstone‘, we took some time out to sit down and chat with Cloudhead Games‘ Antony Stevens to gain some insight into the development of the title. Can you tell us a little about The Gallery and Heart of the Emberstone? The Gallery is […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesveröffentlicht von Martin Lorber am 10. Oktober 2017 Teilen auf: Computerspiele aus wissenschaftlicher und künstlerischer Sicht betrachten, sie in Bezug zu ihren „Vorgängern“ Film und Fernsehen setzen, neue Perspektiven einnehmen und diskutieren: Die Konferenz Clash of Realities ist schon seit 2006 eine feste Größe in der Gamesbranche. Vom 6. bis 8. November 2017 findet sie […]