Enlarge / Coming September 9. We’ve only played a few minutes of this, but rest assured, Ars Technica will absolutely have a review associated with this real-world VR laser tag option upon the game’s launch on Oculus Quest VR headphones. (credit: I-Illusions) If you own either of the Oculus Quest VR headset models, you’re about […]
Anyone who has played a flight simulator knows that screen real estate is critical. Your average 16: 9 TV or monitor is fine for most video games, but flight simulators are all about the spatial awareness of sitting in a cockpit, peeking at a massive console of virtualized buttons and screens, and having your midair […]
Enlarge / Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates an Oculus Rift headset at a 2016 event. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Facebook mastered social media by giving people an easy way to share their offline lives with friends, family, and complete strangers on the Internet. So why is the company} now trying to invent a virtual […]
Enlarge / One day, the VR industry may be boosted with sensory tricks like smell-o-vision. That’s different from the itching and burning sensations reported by Quest 2 users—unless one of Quest 2’s VR zombie games is really, really ahead of its time. (credit: Oculus | Aurich Lawson) Facebook’s VR division is recalling every single foam […]
Facebook’s plan to dominate the nascent world of virtual reality is experiencing some pushback in actual reality. Read More
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Everything we’ve feared about the Facebookening of Oculus and its virtual reality ecosystem is starting to come true. A Wednesday blog post has confirmed that Oculus, the VR-specific arm of Facebook, is now displaying advertisements in select VR games and apps to their players. As Facebook has since emphasized […]
Demeo feels much like a classic, physical session of a tabletop RPG like Dungeons & Dragons—and it stars these four classes of heroes. You pick them up and move them around a board in VR, and the sensation is fantastic. Have you ever liked something so much that it made you sad? It’s that weird […]
The HTC Vive Focus 3, the company’s latest and highest-powered untethered VR system yet. New controllers, improved internal specs… and a very high MSRP of $1,299. [credit: HTC ] Today’s VR-centric ViveCon 2021, presented by HTC’s Vive division of VR headsets, kicks off with two new headset models slated to launch this year. That’s probably […]
The HTC Air VR headset, dolled up in a fitness-specific fit. HTC’s next major product-reveal event is looming in May, but for at least one of its upcoming VR products, the surprise has been spoiled—by an award, of all things. The IF World Design Guide Awards, held in Germany for decades and bestowed upon many […]
Enlarge / More hidden features will soon be loosed onto Oculus Quest 2 owners. (credit: Sam Machkovech) Last year’s Oculus Quest 2 VR headset remains one of the cheapest—though not necessarily recommended—ways to jump into virtual reality. But even I must admit its sales proposition became more tantalizing on Tuesday with a late-night announcement from […]