Sat.Jan 19, 2019

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‘Compound’ Updates Bring New Weapons, Enemies, & More

Road to VR

A series of Early Access updates to Compound have brought a handful of fun new weapons to the game’s 8-bit rougelike gameplay, culminating in a “massive overhaul” which introduces new enemies and offers SteamVR Input for custom input binding between controllers. Compound is a unique indie VR game which recently received Road to VR ‘s 2018 Design Award for Excellent in Indie Development.

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Photo Wake-Up Converts Still Images Into AR Animations

VRScout

A team of researchers bring 2D photos to life with automatic 3D animations. As AR technology continues to develop from past its current state of infancy, one of its most popular use-cases so far has been the digital enhancement of real-world images. Through the use of various techniques, such as hidden AR markers – which, when scanned with a smart devices camera activates a supplementary augmented experience – everyone from artists to corporations have been utilizing the technology t

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‘Apex Construct’ Studio: Big Boost in PSVR Installs Thanks to Recent Increase in Headset Sales

Road to VR

Headset manufacturers are notoriously secretive about sales numbers, so finding out how well one specific VR headset is doing in the marketplace at any given time can be a bit of a guessing game. Now, Fast Travel Games, the studio behind the multi-platform bow-shooter Apex Construct (2018) , maintains their VR game saw a marked increase in sales on PlayStation Store as a result of strong PSVR headset adoption in 2018.