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The last solo entry in the franchise was 2002’s MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries , an expansion to the original game released two years prior. These days, you likely associate the MechWarriror franchise with its most recent entry, the free-to-play, MechWarrior Online. MORE
In 2002 alone, 17.6 By 2002, the PS2 made up a total of 32% of all DVD players in America. By the start of 2002, 73% of American households expressed a strong desire to purchase a DVD player, and 43% stated a desire to purchase one within the next year. INTRO: A little over a hundred years ago, the light switch was invented in the sleepy suburb of Lynbrook, New York. MORE
Other events hitting Venues later this summer include films screenings from Lionsgate Films, featuring Reservoir Dogs (1992) , Sinister (2012) , Apocalypse Now (1979) , and National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002). MORE
The enormously popular America's Army , a freely available PC game made available in 2002, doubles as both a recruitment and training tool. By the time you arrive at the scene, the soldier's blood pressure has dropped perilously low. His pulse is an arrhythmic beat, barely registering on the tips of your fingers. His foot, meanwhile, is long gone. MORE
Okay, so it wasn’t exactly at the top of our lists for VR ports, but modder LukeRoss (who, obviously, is a big fan of the original) seems to have done a rock solid job porting the 2002 game over to the Oculus Rift. Your best chance to feel like a sleek secret agent in VR is here: a VR modder has converted classic Monolith Productions shooter No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In Harm’s Way to VR. MORE
Underkoffler has been trying to make the vision of the 2002 film Minority Report , where actor Tom Cruise uses “data gloves” and gestures to control a transparent computer, into a reality. Augmented reality may be the future of games, but there are some huge problems that stand in its way. MORE
It picks up after the events of the first game, released on the PS2 all the way back in 2002, and will lead into an upcoming sequel on PS4. Gungrave VR, a VR spin-off of a cult-classic shooter, is finally making its way west this year. MORE
No-one but May will ever know what it was like to perform on the roof of ‘er majesty’s gaff for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002. MORE
The Ring was an excellent 1998 Japanese horror film (which got a not-so-excellent English remake in 2002). Here’s one use of AR that’s utterly ingenious and yet we wish it never existed. Someone’s brought The Ring to life in terrifying form. Oh good. MORE
There are now two gallery spaces in London: a West End premises on Cork Street opened in 2000 and in 2002 the gallery moved from Hackney to Shoreditch, East London. MORE
It is like a combination of The Thing (2002) and Dead Space (2008) , and if this sounds like it would be fantastic you would be correct. MORE
Serenity, the firefly-class spaceship from cult TV show Firefly (2002) and film Serenity (2005), is now full explorable in VR. With many years in the making, Unity developer and 3D environmental artist Kaveh Tabar’s Serenity VR fan project is finally here. MORE
Possibly related to this, another piece of news surfaced today : AltspaceVR was named defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Virtual Immersion Technologies, LLC, regarding this 2002 patent. AltspaceVR , the popular virtual reality social platform, and the eponymous company behind it, will be closing their respective doors on August 3rd. MORE
In the meantime, we can get a little sneak peek into that weirdness yet to come with Abhishek Singh’s latest ARKit project that recreated the iconic scene from The Ring (2002). MORE
The company was formed in 2002 with the goal of supplementing the flat web with. Oasis. Image courtesy Utherverse Digital.). Pornhub Awards Show to bring Virtual Reality to the Masses. MORE
When I started my doctoral work at NYU in 2002, I was trying to understand the contemporary, real-world applications of haptics technology. At HaptX, we periodically speak to leading experts in haptic technology, its history, and its applications. Greg Bilsland, Sr. MORE
Anyone who has experienced the bewitching, desolate charms of Ico, a 2002 platform-puzzler for PlayStation 2 following a boy’s quest to escape captivity alongside his female companion, you’ll likely draw some similarities with a new title being developed for Oculus platforms called MARE. MORE
Released in 2002, the technology at the heart of this “wow” moment is on the cusp of being fully realized. In one of the most famous moments of speculative tech ever captured on screen, Minority Report’s Officer John Anderton (Tom Cruise) moves graphics, text, photos and video clips across a large pane of glass using only his two gloved hands to guide him. MORE
It’s fun blasting away and crouching for cover, recalling moments of my youth playing Time Crisis 3 (2002) in the arcade. Neo-noir action-thriller John Wick (2014) has come to the Vive in its new VR wave-based arcade shooter John Wick Chronicles. MORE
Grab’s core team has been together since 2002. Los Angeles game developer Grab Games is coming out of stealth mode. Grab’s new VR game, Knockout League, is coming to Steam, Oculus, and Viveport in January. MORE
For the curious, 3D Visualizer’s architecture is described in detail in this old paper from 2002 (it’s quite amazing how the description of VR methods and interaction techniques from back then matches what’s commercially available today). MORE
The startup procedure has been initiated… There’s no time for retreat… Primed with TV series like Firefly (2002), Cowboy Bebop (1998), and films like Event Horizon (1997) and the Aliens franchise, going on a real life space salvaging mission sounds like serious fun. MORE
Remember that famous scene from Gore Verbinski’s bone-chilling 2002 horror film The Ring ? Why would someone bring this terrifying moment to life? MORE
Minority Report (2002). From zero gravity chambers to organic gaming consoles, Hollywood has been dreaming up some of the biggest and best ways to implement virtual reality for decades. MORE
Danny Cannizzaro. Virtual Virtual Reality by studio Tender Claws is a Daydream-exclusive interactive story that won the best VR experience at the 2017 Google Play Awards VR , and it’s one of my personal favorite interactive narratives within VR. MORE
2002 Turbo. 2002 Stancework Edition. Project Cars 2 is gearing up for its September 22nd release date, promising to be one of the most fully featured racing simulations for VR headsets yet. Developer Slightly Mad Studios has sparred no detail in bringing a realistic driving experience to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and that includes an exhaustive list of drivable cars, revealed today. MORE
The open source project QuakeGVR adds the Oculus SDK to a 2002 modification of the original engine. Thanks to the efforts of open source developers and modders, you can now play the original Half-Life on your Oculus Go. Well, sort of. MORE
In the 14 year gap between releases developer Iggymob hasn’t made a single change to the way you control protagonist Grave, who uses all of the same animations from the 2002 original let alone the 2004 sequel. Gungrave was a poorly received shooter in 2002. MORE
That’s pretty exciting news for the cult classic series; there hasn’t been any genuinely new Space Channel 5 content since 2002’s Part 2. If you hadn’t heard, Space Channel 5 VR is coming. Yes, really. Don’t believe us? This new trailer proves it. MORE
The Second Encounter followed it in 2002, with Serious Sam 2 releasing in 2005. Every time a new VR shooter is announced or shown off, people want to know if it supports full locomotion options. “Enough with the nausea hysteria!” ” comment sections cry out. MORE
Those are some seriously ambitious claims, but they’re backed by the studio’s game development experience dating back to 2002, including well received VR games like I Expect You to Die and Water Bears VR. MORE
1985) that went viral back in June 2017 , or maybe his more recent AR recreation of the iconic scene from The Ring (2002) where the horrifying ghost girl emerges from the TV screen. You might know developer Abhishek Singh from his HoloLens version of Super Mario Bros. MORE
One of the first and most popular early examples of an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) title, Ragnarok Online (or RO) was played obsessively by legions of Koreans following its release in 2002. MORE
The 2002 Gamecube classic gets the VR treatment as part of an ongoing study into VR game mechanics. If you’re a fan of first-person-shooters, than odds are you’re familiar with Metroid Prime. MORE
Another Nintendo classic title from the past makes it into virtual reality courtesy of Gamecube emulator Dolphin VR. This time it’s the turn of Super Mario Sunshine , returning here complete with high resolution texture hacks and running at 60 FPS. MORE
“ Around the Horn launched in November 2002 with cutting-edge technology as part of its DNA. ESPN’s sports talk/game show , Around the Horn will be celebrating its 16 th year with a major facelift that will debut on November 5 th. MORE
From 1996 through to 2002 we saw no less than five games in the series that utilized the classic fixed camera view point and tank control scheme. It’s 1996 and I am frozen solid. I can see Chris Redfield still standing, against all odds, clutching his side in pain. What I can’t see is the hunter shuffling around in the background, but I can sure as hell hear it. MORE
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NOVEMBER 13, 2018
The 2002 Gamecube classic gets the VR treatment as part of an ongoing study into VR game mechanics. If you’re a fan of first-person-shooters, than odds are you’re familiar with Metroid Prime.
Road to VR
APRIL 18, 2018
Serenity, the firefly-class spaceship from cult TV show Firefly (2002) and film Serenity (2005), is now full explorable in VR. With many years in the making, Unity developer and 3D environmental artist Kaveh Tabar’s Serenity VR fan project is finally here.
UploadVR
MARCH 19, 2019
That’s pretty exciting news for the cult classic series; there hasn’t been any genuinely new Space Channel 5 content since 2002’s Part 2. If you hadn’t heard, Space Channel 5 VR is coming. Yes, really. Don’t believe us? This new trailer proves it.
Road to VR
APRIL 4, 2018
1985) that went viral back in June 2017 , or maybe his more recent AR recreation of the iconic scene from The Ring (2002) where the horrifying ghost girl emerges from the TV screen. You might know developer Abhishek Singh from his HoloLens version of Super Mario Bros.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
In the meantime, we can get a little sneak peek into that weirdness yet to come with Abhishek Singh’s latest ARKit project that recreated the iconic scene from The Ring (2002).
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
The Ring was an excellent 1998 Japanese horror film (which got a not-so-excellent English remake in 2002). Here’s one use of AR that’s utterly ingenious and yet we wish it never existed. Someone’s brought The Ring to life in terrifying form. Oh good.
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Road to VR
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Those are some seriously ambitious claims, but they’re backed by the studio’s game development experience dating back to 2002, including well received VR games like I Expect You to Die and Water Bears VR.
UploadVR
JANUARY 22, 2018
Okay, so it wasn’t exactly at the top of our lists for VR ports, but modder LukeRoss (who, obviously, is a big fan of the original) seems to have done a rock solid job porting the 2002 game over to the Oculus Rift. Your best chance to feel like a sleek secret agent in VR is here: a VR modder has converted classic Monolith Productions shooter No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In Harm’s Way to VR.
UploadVR
MARCH 1, 2019
The open source project QuakeGVR adds the Oculus SDK to a 2002 modification of the original engine. Thanks to the efforts of open source developers and modders, you can now play the original Half-Life on your Oculus Go. Well, sort of.
VRScout
OCTOBER 23, 2018
“ Around the Horn launched in November 2002 with cutting-edge technology as part of its DNA. ESPN’s sports talk/game show , Around the Horn will be celebrating its 16 th year with a major facelift that will debut on November 5 th.
Road to VR
JUNE 27, 2016
One of the first and most popular early examples of an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) title, Ragnarok Online (or RO) was played obsessively by legions of Koreans following its release in 2002.
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UploadVR
DECEMBER 6, 2016
The last solo entry in the franchise was 2002’s MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries , an expansion to the original game released two years prior. These days, you likely associate the MechWarriror franchise with its most recent entry, the free-to-play, MechWarrior Online.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Remember that famous scene from Gore Verbinski’s bone-chilling 2002 horror film The Ring ? Why would someone bring this terrifying moment to life?
UploadVR
DECEMBER 7, 2018
In the 14 year gap between releases developer Iggymob hasn’t made a single change to the way you control protagonist Grave, who uses all of the same animations from the 2002 original let alone the 2004 sequel. Gungrave was a poorly received shooter in 2002.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Danny Cannizzaro. Virtual Virtual Reality by studio Tender Claws is a Daydream-exclusive interactive story that won the best VR experience at the 2017 Google Play Awards VR , and it’s one of my personal favorite interactive narratives within VR.
Road to VR
MAY 30, 2018
Other events hitting Venues later this summer include films screenings from Lionsgate Films, featuring Reservoir Dogs (1992) , Sinister (2012) , Apocalypse Now (1979) , and National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002).
Road to VR
JULY 9, 2016
Another Nintendo classic title from the past makes it into virtual reality courtesy of Gamecube emulator Dolphin VR. This time it’s the turn of Super Mario Sunshine , returning here complete with high resolution texture hacks and running at 60 FPS.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 3, 2016
Anyone who has experienced the bewitching, desolate charms of Ico, a 2002 platform-puzzler for PlayStation 2 following a boy’s quest to escape captivity alongside his female companion, you’ll likely draw some similarities with a new title being developed for Oculus platforms called MARE.
AllThingsVR
MAY 25, 2016
No-one but May will ever know what it was like to perform on the roof of ‘er majesty’s gaff for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002.
UploadVR
JULY 5, 2017
2002 Turbo. 2002 Stancework Edition. Project Cars 2 is gearing up for its September 22nd release date, promising to be one of the most fully featured racing simulations for VR headsets yet. Developer Slightly Mad Studios has sparred no detail in bringing a realistic driving experience to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and that includes an exhaustive list of drivable cars, revealed today.
Hypergrid Business
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
The company was formed in 2002 with the goal of supplementing the flat web with. Oasis. Image courtesy Utherverse Digital.). Pornhub Awards Show to bring Virtual Reality to the Masses.
UploadVR
MAY 13, 2017
Underkoffler has been trying to make the vision of the 2002 film Minority Report , where actor Tom Cruise uses “data gloves” and gestures to control a transparent computer, into a reality. Augmented reality may be the future of games, but there are some huge problems that stand in its way.
VRScout
DECEMBER 20, 2016
Grab’s core team has been together since 2002. Los Angeles game developer Grab Games is coming out of stealth mode. Grab’s new VR game, Knockout League, is coming to Steam, Oculus, and Viveport in January.
Doc-Ok
JULY 28, 2017
Possibly related to this, another piece of news surfaced today : AltspaceVR was named defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Virtual Immersion Technologies, LLC, regarding this 2002 patent. AltspaceVR , the popular virtual reality social platform, and the eponymous company behind it, will be closing their respective doors on August 3rd.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
It’s fun blasting away and crouching for cover, recalling moments of my youth playing Time Crisis 3 (2002) in the arcade. Neo-noir action-thriller John Wick (2014) has come to the Vive in its new VR wave-based arcade shooter John Wick Chronicles.
Road to VR
MAY 15, 2017
The startup procedure has been initiated… There’s no time for retreat… Primed with TV series like Firefly (2002), Cowboy Bebop (1998), and films like Event Horizon (1997) and the Aliens franchise, going on a real life space salvaging mission sounds like serious fun.
Road to VR
JUNE 6, 2016
It is like a combination of The Thing (2002) and Dead Space (2008) , and if this sounds like it would be fantastic you would be correct.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 20, 2016
The Second Encounter followed it in 2002, with Serious Sam 2 releasing in 2005. Every time a new VR shooter is announced or shown off, people want to know if it supports full locomotion options. “Enough with the nausea hysteria!” ” comment sections cry out.
Doc-Ok
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
For the curious, 3D Visualizer’s architecture is described in detail in this old paper from 2002 (it’s quite amazing how the description of VR methods and interaction techniques from back then matches what’s commercially available today).
UploadVR
JANUARY 21, 2017
From 1996 through to 2002 we saw no less than five games in the series that utilized the classic fixed camera view point and tank control scheme. It’s 1996 and I am frozen solid. I can see Chris Redfield still standing, against all odds, clutching his side in pain. What I can’t see is the hunter shuffling around in the background, but I can sure as hell hear it.
VR Playhouse
JUNE 15, 2017
In 2002 alone, 17.6 By 2002, the PS2 made up a total of 32% of all DVD players in America. By the start of 2002, 73% of American households expressed a strong desire to purchase a DVD player, and 43% stated a desire to purchase one within the next year. INTRO: A little over a hundred years ago, the light switch was invented in the sleepy suburb of Lynbrook, New York.
VRCircle
JANUARY 3, 2016
The enormously popular America's Army , a freely available PC game made available in 2002, doubles as both a recruitment and training tool. By the time you arrive at the scene, the soldier's blood pressure has dropped perilously low. His pulse is an arrhythmic beat, barely registering on the tips of your fingers. His foot, meanwhile, is long gone.
UploadVR
MARCH 10, 2017
Released in 2002, the technology at the heart of this “wow” moment is on the cusp of being fully realized. In one of the most famous moments of speculative tech ever captured on screen, Minority Report’s Officer John Anderton (Tom Cruise) moves graphics, text, photos and video clips across a large pane of glass using only his two gloved hands to guide him.
HaptX
JANUARY 9, 2018
When I started my doctoral work at NYU in 2002, I was trying to understand the contemporary, real-world applications of haptics technology. At HaptX, we periodically speak to leading experts in haptic technology, its history, and its applications. Greg Bilsland, Sr.
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DECEMBER 7, 2017
There are now two gallery spaces in London: a West End premises on Cork Street opened in 2000 and in 2002 the gallery moved from Hackney to Shoreditch, East London.
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MAY 25, 2016
Minority Report (2002). From zero gravity chambers to organic gaming consoles, Hollywood has been dreaming up some of the biggest and best ways to implement virtual reality for decades.
eleVR
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Welcome to another edition of “What the heck is Spherical Cinematography!” This time we are looking at what texture is, how to use it, and why.
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