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‘Doom 3’ Rips & Tears onto Oculus Quest with This Unofficial Mod

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As you’d imagine, Doom 3 (2004) wasn’t built for VR. But thanks to work by consummate modders Team Beef, the iconic first-person shooter from id Software can finally be played in all its horrific goodness on Oculus Quest, replete with Touch controls.

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Facebook’s AR/VR Head Calls for “Big Shift” in How It Deals with User Privacy

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Even before Facebook moved to require all new Oculus users to sign in with Facebook , Oculus headset users were rightfully worried about the company’s treatment of user privacy. “Today Microsoft is considered perhaps the most trustworthy software vendor in the world. Let other companies scramble to keep up with us.”

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Hands-on: ‘Augmented Empire’ is an Engaging, Story-Driven Tactical RPG for Gear VR

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Telling from the 30-minute demo I had, I can say I’ve certainly seen less-appealing visuals on more graphically-capable headsets like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. image courtesy Coatsink Software. image courtesy Coatsink Software. image courtesy Coatsink Software.

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Xbox Game Studios Has (inadvertently?) Acquired Heaps of VR Development Talent

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A VR-capable version of Minecraft (supporting multiplayer with the non-VR version) interestingly launched first on Samsung’s Gear VR headset (which runs Oculus software) back in 2016, though the game still hasn’t been brought to the newer Oculus Go or Oculus Quest. InXile – The Mage’s Tale.

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MIKE HIGHLIGHTS // XR Artist, Founder and Community Leader Paige Dansinger

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VR Garden” started the first day I got an Oculus! Prior to the VR Garden, I directed “Purple Flower Survivors” an empathy experience created with self-designed iPad drawing software with 65 survivors of domestic violence. How did you get started in the industry? “ Someone said I opened myself up to the “worst of the internet.”

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InstaVR Interviews: Antoine Vivet, Founder of Longue-Vue (a division of Manzalab Group)

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In 2004, he created the LONGUE-VUE agency, and worked with big companies such as RATP, Orange, the Château de Versailles… Since 2016, Antoine has been working with Manzalab to produce interactive 360° films. What additional software besides InstaVR do you use? Main Output for Customers is Oculus Go.

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A Brief History Of Half-Life, One Of Gaming’s Most Iconic Franchises

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Along with offering players one of the freshest campaigns in years, Valve also encouraged modders to create their own games and modifications, going so far as to include a level design tool called Worldcraft in the game software. In 2004, Valve released their follow-up to Half-Life, Half-Life 2. Image Credit: Valve Corp.).

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