VRScout
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
Originally released in 2013 on the original Oculus Rift DK1, the HL2VR mod allowed early adopters to play through the entirety of Half-Life 2’s single-player campaign in VR with support for the Razer Hydra motion controllers.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Oculus Rift DK1 with Razer Hydra motion controllers | photo by Road to VR. Initially revealed all the way back in 2013 , the game had players facing off against waves of terrifying spiders that reacted in beautifully grotesque ways as they were dispatched with bullets and explosives. r ap Cenydd, was Crashland.
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Road to VR
APRIL 17, 2018
Fall 2013, Oculus DK1 + Razer Hydra. My journey into VR locomotion began with the sunsetting Razer Hydra in late 2013. Spring 2014, Oculus DKHD + Razer Hydra. The First Climb. The Bigger Picture. The Oculus Rift, for all intents and purposes, was a seated experience.
Road to VR
MAY 11, 2017
Those who have been following the modern VR era since the beginning may recall the original HLVR mod launched in 2013 that was well ahead of it’s time, offering motion-controller input via the Razer Hydra, literally years before Oculus or Valve would announce their own VR controllers.
Road to VR
MAY 15, 2017
Those who have been following the modern VR era since the beginning may recall the original HLVR mod launched in 2013 that was well ahead of it’s time, offering motion-controller input via the Razer Hydra, literally years before Oculus or Valve would announce their own VR controllers.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
The company was among just five or so companies exhibiting anything related to VR back at GDC 2013 (the first year Oculus attended the show). Tactical Haptics is one of the OGs of the of the new VR landscape. The effect is unique and impressively convincing for certain interactions, and in many cases feels more authentic than mere rumble.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 16, 2018
The company built the technology behind the magnetically tracked Razer Hydra controller which was one of the only consumer-available 6DOF controllers available when the first Oculus Rift development kit (DK1) started shipping. Sixense was once a name central to the early VR community.
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