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‘Super Smash Bros’ Creator Masahiro Sakurai Says VR is “Truly the perfect fit” for Some Games

Road to VR

In his video series introducing aspiring developers to the basics of game development, Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai recommends viewers give VR a try to understand what it does uniquely well. Masahiro Sakurai has had an illustrious career in game development.

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Star Wars VR Studio ILMxLAB Rebrands As ILM Immersive

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ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm's immersive entertainment studio best known for Vader Immortal, has rebranded to ILM Immersive. Having also developed Tales from The Galaxy's Edge , Droid Repair Bay , Trials On Tatooine , Secrets of the Empire and more, ILM Immersive is responsible for numerous home and location-based VR experiences.

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Björk Releases ‘Vulnicura Virtual Reality Album’, A Collection of Immersive Music Videos

Road to VR

The perennially avant-garde singer-songwriter Björk has brought her entire 2015 album, Vulnicura , to virtual reality. Available today, headset owners can finally get to dive into a collection of immersive music videos that only previously graced museums worldwide via the Björk Digital Exhibition since late 2016, Pitchfork reports.

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Gabe Newell: Valve is Making “big investments” in New Headsets and Games

Road to VR

In a talk at an Auckland, New Zealand area high school back in May, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell revealed they’re making “big investments in new headsets and games,” something he hopes will prepare the company for a future of brain-computer interfaces (BCI). . Image courtesy Sancta Maria College.

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What Made VR Gaming Highly Popular

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The ecosystem of digital game development is all about using the latest technologies to attract and engage gamers all over the world. Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Market research reports have shown that in 2015 the revenue was $0.66

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‘Elite Dangerous’ is Going Free on Epic Games Store Next Week

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Frontier Developments’ VR-compatible space sim Elite Dangerous (2014) is going free on the Epic Games Store next week. You can add it to your wishlist by clicking the heart symbol on the game’s store page. It was a great first ‘wow’ moment, and still is for anyone with a PC VR headset looking for immersion.

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Immersive VR love story "Marco & Polo Go Round" launches Valentines Day onSteam and HTC Viveport.

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Marco & Polo Go Round is an immersive love story written by Gregory Kaufman and Benjamin Steiger Levine and directed by Benjamin Steiger Levine. Over the past ten years, ARTE has co-produced a number of interactive games such as Inua, Unmaze, Homo Machina, Vandals, Type:Rider, The Wanderer: Frankenstein's Creature and Vectronom.

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