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UploadVR’s 2016 Game of the Year Nominations

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Since everyone knows that software sells hardware, the more important question to ask is what were the good apps, games, and experiences? Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine. Arizona Sunshine. But that’s just the hardware. That way it’s kept fair! Damaged Core.

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VR & AR 2018: A Year In Review

VRScout

If 2016 was the birth of modern VR/AR technology, than 2018 was its elementary school graduation. While this past year may have seemed like a quiet one when compared to the more exciting releases featured in 2017 and 2016, these past 12 months have been crucial in the development of the immersive entertainment sector.

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Deafening Silence: Where Is Valve’s ‘Killer App’ VR Game We’ve All Been Waiting For?

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Big games cost big money, and to recoup that development cost, lots of software sales are needed. But, how can you increase software sales with a tiny install base? VR’s long-term success is going to rely on getting the software out there that people want. Where is that killer app? Of course, there is that big Catch 22.

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How scientists find the big asteroids that can threaten Earth

Mashable VR

Specialized telescopes in Hawaii, Arizona, and beyond have spotted around 95 percent of the behemoths one kilometer (0.6 You need to know what's coming, when it's coming, and how hard it's going to hit," Eric Christensen, the director of the NEO-seeking Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, told Mashable. Credit: NASA / USGS.

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One Year In, Has PlayStation VR2 Failed, Or Is Sony Just Getting Started?

Upload VR

Software sells hardware, and it's hard to have faith in a platform with no clear roadmap. Strong multiplatform games like Vertigo 2 , Arizona Sunshine 2 , Five Nights At Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 , Among Us VR and Breachers only boosted this further. Every gaming platform needs a steady stream of titles to keep players invested.

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Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 2: Setup, Props, and Full Body Virtual Reality

The Ghost Howls

With HTC Vive the sensor window has been part of their design language since the first Vive SteamVR kit in 2016, this was continued with Vive Pro, Vive Trackers, and Vive Pro 2. I had fond memories of using a Vive-tracked gun in co-operative Arizona Sunshine at a VR Arcade some years ago, and left it at that! Paddle Up, 2016, £6.99.

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Vive Trackers Experiments – Part 1: Everything you need to know about Vive Trackers

The Ghost Howls

After purchasing my first HTC Vive virtual reality system in 2016, rumours soon surfaced of a SteamVR “tracking puck” that HTC had in development. The room was setup on 2 levels so it felt like being on the bridge, whilst for solo guests the software offered an “AI” crew to fill in the empty stations. Valve Software. technology.

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