Road to VR

APRIL 11, 2019

VR games need to achieve high, stable performance to look good and play comfortably. But there’s a handful of tools and methods that can set you up for success from the start. In nine minutes, this crash course offers up an indie-dev focused overview of optimizing VR games built in Unity for mobile hardware like Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

Our primary research areas are Computer Graphics and Mixed Reality and our works span different topics like MR for serious games, human-computer interaction, usability in MR, virtual heritage, and so on. I know that your team has created a tool called Holo-BLSD. Holo-BLSD is a self-learning tool in AR. What are its features?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Lucas Rizzotto , a popular XR developer who co-founded AR House with fellow developer Aidan Wolf , has taken advantage of Snapchat’s Spectacles AR glasses to create Monke Racing , a hilarious AR game that has users racing against time to collect virtual bananas scattered throughout their real-world environment. .

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2023

One of the most famous video games of all time returns as an immersive AR experience for smart devices. Of course, you can always just kick back and capture a few AR selfies. Feature Image Credit: Taito Corporation The post This Space Invaders AR Game Is Out-Of-This-World appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Since its launch the Merge Cube become a widely used tool among K12 educators. Of course, this is just the beginning for Merge Labs. Like other companies and their use of social media, the future will see everything from gaming, e-commerce opportunities, and socialAR all being unlocked through a Merge Cube.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2022

You can’t go wrong with the following games and apps! Whether you’re on a standalone VR device such as the Meta Quest 2 or one of the many PC VR headsets currently available, you’ll find no shortage of incredible games and apps to immerse yourself in. The following are five VR games perfect for beginner players.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Stress Level Zero’s latest mind-bending action game is an absolute must-play. The game builds upon Stress Level Zero’s ‘Marrow1’ VR physics foundation, offering a fine-tuned experience that you just won’t find in other games. For the most part, however, the game leaves you up to your own devices. The Gameplay.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Space Dragon: Unchained is a new offering from 3lb Games. I talked with CEO, Robin Moulder, about how the game came together and where it’s going next. In addition to building immersive training solutions for enterprise clients, 3lb Games makes fun and moving VR games like Slime Rancher and Vault of Stars.

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2019

Survios, the studio behind a host of VR games such as Raw Data (2017), Sprint Vector (2018) and Creed: Rise to Glory (2018) , has been a stalwart pioneer of the medium since the birth of consumer VR. What’s more, the course will be taught in VR, so you can connect remotely and learn from Silkin—virtual face to virtual face.

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Course Unreal Unity Industry 239

Mashable VR

JULY 16, 2022

TL;DR: As of July 16, you can get The Game Design & Development Bundle for just $203 instead of $1519 — that's a discount of 86%. If you’re trying to get into game design and development, the learning curve could be steep. Then expand on that knowledge with Maya & Unity 3D: Modeling Environments for Mobile Games.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Schell Games, the studio behind the I Expect You to Die VR puzzle series, showed off more of its upcoming VR game which is all about slaying vampires—and of course the ever-looming threat of a jumpscare if you fail. You can now wishlist Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire.

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VRScout

JUNE 12, 2021

That following year NERF introduced the very first NERF dart gun called the Sharpshooter and the game of tag was forever changed. Announced today during the Upload VR Showcase as part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event, the NERF Ultimate Championship is scheduled to arrive in 2022 on the Oculus Quest. Feature Image Credit: Hasbro.

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Road to VR

MAY 16, 2017

From his experience teaching the SteamVR Tracking course, Bruey has an inside view on what companies are doing with the technology and when we might begin to see the fruits of their labor. Road to VR: How many students went through the SteamVR tracking training course? Doug Bruey: It was really varied.

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VRScout

JULY 27, 2023

The platform supports popular tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons , Pathfinder , and Starfinder. Game masters can create an animated world of their own dark and twisted dreams using just the tools provided by the company. And all the while I was thinking, in the back of my head, I was also an avid tabletop game player.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2022

Meta may be ramping up internal testing for its own first-party cloud gaming service which could let its latest standalone VR headset, Quest 2, play PC VR games without needing your own VR-ready computer. You can only download third-party cloud gaming services, like PlutoSphere , through sideloading tools such as SideQuest.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

After many pressures from the community and the media, Meta has finally decided to introduce new parental control tools in Quest 2. Even if Meta still doesn’t admit that its headsets are used by a lot of small kids (these measures are marketed as tools parents can use with teenagers), these measures are targeted also at them.

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Road to VR

MARCH 27, 2020

Resolution Games, the studio behind Acron: Attack of the Squirrels (2019) and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs (2019) , today launched their latest game on Magic Leap 1. Called Glimt: The Vanishing at the Grand Starlight Hotel , the detective game arrives today on Magic Leap World for free.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2022

QuestHaven is an upcoming tabletop simulator that wants to bring VR and PC users all of the tools they need to play tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons. Instead, dungeon masters generate their game worlds, just like you might with figurines and grid maps, and players create their characters via an avatar creator.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

How many times have you found yourself patiently waiting for friends in the lobby of your favorite VR game? What makes the game so unique is that it can be played over existing VR titles as a SteamVR overlay. You plant crops, feed them water, and step away to let nature take its course. Image Credit: Bar Shift Games.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Fill up that shiny new headset with a collection of incredible games and apps. For those new to VR, it can be a bit overwhelming navigating the many different games and apps available on the Quest Store. The following are five Quest 2 games and apps perfect for newcomers (not including tutorial and demos): Beat Saber.

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Upload VR

JULY 7, 2023

Liquid City is prototyping GOFL, an AR golf game that uses the real world for courses, in the hope of paving a design framework for enjoyable and accessible AR experiences in local settings. Liquid City is an XR-focused studio in London, which founder Keiichi Matsuda describes as more directed towards design research than games.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2021

Oculus teases new games and several long-awaited updates during its first-ever VR gaming showcase. Oculus held its first-ever VR gaming showcase earlier today, revealing new games and several major updates coming to Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift headsets this year. Pistol Whip ‘Smoke & Thunder’ Update.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Emerging Trends in the VR Gaming Industry — 2023 Technology is evolving at a fast pace. 2023 is currently shaping up to be the year of promise for the VR gaming industry. Virtual reality games, in particular, have come a long way from the lukewarm response they received in their early years. What is VR — A Quick Explanation!

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Laser Dance is an upcoming mixed reality game that seeks to use Quest’s passthrough capability as more than just a background. In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to different environments. The game is still in full development, aiming for a release in 2024.

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EON Reality

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Transforming Chinese Education: Global Education Drive: In 2023, Eon Reality spearheaded an international initiative, convening leaders from over 80 nations to explore the game-changing role of Spatial Artificial Intelligence in education. This new initiative aims to further elevate the evolving educational and job market needs in China.

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Road to VR

JULY 1, 2021

Bithell Games , the studio behind indie hits Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, announced a new story-based puzzle game coming to Oculus Quest soon that tasks you with building increasingly complex machines during an interstellar conflict, and getting to know an alien at the same time. You can wishlist it here.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2022

I have just finished playing Red Matter 2 , the much-awaited sequel of Red Matter , one of my favorite games for Quest. During the whole game, you are confronted with posters, writings, and products that remind a lot of Soviet Russia (e.g. Red Matter 2 is mostly a puzzle game.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Like most business tools, professional development has seen a massive shift to the online world in the past year. Of course, eLearning isn’t new. We’ve been using digital tools to effectively train workforces for more than 20 years. We’ve been using digital tools to effectively train workforces for more than 20 years.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Stress Level Zero yesterday dropped a new trailer for its highly-anticipated VR game Bonelab , teasing a number of exciting features we can’t wait to try in the process. A direct follow-up to 2019’s Boneworks , the game will launch next week on Meta Quest 2 and PC VR headsets via Steam. For more information visit here.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

It is in Italian, but basically it says that we’re looking for a Unity dev with preferred experience with VR and/or multiplayer games. That said, I hope that this new course of Magic Leap will take a completely different road from the one that led to Magic Leap One. Image by Epic Games). Top news of the week.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2022

Virtual reality and metaverse are mainly associated with men and gaming. White men are particularly leading the charge in today’s top gaming platforms such as Roblox, Sandbox, and Decentraland. These digital tools range in focus from confronting bullying to mastering work-related skills.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 15, 2024

Meta Quest has the biggest standalone VR game library to date and if you’re brand new to the world of VR it might be difficult to know where to start. In this article we’re giving our recommendations of the best Quest 2 and Quest 3 games you’ll find across the whole library. Why This List?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 13, 2022

AWS’s Quick Start feature allows users to deploy their favourite technologies globally, and the NVIDIA-Autodesk move will offer VRED designers additional support from NVIDIA’s CloudXR tools , along with the latter’s RTX graphics processing units (GPUs) and Virtual Workstation (vWs) software.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Tokyo Game Show, one of the most important gaming events in the world, is happening these days. So even if I’m crazy busy, I wanted to have a look at the world they created for the Tokyo Game Show and tell you about my experience with the VR version of it!!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

This game has had a very long and interesting story (maybe one day I’ll write a long post about it), and it has lived various transitions, with the last one being from a passthrough AR game to a standard VR game. It was an AR game that could be played on a VR headset , in 2019. The setting.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 6, 2024

Now, the ENGAGE XR platform is being used throughout the university to assist in teaching and training students across 40 different courses. The ambition behind the project is to improve on conventional learning tools like film, photographs, textbooks, and video games by literally immersing students into their subject matter.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 24, 2018

Up until now, developers wishing to get their VR app on the Oculus Store had to submit to a manual review process by which their game or experience was washed through two stages; a tech review to see if the app passed minimum standards and a content review to determine it was a complete and polished experience. image courtesy Oculus.

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