Road to VR

JUNE 26, 2024

Indie studio Ivory Crow Games have released a new demo for Chrono Weaver , a single player game that lets you make copies of yourself to solve physics-based puzzles. While there’s no release date yet, the two-person indie studio has released a demo that shows off a good slice of the game’s time-bending fun.

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2022

Available now on the Meta Quest, Skygaze (Demo) is a prototype VR experience that turns your headset into a mixed reality stargazing lounge. Skygaze Demo is now on AppLab! Skygaze is available now as a free demo on the Meta Quest via the App Lab. Feedback and ideas are welcome. Image Credit: Emanuel Tomozei.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2024

Apple will soon allow users to upload their own spatial videos to Vision Pro demo units in hopes to really drive home the headset’s value proposition. When it comes to plonking down $3,500 for Vision Pro, seeing truly is believing, as anyone who wants to buy Apple’s first mixed reality headset can sign up for an in-store demo.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 21, 2023

While everyone is focused on every minimal update on the Quest operating system, Pico has just added to its runtime a feature called Spotlight that makes it become the to-go device for VR demos in exhibitions and B2B settings. The microphone feature is very handy for demos where the environment around you is noisy (e.g.

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VRScout

JUNE 1, 2022

The company offers a taste of Project Cambria with a new tech demo available free on the Meta Quest 2. To help showcase the platform’s capabilities, the company has launched a free mixed reality tech demo called The World Beyond. According to the company, this platform will lay the groundwork for their rapidly-growing metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 22, 2022

Yesterday evening I wanted to try one of the demos available for the Steam VR Fest , and since the guys and gals of CM Games suggested I try their new game Dream Catcher VR , I did it. It is currently available as a free demo during the Steam VR Fest, to then launch in Early Access in the upcoming times. Dream Catcher VR. Availability.

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ARPost

MAY 16, 2023

The company is currently launching new hardware and a new product package, so we spoke with CEO and co-founder Jay Wright for a software demo and an explanation of the new release. Wright did mention that he will be at the Augmented World Expo in a few weeks , so hopefully I’ll be able to try the headset there.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Valve kicked off another edition of Steam Next Fest this week, an indie showcase that offers up free demos of a bunch of upcoming games. There are hundreds of demos on offer during Next Fest, and it’s no surprise that only a smalls slice of those feature VR support. Download ‘Virtuoso’ Demo. Green Hell VR.

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VRScout

MARCH 2, 2021

While not intended for consumer use, the demo teased an exciting future for the immensely popular location-based multiplayer AR game, during which we see Hanke wearing a Microsoft HoloLens headset while exploring a Japanese garden filled with various Pokémon characters. ” Image Credit: Niantic. Feature Image Credit: Niantic.

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Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2023

Valve is back at it with Steam Next Fest, the indie showcase that features free demos for upcoming PC games. We picked out some of the most promising demos among the two dozen VR games showcased this week. In any case, you can find all of the participating games with free demos on the Steam Next Fest page. Download it here.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 12, 2023

And for this reason, I want to celebrate the great results that they had by talking about the last demo I had with the device at AWE US last year , a hands-on I haven’t described yet in this blog. Finally, I was able to take pictures of it… The company had prepared another lens, with a stick attached to it, to let us have a demo.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2021

Joy Way, the indie game studio behind the VR parkour game STRIDE, has just released a free demo of their upcoming game AGAINST (yes, they love capsed names). In the demo there is only one level, that is proposed in Easy and Hard mode. That’s why I suggest you all download the free demo and give it a try!

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2022

The store will include a dedicated Quest 2 demo area and send participants home with a short mixed reality video to remember their experience. At the new Meta Store, anyone can demo popular apps on Quest 2 and project what you’re experiencing onto a big wall for your friends to see,” says Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Road to VR

JULY 21, 2023

Meta’s hand-tracking has improved by leaps and bounds since we first saw it on the original Quest in 2019, but as Apple serves up stiff competition with its upcoming Vision Pro mixed reality headset , Meta tossed out a new hand-tracking demo that shows off the benefits of its latest software update.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Luckily Meta has built a tech demo which shows what’s possible when an avatar is designed with Quest Pro’s face-tracking in mind (and when almost all of the headset’s processing power is dedicated to rendering it).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I finally managed (with some delay) to find the time to try First Hand, Meta’s opensource demo of the Interaction SDK , which shows how to properly develop hand-tracked applications. What is incredible about this demo is that all the interactions are very polished, and designed so that to be ideal for the user. First Hand.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 5, 2022

Meta this week released a new demo app called First Hand to showcase the kind of experiences that developers can build with the company’s controllerless hand-tracking tools. But what’s better than a good hands-on example?

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ARPost

JULY 14, 2022

This May, the Automotive Innovation Forum witnessed multiple attendees collaborating in the same immersive environment through a distinct augmented and mixed demo. An exciting demo of the car’s specs and design was brought forth by an augmented and mixed reality experience with NVIDIA, Autodesk , Lenovo, and Varjo.

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Upload VR

JULY 19, 2024

A Deadly Premonition VR demo was tested and scrapped, though SWERY expressed interest in creating a VR adaptation "if given the chance." Suehiro then revealed that during the development of Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise , the studio created a demo that allowed them to traverse Deadly Premonition's world using VR headsets.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Earlier this year the Unity Labs team shared an incredible proof-of-concept mixed reality demo that shows the power of blending the real and virtual worlds together. ” This week Provencher affirmed that Unity Slices: Table will be released as a demo on Oculus Quest for anyone to try.

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VRScout

APRIL 25, 2022

Meta’s physical retail space will also feature a one-of-a-kind demo area for the company’s Meta Quest 2 VR headset. The post The Meta Retail Store Will Feature A ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ VR Demo appeared first on VRScout. For more information visit check out the official announcement here. Image Credit: Meta.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Vertigo 2 , the hotly awaited sequel to the original 2016 single-player VR adventure, has had the same demo on Steam for the past three years. Now developer Zulubo Productions has brought a complete overhaul to the free demo, which the studio says better reflects the quality of the final game.

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Road to VR

JULY 14, 2023

Steam Next Fest, Valve’s indie showcase featuring free demos for upcoming PC games, had the most demo downloads in Next Fest history last month, and among the top titles was the asymmetric VR game Davigo. million demos played across the board. which no doubt helped populate servers.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Meta has announced that developers will be able to opt their apps into providing users with a free timed trial which the company hopes will increase conversion while giving developers an easier path compared to creating and maintaining a standalone demo app.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2021

Now that Facebook has released App Lab , its unmoderated outlet for Quest apps, more studios are taking advantage of the ability to easily publish their demos for direct download, and Synth Riders just joined its ranks. Simply type in ‘demo’ and you’ll pull up all of the available game demos for download.

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Road to VR

JULY 20, 2021

Well, there’s a free demo is now available on the PlayStation Store. We’ve got an early preview of the Fracked demo , and we were notably impressed with its colorful, well-executed art style and its satisfyingly tactile combat. Can’t wait to strap on those skis and jump in?

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

What’s more, you can now play a free demo on those platforms from now until March 6th. The demo contains 10 levels, while the full game has “90 plus”, the studio says. In the meantime, check out the demo gameplay video overview below to learn more:

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

As a part of Steam Next Fest, Incuvo Games is today releasing a free demo of its upcoming VR adaptation of Green Hell (2019) , the popular open-world survival game. The studio says its early demo build has issues with optimization at the moment, so it requires a high-end PC.

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Upload VR

MAY 29, 2024

Immersed says it will publicly demo Visor in September, and claims Founder’s Edition units will ship shortly after. The Visor demos will be given at Immersed IRL, the company's own event at the Zach Theatre in Austin, Texas on September 19. You can sign up to attend here. 0:00 / 0:53 1× Promotional video from Immersed.

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Road to VR

JUNE 16, 2021

We went hands-on with the game’s new demo, which again puts you in hot seat for another round of Bond-flavored puzzling. If you want to play the demo yourself, you can grab it starting today on Steam as a part of the Steam Next Fest. Check out my full hands-on with the demo below. Check out the game’s trailer here.

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Road to VR

MAY 21, 2020

There is also likely to be an Iron Man VR demo released ahead of the game’s launch. Back in March, Gematsu reported on an Iron Man VR Demo – Demo listing that appeared in the PlayStation Store. We went to do some digging on our own and found some additional evidence that the Iron Man VR demo will likely get released.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 9, 2022

Meta Platforms unveiled last week the latest iteration of its hand-tracking technologies as a demo for developers, allowing users to explore virtual worlds with their hands rather than physical controllers.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2022

Showdown is a UE4 PC VR demo originally made by Epic Games back in 2014 to show off high-fidelity VR graphics running at 90Hz on a GTX 980 GPU at a 1,080 × 1,200 (1.3MP) per-eye resolution. Meta ported the short demo as a case study in optimizing PC VR content to run on Quest 2.

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2021

Arcade Legend is aiming to release on Steam Early Access for PC VR headsets sometime this year, although LAI Games says a free demo is coming in June. LAI says the demo will feature three of its arcade games, including Speed of Light, Let’s Bounce , and HYPERshoot. You can now wishlist it on Steam.

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ARPost

MAY 24, 2023

Insights From the In-App Demo I met with McCloskey and fellow co-founder Sam Hessenauer within a free trial of the platform’s academic version. I usually do demos like this to learn about XR, but this time I felt like I got a lesson in chemistry with XR in the margins – which is how it’s supposed to feel. “As

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Next Reality AR

MARCH 31, 2021

This week, the company revealed Codename: Urban Legends, a demo game built with the Niantic Real World Platform that showcases action-packed, multi-player mobile gameplay achieved through low-latency 5G connectivity via edge servers.

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ARPost

JUNE 20, 2022

You’re not drawing something that floats on my video, you’re reaching into my video,” CEO Adrian Hatch said in a recent interview and product demo. Before signing up, you can also request a free live demo of the remote collaboration software. That includes newer-model Apple products, and the HoloLens line of MR glasses.

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