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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.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It was pretty vague what the hell HUMANITY was all about when it was first announced in 2019 , however now the studio reveals its upcoming game is a “unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming,” giving you control over an ethereal Shiba Inu dog who commands a massive crowd.

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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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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. Image courtesy Incuvo. Image courtesy Incuvo.

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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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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. Visitors can go hands-on with popular VR games like Beat Saber , GOLF+ , Real VR Fishing , or Supernatural. For more information visit check out the official announcement here. Image Credit: Meta.

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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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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. Although the demo is largely designed to showcase hand-tracking capabilities to developers, First Hand is available for anyone to download for free from App Lab.

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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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JULY 22, 2022

on PC VR, including an updated demo for anyone to try. The game is expected to come to Quest as well later this year. The game is a roguelite with a unique pixel-art style and an arsenal of fun weaponry with which to experiment. Just this week during the Steam VR Fest the game has finally launched version 1.0.

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JUNE 16, 2021

I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and The Liar is upcoming sequel to the breakout VR spy-themed adventure game. We went hands-on with the game’s new demo, which again puts you in hot seat for another round of Bond-flavored puzzling. Image courtesy Schell Games. Check out my full hands-on with the demo below.

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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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MAY 21, 2020

Iron Man VR on PSVR was delayed several times earlier this year, but last week the game finally got a firm release date of July 3rd, 2020. There is also likely to be an Iron Man VR demo released ahead of the game’s launch. ” SEE ALSO Hands-on: 'Iron Man VR' Shows Huge Potential with Innovative Flying Mechanics.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The app is free to download and comes with four free demo lessons with accompanying lesson plans downloadable at futuclass.com. As previously mentioned, the app comes with four free demo lessons. Feature Image Credit: Futuclass OU The post VR Game Futuclass Teaches You Basic Chemistry appeared first on VRScout.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Coming soon to major VR headsets, HUMANITY is a unique-looking VR puzzle game that tasks you with guiding hordes of mostly brainless humans through a series of otherworldly obstacles. Developer Enhance is also offering a limited-time demo on all platforms (Meta Quest headset and controller support only) from now until March 6th, 2023.

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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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MARCH 27, 2024

RAGER is a new melee combat VR rhythm game with a free demo on Quest App Lab. You can watch gameplay in the trailer below: We briefly went hands-on with the demo, which only features swords and maces with four difficulty settings. What follows feels like combat-driven rhythm game reminiscent of Beat Saber.

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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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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Steam Next Fest is back once more with a fresh round of PC VR demos. That includes physics-based puzzle platformer ArcSine , MyDearest's 3v3 "smack and shoot" Brazen Blaze , manga-inspired narrative adventure Sushi Ben and Vestiges: Fallen Tribes , which mixes auto battlers with a collectible card game.

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Road to VR

MAY 13, 2020

Epic Games today revealed a PS5 tech demo built with Unreal Engine 5, the next-gen version of the company’s game engine. Unreal Engine is one of the two most popular game engines for creating VR content. Unreal Engine is one of the two most popular game engines for creating VR content. While UE 4.25

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MARCH 22, 2024

There's a long way to go still, but Laser Dance is absolutely shaping up as powerful proof that mixed reality is going to fundamentally redefine our understanding of "room-scale" gaming. I wanted to figure out what game could only be in MR," Van Bouwel told UploadVR in a face-to-face interview at GDC 2024.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Niantic and Meta partnered to fund three multiplayer mixed reality demo games that run in the browser and support crossplay between Quest 3 and mobile. The demos were built over a ten week period using Niantic's 8th Wall web-based AR engine, which has a fully in-browser editor and offers cloud hosting for built projects.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Two open-source demos show WebXR could be used to make full-fledged games. Meta’s Project Flowerbed is a WebXR demo game where you use seeds to plant and grow flowers, trees, and other plants. WebXR experiences use WebGL for rendering, which is based on OpenGL ES.

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Slashgear

JULY 17, 2022

Musk says a demo of Steam running on a Tesla could be mere weeks away. We've been hearing about it for quite some time, and now it looks like it's happening.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Since 2016, in a move that can only be described as past meeting present, Sony has been channeling the spirit of late 1990’s, early 2000’s gaming with the release of two different Playstation VR ‘demo discs.’ How about a SteamVR ‘Demo Bundle’ including bite-size samples of Budget Cuts, GORN, Skyrim VR, and Pavlov VR ?

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JUNE 19, 2023

Steam Next Fest kicks off a new celebration this week featuring over 30 PC VR demos. Steam Next Fest highlights upcoming games through various demos for the second time in 2023, following its last appearance in February. Steam Next Fest is now live until June 26 at 10am PT.

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MARCH 22, 2022

Are holograms the future of board games? AR tabletop gaming platform Tilt Five this week announced a new partnership with Asmodee Digital, a subsidiary of legendary French board game publisher Asmodee Group, to develop a series of holographic tabletop games brought to life using AR (augmented reality) technology.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The one hour visit will include a VR demo, tour, and meet-and-greet at the companies’ home-base in Bellevue, Washington. If there’s one thing we know about Valve Corporation, it’s that the veteran video game developer/publisher prides itself in keeping its inner-workings cloaked in a shroud of secrecy.

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JULY 14, 2020

Unlike asymmetrical VR games such as Acron: Attack of the Squirrels and Takelings House Party , VR Giants focuses on cooperative gameplay, tasking Goliath with assisting tiny David throughout his adventure. Wolfgang Tshauko states that while a large portion of the game has already been completed, the visuals are still in need of some work.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Steam VR Fest kicks off today with new demos and discounts. You can find the full details here but if you're mainly looking for new PC VR demos, there's some good options ranging from survival games to puzzlers. Still, we're including more recent games where appropriate to keep this varied. Following SteamVR 2.0

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MARCH 13, 2021

Facebook this week added over a dozen new VR games and apps to its experimental App Lab channel, offering Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 players an easier way of accessing a generous selection of popular indie titles like Gorilla Tag, OceanCraft, and Warplanes: WW1 Fighters just to name a few.

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JULY 5, 2023

While there are plenty of VR games that offer the sort of massive multiplayer immersion fans of the manga and anime series have craved over the years, a game built for Quest Pro and Quest 2 has recreated probably the best/worst part of the series: its lovably bad user interface (UI).

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JULY 19, 2023

Reduce, reuse, and recycle in SPACE… There’s something about video games that task you with completing everyday jobs in deep space that excites me, whether it be mining asteroids for ore in Eve Online or trading valuable supplies in No Man’s Sky. Those interested can try a demo of the game here.

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AUGUST 22, 2021

VR athletes compete in a variety of physically challenging games for the chance to win real-world cash. After the success of the VR Winter Games earlier this year—during which over 10,000 VR athletes battled it out in various games such as Blade and Sorcery , Creed: Rise to Glory , Hyper Dash , In Da Hoop! ,

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Steam Next Fest returns today with a renewed focus on upcoming games and plenty of PC VR demos. Featuring hundreds of demos with nearly 30 PC VR demos, options include Chrono Hunter , an adventure shooter game seen in this edition's official trailer.

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