The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 13, 2019

Vertical Robot’ s acclaimed indie game Red Matter has just been ported to Oculus Quest and the title has already got a lot of interest. I have been so lucky to have the possibility of trying the game in preview , so here you are my review of Red Matter on Oculus Quest! The game is all about solving puzzles.

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AR Insider

APRIL 19, 2021

Epic Games Plants Metaverse Flag On Fortnite Island. The maker of the mega-hit game and Unreal Engine game development platform has landed another cool billion in a new round of funding. The company says they’re building the metaverse, an interconnected platform for games, e-commerce, social media and entertainment.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 25, 2022

The latest funding will be used to intensify R&D for AXIS , a wearable and game-oriented full-body motion capture solution. CEO of Refract Chng told TechCrunch that the solution they found out was to allow players to use their bodies as game controllers. billion gamers through its games and technology, such as the wearable AXIS. .

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

XR has rapidly emerged as one of the most powerful new trends in the gaming landscape. Attracting players all over the world to a new kind of immersive experience, XR allows game developers to connect with users on a different level. Already the, virtual reality in gaming market is expected to grow to a value of $53.44

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2021

How we work, play, learn, entertain, gather together, and experience the world isn’t just changing – it’s a whirlwind of disruption. People have been collaborating remotely in games like The Sims and Second Life for almost 20 years and most recently with Fortnite and Roblox among others. Image Credit: HeadOffice.Space.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Ivon, the CEO of Labrodex , an indie game studio that is working an interesting action VR game called Scraper: First Strike. I talked with him about the game and the hurdles of being an indie VR developer. We didn’t want to create just VR game, but a new IP. Each game will have 5 Episodes, or 15 in total.

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Road to VR

APRIL 4, 2017

Batman: Arkham VR (2016) is one of PlayStation VR’s top games, and an exclusive too. Now, developer Rocksteady has announced that it will soon launch the game on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Built on Unreal Engine 4 and well optimized for PSVR, it’s also one of the system’s best looking games.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 20, 2023

In the last few years, we’ve seen virtual reality transform from a novel concept connected to the gaming and entertainment space to a crucial corporate tool. Most VR designers are likely to develop talents similar to that of a game designer or software developer; however, they’ll need to be prepared to build entire, immersive worlds.

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VRScout

APRIL 19, 2019

One such experience is GYMNASIA , a groundbreaking cinematic VR experience developed as part of a collaboration between the EMMY® Award-winning immersive entertainment creators, Felix & Paul Studios , the National Film Board of Canada, and Oscar®-nominated Clyde Henry Productions. Image Credit: Felix & Paul Studios.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Magic Leap has launched the SDK for the device’s Lumin OS , with support for Unity and Unreal engines. Epic Games have detailed Unreal Engine’s support for the Magic Leap One Creator Edition on their blog, which confirms some significant hardware features of the device, including eye tracking, hand tracking, and room scanning.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

Oculus has teased the OC6. Oculus has just announced the dates for the Oculus Connect 6. Oculus is going to announce something not only about VR but also about AR. For sure some surprises: we don’t know anything about the 2nd gen of XR that Oculus has in mind. Other relevant news. Image by Upload VR).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The writing is on the wall that VR could be the next big wave in competitive gaming, but as of right now the proper combination of content, organization and dedication has yet to occur. It will take highly compelling content to build the kind of community that is required for multiplayer gaming to be successful.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

German extended reality (XR) firm has recently released a virtual reality (VR) film with tools from an industry-leading gaming engine. Developers designed the VR experiences using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 , arguably the world’s top immersive platform for designing and deploying immersive content.

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VRScout

MARCH 10, 2018

Attendees could jump into one of six networked Oculus Rift headsets and enter the world of SlimeZone, letting you play games, watch cartoons, create art, and of course slime others. There was even a chance for parents to participate from the sidelines on a classic upright arcade machine converted into an in-game spectator camera.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2016

Revive is an application that allows select VR games exclusive to the Oculus Home platform to be played on a rival SteamVR-powered HTC Vive headset. A recent update to Oculus Home crippled Revive , an act that has caused outrage in the VR community. And are Oculus really doing anything wrong anyway?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

95% of the content is about the vision of the future “metaverse” in which we all are always in XR , we work, we connect with other people physically distant away, we attend events, we play multiplayer games, etc… all in XR. Luckily there is 5% of information there that I’ve actually found interesting. I mean, we all already knew this, Mark.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The game is due to launch for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift in early 2018. As shown in the announcement trailer, the game features ‘bullet hell’ action combined with destructible environments. The game’s ‘Swarm A.I’ Archiact has been crafting immersive VR entertainment since 2013,” said Kurt Busch, Studio Head at Archiact.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 20, 2017

Partnering with outside companies such as Epic (The company that brought us Unreal) NVIDIA, NOKIA and IMAX while leveraging its own portfolio companies (THE MILL, MPC, MISTER X and more.) . And while Technicolor has been servicing the entertainment industry for a hundred years, they are taking a cross disciplinary approach.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2017

New The Walking Dead games were revealed, Bethesda clarifies VR platform exclusivity stance, we go hands-on with Ace Combat 7, and try out DisplayLink’s XR wireless solution for the HTC Vive. Multiple The Walking Dead VR Games in Development: Image courtesy AMC.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

German extended reality (XR) firm has recently released a virtual reality (VR) film with tools from an industry-leading gaming engine. Developers designed the VR experiences using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 , arguably the world’s top immersive platform for designing and deploying immersive content.

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XROM

MARCH 9, 2023

The pandemic has made it difficult for parents to keep their kids entertained and educated, especially when it comes to science education. Thousands of parents now have a reason to buy their kids an Oculus because this groundbreaking virtual reality experience is the ultimate way to explore the world of creepy crawly wonders.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. You have motion simulators for racing games, and it's not all fun and games, but man, you must have a pretty cool office. Alan: I'm really excited.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. You have motion simulators for racing games, and it's not all fun and games, but man, you must have a pretty cool office. Alan: I'm really excited.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. GOOGLE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS. GET YOURSELF A RIFT WITH THIS SWEET SUMMER DEAL.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2016

This is a new cinematic VR series built in Unreal Engine 4 from phoenixmirror. Designed for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, it’s being worked on part time by co-creators, writers and directors, Barret Phillips and William Gerardi, writer Robbie Barnett, and producer and designer Stewart Garner.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

It’s the prequel novel to not one, but rather an entire series of upcoming Scraper VR games, headed by the budding Labrodex Studios out of Jericho, NY. As Labrodex’s founder, Jim Ivon, initially told me over the phone, Labrodex intends to release three Scraper games with five episodes of content per game.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Apple is also the owner of ARKit , a developer tool used by iOS developers to build mobile AR apps and games for iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices. FB) Facebook is the owners of Oculus Quest , the current gold standard when it comes to VR headsets.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. You have motion simulators for racing games, and it's not all fun and games, but man, you must have a pretty cool office. Alan: I'm really excited.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2018

Today has been another interesting day: it has started with us running to try to enter the Cyberpunk 2077 booth (but with no luck) and has finished playing with an Oculus Go. In the entertainment area of Gamescom, NVIDIA has put some RTX graphics cards on the desks of some booth of partner companies , like ASUS and Microsoft.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

An environmental artist with a passion for Star Wars has realised the iconic location of Star Wars’ Mos Eisley space port in jaw-dropping detail via Unreal Engine 4. John Lewis is an Environmental Artist for Obsidian Entertainment , developers behind games such as Neverwinter Nights 2 and Fallout: New Vegas.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 8, 2017

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is in Los Angeles, CA next week and it’s always one of the largest events of the year for gamers, giving giants of the industry including Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo the chance to show off the latest hardware and games to drive the next generation of consumer interest. What We Expect.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

With the world reeling from COVID-19, changes to consumer experience across numerous industries, from live sports and entertainment to education, are inevitable. Apple seems to be cornering the popular entertainment industry, with the acquisition of NextVR, as industry rivals such as Magic Leap focus on enterprise solutions.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 23, 2017

Presence Capital has invested in Baobab Studios, Bigscreen, Harmonix, Nomadic, Meta, Resolution Games, Scope AR, Strivr, TheWaveVR, and Visbit. While Facebook bought Oculus in 2014, Presence Capital contends that its was the first VC fund to focus on VR/AR. Six of its investments are in game companies. “A

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2016

As the publisher of Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games is at the forefront of developers creating new worlds in VR, and we recently sat down with the man driving their VR efforts: Nick Whiting, Epic’s Technical Director of VR/AR. I oversee all things VR and AR for Epic Games. Read on for the full interview.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 4, 2017

In virtual reality and traditional gaming, zombie experiences are all the rage. A select handful of games give players a lot of control as they navigate and survive these worlds, even incorporating gameplay mechanics where you’re responsible for the well-being of other survivors. We want to deliver a full commercial product.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 26, 2017

Over the past three years, Melbourne, Australia-based startup Zero Latency has been refining its multiplayer virtual reality arcade platform, which currently has three playable games for up to six players with plans to add eight-player support by the end of this year. Vandonkelaar said it takes between seven and nine months to create a game.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2016

So when I find myself playing a game in virtual reality that takes place in virtual reality I expect some clever or amusing moments. It was made by a London-based developer named Untold Games, published by Maximum Games. The point-and-click adventure is a niche genre that was once a mainstay of computer games.

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