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How accurate is 'The Northman' to Viking history? Well, it’s a Robert Eggers film.

Mashable VR

It's a tale you've heard before, probably through Shakespeare's version, Hamlet , unless you're well-versed in the Icelandic Sagas. Writing the script with Icelandic poet, novelist, and Björk collaborator Sjón, Eggers recruited multiple experts to advise on the production of the film. It was an incredibly violent game.".

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

THE FAMOUS ICELANDIC ECCENTRIC EMBRACES VR. To announce this European premiere, Björk held a press conference and beamed herself in (from Iceland) via a psychedelic motion-captured avatar churning with colors (because why not?). The company is outspoken about its commitment to intuitive gameplay, and the $3.5M

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Is Everest VR the Most Immersive VR Experience?

VRWorld

to 2 hour experience is coming to HTC Vive through Steam, Valve’s online store and undoubtedly world’s #1 e-tailer for games. The experience was created by taking over 300,000 images and creating a 3D mesh with textures, all powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine 4. The first fully featured, 1.5