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Can Virtual Reality Games Lead to Violent Behavior?

ARPost

Given that virtual reality games haven’t been around for a long time, there’s little we know about their nonphysical consequences. Violence in Virtual Reality Games. For decades, violence in video gaming has been widespread concern. But can we say the same for virtual reality games ?

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Sony’s New 3D Display Doesn’t Require Any Glasses

VRScout

According to the company, the device is designed for use by architects, engineers, industrial designers, software and game developers, and various other professions. In terms of SDKs, the device is compatible with Unity and Unreal Engine and supports development using Open GL and DirectX11/12 (Open XR coming later this year).

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Gorillaz Debut AR YouTube Experience At Coachella

VRScout

This award-worthy case study made for augmenting a YouTube livestream, layers a larger-than-life 2D (the band’s imaginary frontman) on the very top of the proscenium and syncs up perfectly with Albarn performing live on stage. “Gorillaz are perfectly positioned to experiment with the canvases that exist between physical and digital.”

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Half-Life: Alyx full review: the first true AAA VR game

The Ghost Howls

I am now ready to write you a full review of this game. Some days ago, I have written a first impressions article on this game, and it made some people unhappy because I somewhat criticized this game. I have not changed much my opinion with regard to this game from my first impressions. Have I changed my opinion?

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Red Matter 2 Review: a cool sequel of a great game [+ Giveaway!]

The Ghost Howls

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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Meta Releases UE4 Graphics Demo to Show What Quest 2 Can Do with Expert Optimization

Road to VR

In an effort to help PC VR developers bring their content to Quest 2, Meta has ported Showdown , an old UE4 VR graphics showcase, to the headset as a case study in optimization best practices. Meta ported the short demo as a case study in optimizing PC VR content to run on Quest 2. Optimize individual features as we re-enable them.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

What other devices are so cheap, have the best games, a continuous stream of updates? I remember many people laughing at me when we of New Technology Walkers released a fitness game for the Vive Focus Plus ( HitMotion: Reloaded ) because they said it was a big and overpriced headset. Image by Epic Games). Other relevant news.

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