Category: Virtual Reality

Oculus Quest update will make it easier to multitask

[ad_1] In a thoughtful quality of life tweak, the redesigned menu also makes it easier to access the Quest’s brightness and volume controls. As you can see from the screenshots, how much battery life the headset has left is front and center. The company is also introducing immersive overlays that allow you to access some […]

Looxid adapts its VR brain monitor for Oculus Rift S

[ad_1] The attachment sits just above the goggles of the Oculus Rift S, allowing the nine EEG electrodes to make contact with the user’s forehead. It looks like a natural fit — the video shows the user dodging some enemy fire in a VR game and the unit doesn’t wobble at all. The Oculus Rift […]

Valve’s Index VR headset will go back on sale March 9th

[ad_1] Valve had promised to restock the Index ahead of Alyx‘s March 23rd debut. This will help drive sales of both the headset and the game, of course, but there’s also little doubt that the Index will provide one of the better experiences for the game, full stop. In our experience, it offers great image […]

‘Half Life: Alyx’ gameplay videos showcase gravity gloves and more

[ad_1] Having played Half-Life 2 and its subsequent DLC countless times, the most jarring aspect of the trailers is the fact Valve recast Alyx. She’s now voiced by Ozioma Akagha (Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, Runaways), instead of series veteran Merle Dandridge. However, once you get past that, there are a variety of interesting details on display. […]

Google’s latest VR app lets you gaze at prehistoric paintings

[ad_1] Chauvet: Meet the Ancestors contains 54 curated exhibits with over 350 digitized assets. These include 3D models of the iconic The Horses Fresco painting and a bear skull that was left behind by some of the cave’s inhabitants. In addition, Google has created a 10-minute VR experience called Chauvet: The Dawn of Art for […]

HTC opens pre-orders for its $899 Vive Cosmos Elite VR headset

[ad_1] Unlike its more affordable sibling and the original Cosmos, the Cosmos Elite comes preinstalled with an External Tracking Faceplate that allows 360-degree tracking of a whole room. The faceplate, which will also be available on its own for $199 next quarter, is filled with sensors and relies on the device’s accompanying SteamVR base stations […]

Valve’s Index VR production has been impacted by coronavirus

[ad_1] We’re just about a month out from the launch of Half Life: Alyx on March 23rd, and like so many other things, it is seeing some impact from the coronavirus outbreak. According to a statement given to RoadtoVR and UploadVR, Valve still plans to restock its Index VR headsets ahead of the game’s release. […]

‘Half Life: Alyx’ will hit Steam on March 23rd

[ad_1] Half-Life: Alyx, available March 23, 2020 https://t.co/NCOLWqSp3e pic.twitter.com/Q04EZwNfBt — Valve (@valvesoftware) February 13, 2020 You can save 10 percent on the game’s $60 price if you pre-order it, though if you managed to snag the Valve Index headset, you’ll get Half-Life: Alyx for free. Pre-order bonuses for people who bought the headset include Steam […]

‘Prince of Persia’ is coming back as a VR escape room

[ad_1] The escape room will be available this spring in over 300 escape rooms around the world, including in many parts of Europe and North America. This isn’t Ubisoft’s first escape room (it already has Escape the Lost Pyramid and Beyond Medusa’s Gate), but it is the first that isn’t based on an Assassin’s Creed […]

‘Space Channel 5’ returns in VR form on February 25th

[ad_1] If you’re still pining for Space Channel 5, Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s first big music-focused games, you’re in for a treat… if you have the right hardware, anyway. Grounding and Sega are releasing a VR take on the franchise, Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash, on February 25th for PlayStation VR owners. You’re not […]