Virtual Reality

‘Planet of the Apes’ VR Game Coming to Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR This April

“Planet of the Apes” fans soon get to step into the world of the iconic movie franchise, thanks to a new virtual reality (VR) game dubbed “Crisis on …

Streaming

Moss review — the most enchanting VR adventure stars a plucky mouse

Moss plunks you into a fairy-tale world. Instead of cutscenes, you flip through the gilded pages of a book as a kindly narrator unravels the story for you. You play as the Reader in this enchanting virtual reality game, a being who sits on the outside of the story but can still interact with the …

Business

News: Leap Motion Exec Posts Early Peek at Hand Interaction Project via Meta 2

It's been months since Leap Motion, the hand-tracking interface startup, announced the hiring of Keiichi Matsuda as the VP of design and global …

Augmented Reality

Virtual reality is the replacement drug of choice

Where can people go, undrugged and sober, to briefly escape their own minds wheeling with stress? VR, writes Heather Mallick.<p>If you can’t take any …

Charlie Brooker

Prepare to Sh*t Your Pants as 'Don’t Knock Twice' Arrives on PlayStation 4 Today

Don’t Knock Twice Drops Today<p>Players get up close and personal with fear and terror in the North American retail release of Don’t Knock Twice, …

PlayStation VR

Qualcomm Teases a New Virtual Reality Chipset

The chipmaker plans to stay ahead of the tech curve in this fledgling market.<p><b>Qualcomm</b> (NASDAQ:QCOM) recently unveiled a new reference design for …

Investing

Moss Review: Tiny Triumph

Too often VR games seek (and fail) to replicate the feel of traditional games. Their inability to translate the smooth gameplay we’re used to--as opposed to working with the strengths of the hardware to create something new--often sours the experience. Moss, a new PlayStation VR exclusive from …

Gaming Reviews

Moss Review – If You Give A Mouse A Mission

Moss represents an experiment inside the already-experimental world of virtual reality. It’s a third-person platformer, but it’s played from the …

Cute

Blockchain Powered 3D and VR Open Source Platform MARK.SPACE Announces the Launch of CRYPTO.VALLEY Virtual City

<b>MARK.SPACE, a blockchain powered ecosystem for the creation of all types of VR/3D projects, has just launched their new virtual infrastructure</b> …

Bitcoin

Introduction to VR Testing

VR applications are becoming more present in our daily lives. The possible uses of this technology are varied and far-reaching. Whilst many focus on …

Syed

Review: Moss

A little game with a big heart<p>For a few all-too-brief hours, I felt like I had a precious little pet mouse. That's the magic of <i>Moss</i>.<p>The PlayStation …

PlayStation VR

PlayStation's New VR Mouse Game Is the Best Pet Shop Visit Ever

As a kid I spent a lot of time at the local pet shop in front of the small animal cages. Hamsters and mice went about their business, ignoring my …

Pets

Moss review – the mouse that roared

The PlayStation VR plays host to a breakthrough new title that excels in terms of technology and sheer charm.<p>It happens less often than we’d like, …

Entertainment (UK)

Hands-on: HTC Vive Focus Brings Best-in-class Displays to Standalone VR, For a Price

Now available in China, and quite possibly on its way to a wider release, HTC is prominently showing its new standalone Vive Focus headset at MWC …

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 VR kit needs software to make it shine

When Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR platform earlier this year, it threw around terms like "6 DoF SLAM" and "foveated rendering" as highlights. While it's easy to understand the benefits of these tracking and graphics improvements in theory, seeing them in practice is what …

Qualcomm Snapdragon

Reverse Engineering Opens Up the Samsung Gear VR Controller

We love a bit of reverse engineering here at Hackaday, figuring out how a device works from the way it communicates with the world. This project from …

Samsung Gear VR

Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game that's basically Lightsaber Hero

An elegant weapon, for a more civilized rave.

PC Gaming

Todd Hollenshead takes his id Software expertise to Nerve Software

Todd Hollenshead, the former president and CEO of id Software, has joined Nerve Software as its business manager. He’ll be the top business guy alongside Nerve founder Brandon James, who will lead game development at the Dallas company.<p>Hollenshead negotiated the $100 million-plus sale of id — the …

Business

Moss review - PlayStation VR's finest game to date

Set in an enchanting, storybook world, Moss is an interactive fairytale of grand adventure, bravery and friendship. Now, that might sound like the …

InterAct

Blasters of the Universe Review - Get the Guardians Instead

Blasters of the Universe Review – Get the Guardians Instead<p>/ February 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM / Game Reviews, Gaming<p>At this point, VR wave shooters are …

Stationary

Review: Moss (PS4)

Polyarc’s picturesque PlayStation VR platformer Moss is so lovely that you’ll want to snatch your duvet and snuggle up inside its fantasy world. A …

PlayStation

Crisis on the Planet of the Apes Comes to PS VR April 3

Hey PS VR enthusiasts! I’m Ben Miller, Director of VR Production and Design at the new FoxNext VR Studio, announcing our newest virtual reality game: …

Planet of the Apes

Virtual Reality and the Future of Journalism

Virtual reality is taking journalism and storytelling to a new level by giving consumers the sensation of being in the middle of an event or …

New York Times

Hatsune Miku VR release date confirmed

<b>Degica Games and Crypton Future Media have announced that Hatsune Miku VR will be released on Steam next month.</b>The VR rhythm action game will come to …

Anime

How a North Philly school is using its new VR lab

“I felt like I could touch everything,” said <b>Isaac Davids</b>, 15, right after slipping off a virtual reality headset.<p>By “everything” he meant the cells …

A few TNT NBA games will be on a virtual-reality platform

Longtime Charlotte Hornets broadcaster Stephanie Ready is branching into the cutting edge of new technology.<p>Ready will do color analysis for TNT for …

Basketball

Video Game Review – Blasters of the Universe

<i>Shaun Munro reviews Blasters of the Universe…</i><p>With PSVR not exactly enjoying a surging start to 2018 – we’re still stinging from the disappointment of</b> …

Gaming Reviews

Jelly Deals: Get £50 off a PlayStation VR Starter Pack today

<i>A note from the editor: Jelly Deals is a deals site launched by our parent company, Gamer Network, with a mission to find the best bargains out</i> …

PlayStation VR

Bossa Studios turns to AI for emergent stories within online games

Chet Faliszek left Valve last year after 12 years, with the last few spent evangelizing virtual reality via the company’s SteamVR platform. He took six months off and then took a job as creative director at Bossa Studios.<p>At London-based Bossa, Faliszek believes he can use artificial intelligence …

Business

Get Excited for PSVR's Moss, a Fantasy World Available Now

Behold PSVR’s next Great Fantasy Experience<p>This is a very simple premise. Players take on a role as themselves, and their ultimate goal is helping …

Gaming Industry