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Internal 'Creative' team working on Front Defense, as well as non-game experiences
Read More »WorldViz developing ‘warehouse-scale’ VR
Oculus can currently offer VR in your seat. HTC Vive allows owners to wander about their room. Now another company is developing free-roaming VR on a far bigger scale. WorldViz, an enterprise company that specialises in developing new VR tech, says its new technology – called Precision Position Tracking (PPT) …
Read More »PS4 Neo exists because ‘PlayStation VR was going to be terrible on a launch PS4’
Comments from a source described as a chief technical officer (CTO) working in the industry” have suggested that current PS4s may not offer the best experience for those looking to get a PlayStation VR. IBTimes reports that a feature in the latest issue of Edge quotes the insider as saying: …
Read More »More powerful Xbox One reportedly planned for 2017, including Oculus Rift and 4K support
Multiple sources unearth plans to launch exclusives – including Halo – across Xbox One and PC, with more regular hardware revisions set to shake up five-year console cycle
Read More »OpenVR SDK reaches 1.0.0, provides devs with access to HTC Vive’s camera
Creators can utilise image from headset’s front-facing cam in either its distorted or corrected form
Read More »Oculus Rift patch opens door to software piracy
An update that at first prevented users from playing Oculus Rift games on the HTC Vive has instead made the process easier, and even led to the possibility of Oculus software piracy. In April a workaround called Revive was released that allowed HTC Vive owners to play Oculus exclusive titles …
Read More »Oculus blocks Rift game workaround, creator responds by bypassing DRM completely
Revive previously allowed players to run any Rift exclusive on HTC Vive, with latest version removing the need to legitimately own games
Read More »VR devs have to be prepared to play the long game
Like any new sector, virtual reality faces a number of challenges as it fights for its place in the market – and short-term profit is certainly one of them. While hype for the technology is through the roof, one thing that will likely not be is software sales. With headsets …
Read More »Creating the perfect user interface for VR
Ndreams CEO Patrick O'Luanaigh offers advice on how to present information in virtual reality
Read More »Houdini 15.5 adds VR camera and more tools for artists
Other new features include crowd animation tools, modelling tech and third-party rendering for Houdini Indie
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