Virtual Reality

Like so much of what we’ve experienced during this coronavirus pandemic, the Democratic National Convention is not so much virtual reality as it is virtually unreal. Amid the mind-boggling public health measures, during which lockdown authoritarians have kept the liquor stores open and the gyms closed, and have looked the…

The peace project uses a volunteer network to track down and film the childhood homes of Partition witnesses, and shares the films on virtual reality (VR) This week, as India and Pakistan celebrate their Independence Day in an exceptionally difficult year, for many people, the jubilation will be tinged by…

Ryan Whitehead and his team earned a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Digital Innovation by bringing virtual reality technology to the Utah desert.Author of the article:Nykole King  •  Saskatoon StarPhoenixPublishing date:Aug 15, 2020  •   •  2 minute readWhitehead family celebrates Sports Emmy win for Outstanding Digital Innovation for the Red Bull…

Hitman III developer IO Interactive surprised fans when it announced last week that the entire trilogy of stealth titles will be compatible with PlayStation VR when it releases in January 2021 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The developer released a four-minute video that gives fans a better look at…

If your dreams occasionally involve spreadsheets that extend endlessly in all directions, good news: Researchers have developed a virtual reality spreadsheet interface that could expand Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel files from flat screens into 3D spaces. Rather than being nightmare-inducing, it could actually make spreadsheet apps more usable than…

by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 August 2020 / 688 ViewsDeveloper UNIVRS announced Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing will launch for Oculus Quest via the Oculus Quest Store on October 13 for $29.99, and for the PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and Steam VR in early 2021. "The fans…

Highly anticipated: CD Projekt Red's (CDPR) highly-anticipated first-person open-world sci-fi RPG, Cyberpunk 2077, is right around the corner. In the months leading up to the game's release, CDPR has been hosting occasional "Night City Wire" (NCW) events to reveal additional details about the title and keep the hype train rolling.…

A growing number of retailers are experimenting with virtual reality tools that allow shoppers to try on products ranging from makeup and jewelry to apparel from their homes during the pandemic. Emerging technology companies like Zeekit are finding early success partnering with retailers like Macy's and ASOS to bring the capabilities…

by Evan Norris , posted on 07 August 2020 / 1,082 ViewsCrossCode is a fascinating cocktail of action-role playing, Zelda-like dungeon-diving, and massively-multiplayer gaming that ranks among the best titles of 2020. A console port of the PC original, it delivers an exceptional battle system, a poignant story, extraordinary art…

There’s no shortage of people trying to make virtual reality gaming a more immersive experience. There are VR arenas where people strap on PC backpacks and play in a pre-programmed area. There are gloves and shoes, and even VR treadmills. Nothing seems to have that full immersion factor, though, either because the person playing still needs to sit down to game, the haptic technology isn’t…