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Virtual reality headsets and application programs for VR are not gaining traction with users because of a chicken-and-egg dilemma, lack of VR content and slow market penetration of custom-made VR units. Now, Purdue University researchers have created a new approach to VR that allows multiple players to interact with the…

Alien adventure arcade game B-Team will arrive on Quest on March 26th, the same day as spine-tingling puzzle game The Room VR: A Dark Matter drops on Quest and Rift. Sci-fi e-sport title Echo VR will also host a closed alpha from March 26th -- you can register here. Horror…

I used to love virtual reality. Back in 2015, the hype train for VR was tearing down the tracks, full steam ahead, and I had a first-class seat. Buckling on a bulky, janky developer headset, I was giggling like a schoolgirl. I'd seen the demo videos, and I was stoked…

Beat Saber has its share of popular music, but her'e something new: a big-name artist making music with the VR rhythm game in mind. Rap star and producer Timbaland has created a five-song music pack for Beat Saber with collaborations tat include Common Strangers, Karra, Kaydence, Bruno Martini, Nash Overstreet,…

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…

Remote collaboration tools like Zoom are gathering massive amounts of attention as people begin working from home en masse. But, as with most trends, virtual reality seems to be sitting out this boom. This should be surprising to absolutely no one, but the lack of widespread adoption is not for…

Facebook says you can expect to hear the earliest details on new experiences coming to popular titles like Pistol Whip and Beat Saber. You'll also hear more about The Room VR: A Dark Matter, Lies Beneath and other titles that will be available on the Quest in the coming weeks.…

If you’re looking forward to Half-Life: Alyx as much as we are here at RPS (it’s one of our most exciting games of 2020, don’t you know), then you’ll want to make sure your PC is prepped and ready to play it come its big release day on March 23rd.…

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…

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