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‘No Man’s Sky’, ‘Into the Radius’ & ‘Wrench’ Among First VR Games to Support DLSS
NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Supersampling (DLSS) is a technology native to RTX cards which, through the power of onboard AI, can intelligently increase the resolution of rendered frames in games. DLSS has been available for VR for a few months now, and we’re just starting to see more games support the performance-boosting tech. NVIDIA says the first VR […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

31. März 2021
Facebook’s Bosworth: Quest 2 Has Outsold All Oculus Headsets Combined
During an interview with Bloomberg this week, Facebook Reality Labs VP, Andrew Bosworth, said that Quest 2 has outsold all Oculus headsets combined, a significant milestone for a headset which has only been available for five and a half months. Adding to a handful of Quest 2 milestones that Facebook has reported in recent months, this week Facebook […]

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Case Study: The Design Behind ‘Cubism’s’ Hand-tracking
Hand tracking first became available on the Oculus Quest back in late 2019. Out of enthusiasm for this new input method, I published a demo of Cubism to SideQuest with experimental hand tracking support only a few days later. Needless to say, this initial demo had several flaws, and didn’t really take the limitations of […]

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‘STRIDE’ Studio Reveals Work on Gritty Rhythm Game Prototype
Joy Way, the developers behind high-flying parkour shooter STRIDE (2020), released a new look at a game prototype that aims to fuse rhythm, shooting and slicing. If the studio intends on keeping the new aesthetic, it’s also going to feature some bloody cartoon violence too. Update (11:40 AM ET):  Joy Way released a statement regarding its […]

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30. März 2021
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Tundra Tracker Passes $1.1M in Funding with 1 Month Left in Kickstarter
Tundra Tracker, the SteamVR-based tracker in development by Tundra Labs, exploded past its Kickstarter goal in less than 24 hours, securing the company well beyond the $250,000 it initially hoped for back at its late-March launch. The company has now made it well past the $1 million mark with one month remaining in the campaign. […]

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‘Pokémon GO’ Developer Niantic Teases a See-through Headset
Niantic, the studio behind the popular Pokémon GO, today teased some kind of see-through headset. Following a prototype demonstration of Pokémon GO running on HoloLens 2 earlier this month, Niantic CEO John Hanke today showed a teasing glimpse of a see-through headset the company is apparently working on. Exciting to see the progress we’re making to enable […]

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‘DOOM 3 VR Edition’ Releases Today on PSVR, Extended Gameplay Video Here
DOOM 3 VR Edition launches today on PlayStation consoles, bringing the 2004 classic horror-shooter to PSVR for the first time. We haven’t gone hands-on with the refreshed VR port yet, however YouTube channel ‘GrizGaming‘ puts together a good look of the game in this no commentary video, which takes you from the very beginning of the […]

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29. März 2021
This ‘Fallout 4 VR’ Modpack Brings VR-native Overhaul to the Wasteland
There are a ton of Fallout 4 VR mods out there since it launched on the first generation of consumer VR headsets back in 2017, most of which you can find on NexusMods. If you’re looking for an all-in-one solution that makes the game less of a port and more of a native VR experience though, modder […]

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AWE 2021 Returns With In-person Conference Planned for November
With nearly all major XR events cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, it’s been a somewhat odd year for the industry. With vaccines starting to roll out in the US, AWE has set a hopeful November date as one of the first XR conferences to return to an in-person event—but offering a money-back guarantee […]

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27. März 2021
Sandbox VR Announces Las Vegas Location, 15 Locations to Open by 2022
Sandbox VR, the out-of-home virtual reality destination, went through a rough patch this past year as the company both filed and subsequently emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy following debt restructure. With the United States doing fairly well in terms of COVID-19 vaccinations now, the company appears confident in getting back to business as usual soon, as […]

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26. März 2021