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Oculus Rift Overtakes HTC Vive In Steam Statistics
Oculus Rift Overtakes HTC Vive VR gaming and headsets have been with us for a few years now, but 2017 was perhaps the year in which home ownership exploded. I must admit, I bought my own Oculus in 2017 and have enjoyed using it very much. As per quarterly user figures…
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The Humble Store Offer Big VR Gaming Sale
VR Gaming Sale Virtual Reality gaming on a PC might not be cheap, but big sales last year managed to tempt us just enough into buying an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset. Given the expansion of VR headsets, the gaming industry has been quick to catch up to the…
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VRChat Now Has Over 1.8M Users Thanks to ‘Ugandan Knuckles’
Virtual Reality chat program ‘VRChat’ has exploded in popularity, now boasting over 1.8 million users. In fact, it only had a little over 300,000 users on the last week of December 2017 according to SteamSpy. The jump in popularity is largely in part due to an unlikely meme called “Ugandan…
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Star Trek: Bridge Crew Now Playable Without VR
Ubisoft has released a new free update for Virtual Reality game Star Trek: Bridge Crew which removes the VR headset requirement. This is great news for non-VR Star Trek fans who want in on the action. Since VR headsets still cost a pretty penny and require considerable hardware to run,…
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Watch the Full Length Trailer for ‘Ready Player One’
Warner Bros. finally cut an actual full length trailer for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ready Player One. The initial footage shown several months ago at the San Diego comic-con was basically just a messy mash of footage with barely a context for the story. Now, the real trailer actually lets…
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NVIDIA Rolls Out GeForce 388.43 Drivers for DOOM VFR
NVIDIA is rolling out a new GeForce GameReady driver version 388.43, specifically for full compatibility with DOOM VFR. As the name suggests, NVIDIA’s GameReady drivers provide the best, most optimal experience for the latest games. In this case, this ensures that your demon fragging adventures in DOOM VFR goes as…
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Futuremark VRMark Cyan Room Now Available for Download
Futuremark‘s latest virtual reality benchmark VRMark Cyan Room is finally available for download. It utilizes a pure DirectX12 engine built in-house, testing for VR capability. In usual Futuremark style, the graphics is also quite gorgeous, although it is also highly functional as well. Since the custom DX12 engine has less…
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Logitech Announces Bridge Keyboard for VR Environments
Peripheral maker Logitech is announcing a new keyboard. However, this is unlike anything they have done before. That is because it exists inside a Virtual Reality (VR) environment as well. This is part of their efforts to allow for typing experience within the VR environment without removing the head-mounted display.…
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China Begins Using VR for Drug Rehabilitation Programs
The Shanghai Drug Rehabilitation Administration has announced that they have now begun using virtual reality to treat addicts. Its use is not gaming or entertainment however. The users wear a VR headset with an eye-movement tracking and heart rate monitor for recording purposes. Along with skin conductivity and other biological…
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Samsung Introduces 17-Lens 360 Round Camera for 3D VR
Samsung is introducing a new high-quality camera for creating and livestreaming 3D content for virtual reality. It is called the Samsung 360 round and it has 17 lenses in all to capture the surrounding area properly. The product made its debut at the Samsung Developer Conference 2017 where the company…
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LG Patents Anti-Screen-Door Effect VR Technology
LG is not sitting back and letting the competition get ahead in VR technology. In a US patent application granted last week, it appears the the South Korean company has technology that combats the “screen-door effect” of VR screens. The screen-door effect refers to the annoying experience in VR where…
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Bethesda Provides Details About the Fallout 4 VR Experience
Virtual Reality gaming is about to be really popular with the adaptation of Bethesda Softwork’s games. In a YouTube video published over the weekend, the Fallout creative team gives a preview of what players can expect. A 2D-flat video does not entirely capture what it feels to be in VR.…
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Lenovo Announces Explorer Mixed Reality Headset
Aside from ASUS and DELL announcing their own mixed reality headsets, Lenovo is also joining the fray with their Explorer Windows mixed reality headset. Lenovo is actually first ahead of the other two, unveiling this headset as early as CES 2017 but it is finally almost ready. All three share…
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DELL Introduces Their Own Visor Mixed Reality Headset
ASUS is not the only company throwing their hat in the virtual reality headset ring since DELL also made a similar announcement during IFA 2017. The DELL Visor is a mixed reality headset using the same Microsoft HoloLens technology. The headset comes in white and has inside-out cameras built-in. This…
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ASUS Details HC102 Mixed Reality Headset
Motherboard giant ASUS is joining the virtual reality game with the unveiling of their HC102 mixed reality headset. This is great news for virtual reality since the company has the resources and has the reach to compete. The HC102 itself features some interesting designs which make it stand out from…
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