Here's a selection of news and features from this week's content on VRFocus.
GAMES NEWS:
GAMES NEWS:
- Beat Saber, SUPERHOT and Skyrim are among the top selling SteamVR titles of 2018 so far.
- And speaking of SteamVR it's a "thriving marketplace" according to Valve.
- You can now get Moss for free with a Viveport subscription.
- NERF go AR.
- Marvel Powers United VR got Venom and Ultron, new locations like Wakanda and Black Widow and Hawkeye.
- Military co-op shooter Zero Caliber is coming in September.
- McLaren launched their own eSports series called Shadow Project.
- Preview: ARia’s Legacy - One of the more entertaining AR apps that VRFocus has seen.
- Preview: Blood & Truth (PSVR) - a new build shows renewed promise.
- Preview: TEndAR - The team behind Virtual Virtual Reality are taking a unique approach to AR.
- Unreal Engine 4.20 preview build 5 goes live.
- The film Skyscraper gets a VR experience.
- Channel 4 launches new platform for its VR content.
- Overclockers UK opens pre-orders for the full HTC Vive Pro Kit
- Plexus unveil affordable option for VR haptics.
- Steam Hardware Survey: Oculus Rift pulls ahead, Windows Mixed Reality devices quietly increase market share.
- Ultrahaptics announces plugin for Unity.
- A report from the World Economic Forum reveals how technology such as VR, AR and 3D printing is changing the construction industry.
- Mazda are using VR for a UK retail tour.
- Emirates Airlines are now doing Web VR on their site.
- Interventionville is a VR app that aims to help people with addictions.
- The University of Bristol uses VR for new drug discoveries.
- HTC Vive Team With Nanome For STEM Innovations.
- Doctors use VR to ease needle phobias.
- ...and trialing it to combat dementia.
- Danny Bulla of Polyarc explains the studio's wish to continue telling the story of Moss.
- VRFocus talk to Dream Reality Interactive about Arca’s Path VR.
- One of the team behind the Woojer haptic feedback vest talks about the product.
- Pastimes For Pirates Developer Diary #3 – Tacking Where Neccessary
- A Glossary Of Immersive Tech Terms - For those looking to get up to speed.
- 5 VR Headsets You Can Buy For Less Than £80
- The Path Less Travelled - Do developers have too many options when it comes to creating new VR titles? Might they benefit from a narrower focus?
- The Virtual Arena - Kevin concludes his most recent feature on location-based VR.
- VR vs. The Buzzards - Recent mumblings and grumblings about VR aren't exactly positive but things aren't as bad as people are saying.
- As always we've got a regular Sunday feature Something For The Weekend' which gives you a rundown of VR games titles currently in the sales. It rotates each week between Steam, the Oculus Store and the PlayStation Store, but be sure to check it out to see what's currently going cheap.
- And if you are interested in getting into the industry there's Saturday's regular piece The VR Job Hub.
