In 1958, Pong was released. Pong was a simple tennis game that consisted of bouncing a ball back and forth between two players. It’s difficult to imagine that the first video game came out less than sixty years ago. In the past sixty years, it is safe to say that video games have evolved to […]
Become a musical Jedi!!! Light Sabers are the preferred weapon of choice for a Jedi! Who amongst us has not dreamed of wielding a lightsaber in our time? Beat Games aka Hyperbolic Magnetism felt the same way and produced an amazing game called Beat Saber. Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you are […]
This month at GDC Oculus finally revealed their next mainstream PC VR headset. The Rift S will entirely replace the original consumer Rift (CV1) which is already out of stock in mainland USA. The response from the Oculus fan community has been a rather resounding “wtf?” So let’s have a look at how the […]
Welcome to VR If (to your surprise) you happened to unwrap a new HTC Vive or Oculus Rift this Christmas, then CONGRATS, and welcome to the future of gaming! It wasn’t long ago that geeks and the tech aficionados dreamed of the handheld communicators from Star Trek becoming a reality…then the iPhone hit the market. […]
For the first time since being introduced to the market, over one million (yes, that’s 1,000,000+) VR headsets flew off the shelves in a single fiscal quarter. This is a historical milestone for hardcore gamers, and a perhaps eye-opening moment for casual players who might not be as familiar with VR. With sales at an […]
VR Alleviating Anxiety and Pain for Pediatric Patients Hospitals around North America are offering injured, sick, and cancer-stricken kids an opportunity to live out a fantasy or do “battle” with their sickness. VR is bringing wonderful possibilities of imagination to kids who need it the most. Hope for a brighter day being stuck in a […]
“I Expect You to Die” Earns Over $1M Since December Launched in December 2016, I Expect You to Die has earned more than $1 million dollars. Developed by Schell Games, the game is available for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR. I Expect You to Die puts the player into view of a 007 […]
The downfall of HTC and the Vive could be closer than we expected. Roughly 3 weeks ago we posted an article suggesting tough times ahead for HTC but even we didn’t expect things to go downhill this fast. Cracks started showing a mere 6 days after our article went live when the stock started dropping […]
You Can Control VR Nausea Rumor has it that a young company may have a way for you to adjust the “excitement level” of a VR experience to reduce nausea. Some players experience “VR Sickness”, some don’t. What causes the nausea is a difference between what you see and what you feel. Though it doesn’t bother […]
VRBound Announces the Shortlist for the 2017 VR Awards Presented by AMD, the VR Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the virtual reality space. An expert-level panel of judges, including Jean Duong, Jennifer Lindsey, Jonathan Nafarret, and Luciana Carvalho Se, will spend the next couple of months evaluating the shortlist of nominees. Not […]
