VR and 3rd Person: An Unexpected World of Possibilities?
Hi everyone! Cymatic Bruce here with yet another gameplay exploration. This time, we look into some third person experiences in VR, and try to make some tentative conclusions about what works and what does not.
The Assumption
When most folks are...
Half Life 2 Gets Early Official Oculus Rift Support
Gordon Goes Virtual
Oculus have just announced via their Developer forums, that they've 'shipped' support for Half Life 2 in beta form at least. The update can be obtained via Steam, and you need to follow the below instructions in...
Cliff Bleszinski on the Oculus Rift: “..they’re porting Skyrim..”
Skyrim in VR
In an interview with Engadget's Billy Steele, Cliff Bleszinski (aka Cliffy B) seems to confirm that Bethesda's hugely successful RPG 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' is indeed receiving official Oculus Rift support.
The fact of the matter is...
Oculus Rift on the Cover of This Month’s Edge Magazine
We're happy to see the Rift on the front of one of the world's biggest gaming magazines. Congratulations to Oculus VR Inc!
There were some nice insights into Oculus VR's journey; from Brendan Iribe [CEO Oculus:
When we launched the kickstarter, I got...
Reach for the Skies with the Oculus Rift in Unassisted Flight — Developer Interview and Hands-on Gameplay [video]
Have you ever dreamt of flying? Kelly Weaver certainly has. He's the developer behind a new sandbox flying 'experience' using the immersive power of the Oculus Rift and the motion precision of the Razer Hydra to make that dream an interactive...
Unofficial Mod Adds Oculus Rift Support to Minecraft
An update on something I've been eagerly looking forward to -- Oculus Rift Minecraft support. While the game's creators have hinted at official support, one modder is taking things into his own hands and has released an early mod.
In...
Fancy an Execution? Step in a Virtual Reality Guillotine with Disunion
Disunion is an experimental Oculus Rift game which puts the player through a first-person execution via the infamous Guillotine.
The game was created by Erkki Trummal, André Berlemont, and Morten Brunbjerg in two days as part of the Exile Game Jam in Denmark which...
Exclusive: Zombies on the Holodeck Trailer, Alpha Download Now Available [Gameplay Video]
The latest game out of Project Holodeck is Zombies on the Holodeck, a noir-styled zombie game for the Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra. In addition to an exclusive trailer, we've links to the alpha so that you can try...
Experimental VR Interfaces in Dave Buchhofer’s Oculus Rift Playground [video]
Recently I had a chance to meet with Dave Buchhofer, a 3D artist and developer, who has been working to find intuitive VR control schemes. Part of this requires a functional user interface, and I got to see some...
Oculus Rift News Bits: 3,700 Units Shipped, Oculus Visits DICE, VR Roller Coaster Reactions, and More!
Time again for another segment of Oculus Rift News Bits! What's happened lately? Oculus says they've officially shipped 3,700 units. VP of Product Nate Mitchell was seen in Stockholm, Sweden visiting Battlefield 3 developer, DICE. And we've got a...
