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Cleveland Cavaliers Turn Their Arena Into An AR Arcade
April 17, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Interact with stadium-wide games during live matches using the power of immersive technology. Fans who attend a Cleveland Cavaliers game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse during the 2023 NBA Playoffs are in for a treat. The championship-winning team has partnered with fan engagement platform ARound to transform their home stadium into an augmented reality (AR) […]
Artist Projects A Virtual Uterus Over The Supreme Court
April 17, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
The creator of the 4th Wall AR app uses immersive technology to deliver a powerful statement. Nancy Baker Cahill, a new media artist and the developer of 4th Wall, a popular augmented reality (AR) smartphone app, recently shared a video featuring her latest thought-provoking installation: a virtual uterus projected over the United States Supreme Court […]
Survive The Wild With Friends In Green Hell VR Co-Op
April 14, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
Team up with friends to survive the harsh conditions of the Amazonian rainforest. Developer Incuvo this week revealed that an official cooperative mode is coming to the popular open-world VR survival game Green Hell VR, allowing you to explore (or slowly die in) the brutally-unforgiving Amazonian rainforest alongside your best buds. Originally released in April […]
Kill It With Fire VR Creeps Its Way Onto Headsets Today
April 13, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
These monstrous arachnids never stood a chance… According to research, arachnophobia, aka the fear of spiders, could affect up to roughly 6.1% of the global population. Immersive technology, including VR and AR, is currently being used by professional health organizations to help combat this common phobia. There’s also Kill It With Fire, a first-person spider-killing […]
This ‘Intelligent Carpet’ Lets You Tiptoe Through VR
April 13, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
The Seamless Walk system ditches wearable hardware in favor of pressure sensors and machine learning technology. We’ve seen our fair share of unique VR locomotion solutions in the past, from consumer-ready omnidirectional treadmills like the KAT Walk C2 and Omni One to slightly-less practical devices, such as the Taco VR platform. Then there’s “Seamless-Walk,” an […]
Peacock Is Now Streaming In VR On Quest Headsets
April 12, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
You can now watch shows like The Office and Saturday Night Live on the go in VR with the launch of Peacock for Meta Quest headsets. This is the first time the major streaming service is available on VR headsets (minus some unofficial workarounds) and it brings with it a number of popular films and […]
You Can Soon Watch Counter-Strike 2 Matches In VR
April 12, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
The iconic video games series gets its own virtual arena courtesy of Virtex. We first learned of Virtex Stadium back in 2021. The ambitious virtual event platform promises to immerse fans in their favorite live esports events live never before using custom 3D arenas powered by VR technology. Earlier today, Virtex announced a brand new […]
Star Wars: Jedi Outcast Looks Even More Fun In VR
April 11, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
A new mod introduces motion-controlled lightsabers and gesture-based Force abilities. You can now play LucasArt’s popular 2002 first-and-third-person adventure game, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast in VR on Meta Quest and Pico 4 headsets thanks to a new port from Team Beef, the same development team behind popular VR ports and mods for […]
Sherlock Holmes VR Game Features Live Action Sets
April 11, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
This “evening-sized” mystery is “far from elementary.” Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Hung Parliament is a new VR experience for Meta Quest headsets that has you playing the role of an impromptu detective tasked with solving a gruesome mystery after the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, goes missing. In this point-and-click mystery, you’ll […]
You Don’t Need A VR Headset To Play Half-Life: Alyx
April 10, 2023 by Kyle Melnick
A new mod turns the popular VR game into a flatscreen experience. Despite having been released in 2020, Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx remains one of the best single-player experiences available on PC VR headsets. And while the expertly-crafted first-person shooter was built from the ground up for VR, that hasn’t stopped one group of modders from […]

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