‘Streetball League’ Brings Arcade Basketball To The Oculus Quest And Steam

The sweeter your moves the higher your score in this NBA Jam -style streetball VR game. Inspired by classic arcade basketball games such as NBA Jam and NBA Street Vol. 2 , Streetball League is an upcoming VR basketball experience for the Oculus Quest/Quest ... more - vrscout

Wallace & Gromit City-Scale AR Adventure Now Available On Smartphones

Become an employee of Spick & Spanners and help the duo “Fix Up” Bristol. Available now on iOS and Android devices, Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up is a narrative-driven interactive experience composed of CG animations, in game phone calls, ... more - vrscout

Japanese Instrument Manufacturer Korg Teases VR Music-Making App

A short video shows VR music production on the Oculus Quest 2. Legendary electronic instrument manufacturer Korg this week unveiled the Korg Gadget-VR , a new music-making app for VR headsets that allows you access to a range of professional synthesizers, ... more - vrscout

Three Ways VR And Gaming Are Driving Modern Edutainment

VR & AR lead the way for a new generation of immersive education. Over the past year there have been varying levels of learning options for students ranging from in-person learning and hybrid learning to a mix of in-person and remote online learning. ... more - vrscout

SWEAT Partners With Snapchat On AR Fitness Lens

This fitness-focused challenge will leave your leg muscles screaming. Online fitness community SWEAT has released an interactive Snapchat Lens designed to get your body moving via a miniature fitness challenge powered by augmented reality. “We’ve partnered ... more - vrscout

Atari Bets On Blockchain & NFT Gaming With ZED RUN’s AR Horses

Atari lends its IP to ZED RUN’s digital horses, the up-and-coming Tamagothchi of AR. What if you could combine virtual worlds, blockchain, and digital ownership to create a Tamagotchi 10.0? That’s what Virtually Human Studio (VHS), the team behind ZED ... more - vrscout

Wave VR Concerts Put On Pause

After five years of virtual performances, the company is pivoting away from music and art. When Wave launched in 2016, it served as this incredible VR platform that brought people together through virtual entertainment. It merged VR with music to create ... more - vrscout

Baobab Studios Rolls Out The Virtual Red Carpet For The Premier Of ‘Baba Yaga’

Jennifer Hudson and Daisy Ridley Jump into AltspaceVR to Promote Baba Yaga. Baobab Studios hosted a virtual premier in AltSpaceVR for the launch of their latest adventure Baba Yaga on the Oculus Store. The virtual red carpet event immersed attendees ... more - vrscout

Facebook Announces Multi-User Support And App Sharing For The Oculus Quest

You and up to three friends can now share a single Quest headset. Oculus Quest and Quest 2 owners are finally getting several features they’ve been asking for since launch: support for multiple accounts and app sharing. Yes, family and friends will soon ... more - vrscout

Panasonic’s AR HUD Could Be The Future Of Automotive Safety

Eye-tracking, AI navigation, and 3D imaging radar promise next-level road traffic safety. Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic took CES by storm this year, revealing new changes to its mysterious UHD VR glasses as well as a new augmented reality ... more - vrscout

Finding Peace Through VR Therapy

Visitations VR brings the world of art and science together to help lift the weight of the world off of your shoulders, even for just a moment. Equal parts meditative experience and immersive art project, Visitations is a VR art therapy app designed ... more - vrscout

SenseGlove Nova VR Haptic Gloves Are Straight Out Of ‘Ready Player One’

CES 2021 continues to deliver with the reveal of SenseGlove’s motion tracking haptic gloves. Haptic feedback specialists SenseGlove this week unveiled the SenseGlove Nova, the latest iteration of its force-feedback exoskeleton capable of simulating everything ... more - vrscout

Panasonic’s Ultra HD VR Eyeglasses Return To CES With New Improvements

Panasonic’s HDR eyeglasses are as gorgeous as they are mysterious. Panasonic turned heads at last year’s CES with the reveal of its ultra high definition VR eyeglasses . Resembling something out of a William Gibson novel, this steampunk-esque device ... more - vrscout

Nolo VR Reveals $200 6DoF Cloud VR Bundle At CES 2021

This alongside a brand new all-in-one headset. VR motion tracking specialists Nolo VR revealed several new additions to its lineup of VR hardware during CES 2021 this week, including a brand new 6DoF cloud VR solution costing less than $200. Composed ... more - vrscout

‘System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition’ Will Feature VR Support

Nightdive Studios teases official headset support in a short gameplay video. Survival horror fans rejoice! After lengthy radio silence from Nightdive Studios, the Washington-based developer this week provided fans with a long-awaited update on System ... more - vrscout

‘Bigscreen VR’ Launches Over 172 Free TV Channels, Including ‘Rick And Morty’ & ‘Robot Chicken’

Bigscreen’s social VR platform adds new TV to its lineup of 3D movies, sports, and news. A recent Statista report shows that users spent 71% more time using VR in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. One social VR platform in ... more - vrscout

‘Defunctland VR’ Brings A Legendary Disney Ride Back To Life After 25 Years

Creator Kevin Perjurer is bringing Disneyland to life in VR, one digital attraction at a time. It was all the way back in 2017 that Defunctland , a YouTube channel covering the history of dead theme parks and entertainment centers, announced plans for ... more - vrscout

Education’s Next Big Leap: Immersive VR Education For Better Learning

Immersive education presents a safer, more effective alternative to conventional learning. Training and education barriers exist at all levels of education—from primary to post-secondary students and on through these student’s careers into Enterprise ... more - vrscout

How To Play SteamVR Games On The Oculus Quest 2

Expand your offerings with a massive catalogue of PC VR games & apps. The Oculus Quest has developed quite an impressive library of standalone games and apps. From original titles such as Phantom: Covert Ops to PC VR ports like The Walking Dead: ... more - vrscout

Build Your Own Open-Source AR Headset For Under $80

CheApR is the open-source headset you build on your own. When Jeri Ellsworth and her team launched a Kickstarter campaign for their Tilt Five tabletop augmented reality glasses, it caught the attention of tech enthusiast Arnaud Atchimon. Atchimon loved ... more - vrscout

TikTok’s First LiDAR-Powered AR Filter Now Available

Ring in the new year with this 2021-themed AR effect. Social media app TikTok this week released its first LiDAR-powered augmented reality filter, offering those with the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max access to a unique interactive effect perfect ... more - vrscout

‘Hitman 3’ VR Gameplay Revealed In Latest Trailer

New footage reveals up close and personal VR assassinations. Developer IO Interactive this morning released a new trailer for Hitman 3’s VR mode, showing off a wide array of VR-specific interactions, gorgeous locales, and—of course—plenty of imaginative ... more - vrscout

HP Reverb G2 Review: The Best Windows Mixed Reality Headset Just Got Better

But good lord those controllers… Despite some initial hiccups and a handful of questionable decisions regarding the controllers, we thoroughly enjoyed our time with the original HP Reverb. Released back in 2019 for the Windows Mixed Reality platform, ... more - vrscout

New Looking Glass Cloud Service Turns 2D Photos Into 3D Holographic Images

The future of personal holographic displays looks bright. Looking Glass Factory , purveyor of holographic light field display technology such as the Looking Glass Portrait and Looking Glass Pro , this week unveiled a new cloud-based service capable of ... more - vrscout

10 Highly-Anticipated VR Games We’re Excited To Play In 2021

This is shaping up to be one hell of a year for VR gaming. 2021 is absolutely packed with exciting releases, from VR adaptations of tentpole franchises to highly-anticipated originals built from the ground up for VR headsets. Whether you’re on the Oculus ... more - vrscout

VR Film ‘Symphony’ Hopes To Introduce Younger Generations To Classical Music

Maestro Dudamel’s ambitious four-year project consists of 100 musicians from 42 countries. Symphony , a new VR film featuring the music of Beethoven, Bernstein, and Mahler, premiered recently in Madrid after roughly four years in development. Brought ... more - vrscout

Rumor: Apple Will Debut AR Headset & Tracker In 2021

Veteran analyst Ming-Chi Kuo returns with fresh predictions for the new year. According to TF International Securities analyst and respected Apple researcher Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is set to debut a wide range of new projects this year, including the long-rumored ... more - vrscout

‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Is Steam’s VR Game Of The Year

Valve’s AAA VR adventure is Valve’s number one pick for best VR game of 2020. Valve has unveiled the official winners of its 2020 Steam Awards, an annual ceremony highlighting the absolute best games released on the companies Steam platform according ... more - vrscout

Holotron And The Pursuit Of The Perfect VR Exoskeleton

This German lower-body exosuit aims to revolutionize man-machine interfaces. Despite the considerable advances in immersive technology these past few years, simulating physical locomotion in a virtual environment remains one of the most difficult aspects ... more - vrscout

Your Backstage Pass To Jean-Michel Jarre’s Virtual NYE Concert

As one may expect, the circumstances for this year’s NYE celebration was slightly different than a full-blown warehouse party, laced with smoke, laser beams, and a couple of hundred people out to see the sunrise. This year, I set out to discover a digital ... more - vrscout