Sega Classic Panzer Dragoon Returning As VR Game

Panzer Dragoon Voyage Record arrives on VR headsets March 2021. First debuted back in 1995 on the Sega Saturn home console, developer Wildman announced via Twitter yesterday that Panzer Dragoon is making a glorious return, this time on VR headsets. Scheduled ... more - vrscout

Coronavirus Forces Cancellation Of E3 2020

Organizers hope to provide an ‘online experience’ this June. COVID-19 claimed yet another victim this morning as E3 event organizers Entertainment Software Association announced the cancellation of this year’s conference due to fears of a potential coronavirus ... more - vrscout

Antilatency Showcases Wireless Full-Body Tracking With 10-Person VR Zumba Class

The company’s 5-point tracking system offers a sleek alternative to bulkier location-based VR solutions. Inside-out tracking provider Antilatency has done some incredible work in the field of location-based entertainment. Using a combination of optical ... more - vrscout

CEO Shows Life In China Under Coronavirus Quarantine With 360 VR Video

The founder and CEO of FXG takes you on a tour of his community while under government-issued quarantine. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread throughout the globe, we’ve begun to see the many effects, both major and minor, of what ... more - vrscout

AR Smart Device Turns Your Favorite Goggles Into A Personal Swim Coach

Enjoy your favorite TV/film and track your workout stats while you swim. Unveiled this past January during CES 2020 where it took home two CES Innovation Awards in both the Computer Peripherals & Accessories and Wearable Technologies categories, ... more - vrscout

Rumor: Star Wars – The High Republic VR Game Currently In Development

Lucasfilm’s new publishing campaign will supposedly include a VR tie-in set roughly 200 years before The Phantom Menace. This past February, Lucasfilm announced the launch of an ambitious new publishing campaign that promises to pull back the veil on ... more - vrscout

HTC Announces First-Ever Virtual Industry Conference In Response To Coronavirus

Alvin Wang envisions how conferences of the future will be done through March’s V2EC2020 conference. The coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused total havoc on all types of travel for vacationers and company employees. Travelers are seeing empty seats on their ... more - vrscout

AR Playdates Could Revolutionize How Families Connect Over Long-Distances

USC is connecting families through the power of AR play . When you were a kid did you ever build wondrous worlds with your awe-inspiring imagination; perhaps while sitting around the coffee table with your memaw, papaw, nonna, poppa, grandma or grandpa? ... more - vrscout

Hand Tracking Comes To Nreal AR Glasses

High fidelity hand tracking lets you pinch, grab, and zoom in AR. Nreal’s 3D system Nebula is getting a big upgrade that will bring hand tracking to Nreal’s Light AR glasses, allowing users to interact with 3D digital objects through multiple hand gestures ... more - vrscout

Valve Index Headsets Back On Sale This Monday, Just In Time For Half-Life: Alyx

Sales start March 9th at 10am PT via the Steam digital storefront. With the launch of Valve’s highly-anticipated VR first-person shooter Half-Life: Alyx less than three weeks away, those without VR headsets are clamoring to get their hands on anything ... more - vrscout

Use Your Enemies For Ammo In Good Goliath, Coming To Major VR Headsets Spring 2020

Take on colossal giants across numerous cartoon-style levels in this comical VR beat-em-up. Indie game developer Knock Twice Games today unveiled its brand new arcade-action game, Good Goliath , a tower-defense-style VR beat-em-up that will have players ... more - vrscout

Dr. Seuss’s AR Alphabet App Lets Kids Direct Their Own Seuss-tastic Adventures

Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ first AR experience exposes a new generation of users to the legendary children’s author. Available now on compatible iOS devices, Dr. Suess’s ABC – An Amazing AR Alphabet! brings the instantly-recognizable characters and heart-warming ... more - vrscout

It’s Time To Develop A Consent Framework For Virtual Beings

The rise of virtual beings leads to new questions regarding the rights of digital representations. Technological advancements mean that we are rapidly approaching a time when artificial agents will be indistinguishable from that of human beings. For ... more - vrscout

Google I/O 2020 Has Been Cancelled Due To Coronavirus

Both F8 and GDC 2020 have also been postponed due to similar concerns of an outbreak. Fears over a potential outbreak of COVID-19 has forced Google to postpone its annual I/O developer conference, normally held in May at the Shoreline Amphitheater just ... more - vrscout

How Modding Communities Are Paving The Way For User-Generated VR & AR Content

The acceptance of modding communities hints to the growth of a collective economy across global creative and innovation-based industries. “Hold on tight to your IP.” With the exception of open-source software, this has been the motto for companies developing ... more - vrscout

Half-Life: Alyx Gameplay Videos Show Off Upgradeable Weapons, Hacking, And Gravity Gloves

Three new gameplay videos give us our first look at several jaw-dropping mechanics. With just three weeks to go until the release of Half-Life: Alyx , Valve today released a handful of raw gameplay videos showing off the various enemies, environments, ... more - vrscout

Some Beautiful Maniac Is Remaking Death Stranding For The Oculus Quest

No word yet on whether or not you’ll be able to pee Monster Energy drink. Released last November for the PlayStation 4, Hideo Kojima’s next-generation walking simulator Death Stranding proved to be one of the most interesting as well as divisive games ... more - vrscout

HTC Drops Price Of Vive Pro Eye, Announces New Vive Pro Eye Bundles

New HTC Pro Eye solutions make VR more accessible to businesses of all sizes. HTC has had a busy first quarter. The company recently unveiled a fleet of new Vive Cosmos headsets for every level of VR users and new faceplates that will expand the functionality ... more - vrscout

Boulder International Film Festival Will Include A Pavilion Dedicated Entirely To XR Experiences

VR and AR take center stage at this year’s BIFF in Colorado. The Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF), which takes place in Colorado next week, is widely recognized as one of the world’s coolest film festivals. This year is the first time the event ... more - vrscout

Lies Below Is A New VR Survival Horror Game For Oculus Inspired By Japanese Horror Manga

The unsettling narrative-driven experience launches on Oculus Quest next month followed by Rift S in April. Drifter Entertainment, the developer behind Robo Recall: Unplugged and the heavily-slept on Gunheart , today unveiled their latest project, Lies ... more - vrscout

RPG NPC Simulator VR Is A Simple But Surprisingly Fun Fantasy Management Game

Play the role of an NPC shop owner in this fantasy trading simulator. Available now via SteamVR, RPG NPC Simulator VR places you in the role of an NPC shop owner tasked with keeping an endless wave of foul-mouthed “human” players stocked with all the ... more - vrscout

Facebook Cancels F8 Conference Over Fears Of A Coronavirus Outbreak

The company announced that Oculus will be backing out of GDC over similar concerns. As fears of a Coronavirus pandemic continue to dominate the news cycle, Facebook today confirmed that the company will not be holding its somewhat-annual F8 developers ... more - vrscout

Company Turns Employees’ Memories Into An AR Vinyl Record On Instagram

A new Instagram AR filter transforms data into a symphony of notes. HUSH, a company designing innovative ways to connect digital technology with physical spaces, has created an AR filter for Instagram that leverages a collection of data composed of experiences ... more - vrscout

VR Multiplayer Art Exhibit ‘Museum of Other Realities’ Now Available On PC VR

Enjoy a continually growing lineup of captivating VR art alongside fellow art lovers without having to leave the house. Originally founded by Colin Northway and Robin Stethem in 2017, the Museum of Other Realities is vastly different from other conventional ... more - vrscout

Dreadhalls Creator Reveals New Procedurally-Generated VR Game Set Aboard A Dying Spaceship

Dead Space meets Event Horizon in this spooky-looking VR roguelike. White Door Games, the developer behind 2017’s well-received VR survival horror Dreadhalls , today announced a follow-up game set aboard a dying spaceship filled with nightmarish alien ... more - vrscout

Willy Wonka-Style Tour Of Valve HQ Includes Half-Life: Alyx Demo

The one hour visit will include a VR demo, tour, and meet-and-greet at the companies’ home-base in Bellevue, Washington. If there’s one thing we know about Valve Corporation, it’s that the veteran video game developer/publisher prides itself in keeping ... more - vrscout

‘FREEDIVER: Triton Down Extended Cut’ Is A Terrifying Underwater Thriller For Oculus Quest & PSVR

Escape a capsizing research vessel in this underwater VR adventure that’s sure to give you a case of aquaphobia. Originally released this past May for SteamVR and Oculus Rift/Rift S, an extended cut of FREEDIVER: Triton Down is now heading to the Oculus ... more - vrscout

Over 75 Purdue University Students Will Attend Their Commencement Ceremonies In VR

Viewers will “march down” the procession line alongside their peers via a mobile 360-degree camera and YouTube VR. This Thursday over 400 students at Purdue University Global will participate in their final commencement ceremonies. Of those graduating, ... more - vrscout

Jaw-Dropping Oculus TV Documentary ‘Everest VR’ Is An Absolute Must-Watch

The three-part VR docuseries features an incredible selection of breath-taking shots captured in immersive stereoscopic 360. Standing at an incredible 29,029 feet, Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world above sea level. To-date, less than ... more - vrscout

Flood The Streets With Water And Hot Lava Using Snapchat’s New AR Ground Lenses

Snap Inc. launches two new ground-sensing World Lenses on iOS and Android. Though advertised as a multimedia messaging app focused on user privacy, Snapchat has quickly established itself as one of the leading innovators in AR technology thanks to its ... more - vrscout