Virtual reality

The Caligula Effect 2 Gets Extensive Trailer Showing Gameplay & Features

Furyu released a new trailer of the localization of the upcoming JRPG by FuRyu The Caligula Effect 2, simply titled Caligula 2 in Japan. The trailer focuses on gameplay and features, basically offering a deep dive on what this JRPG has to offer, from the peculiar combat system to sub-quests and character-focused stories. You can watch it below. [embedded content] The Caligula Effect 2 wil be released in Japan on June 24 for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Western gamers will have to wait a bit longer, but we already know

Facebook shares details on the next phase of its in-headset VR advertising across the Oculus platform

In Virtual Reality News June 16, 2021 – Last month, Facebook announced that it was starting to test ads in the Oculus mobile app to give developers a new way to showcase their virtual reality (VR) applications. Today, the company has shared a look at the next phase of its VR advertising exploration by sharing a small test of in-headset ads. Today’s ad experiment announcement is simply a test with a few apps, beginning with VR game Blaston from Resolution Games, as well as a couple of other developers that

Cyan Planet passes fundraising goal to create a Digital Twin of the ocean for exploration in VR

[embedded content][embedded content]In Virtual Reality News June 16, 2021 – Cyan Planet, an international immersive media studio connecting audiences with marine organizations with an aim of promoting action for marine conservation, has recently announced that it has secured funding to start the creation of a digital twin of the ocean. The company’s flagship project ‘How is the Water’ raised more than USD $60,000 from over 500 backers worldwide and is now in its last days on Kickstarter. The How is the Water digital twin of the ocean aims to make

Nvidia’s CEO Talks Crypto, NFTs, and The Metaverse

Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, talked about the future of the metaverse in a briefing with press members during Computex, including his views on NFTs and crypto.The idea of the Metaverse has been part of popular culture for decades ever since American science-fiction author Neal Stephenson used it in “Snow Crash”. As seen in movies like Ready Player One, Tron, Altered Carbon, and many others, the Metaverse seems like an inevitable outcome of technological advancement.The metaverse is a virtual world that connects with the world we currently live in, enabling people

Facebook buys game studio BigBox VR

Facebook has bought several virtual reality game studios over the past couple of years, and they added one more to their portfolio Friday with the acquisition of Seattle-based BigBox VR. The studio’s major title, “Population: One,” was one of the big post-launch releases for Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 headset and is a pretty direct Fortnite clone, copying a number of key gameplay techniques while adapting them for the movements unique to virtual reality and bringing in their own lore and art style. As has been the case for most of