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Ubisoft’s ‘Far Cry VR: Dive into Insanity’ launches at Zero Latency VR in Vancouver – here’s what to expect

[embedded content][embedded content]In Virtual Reality News July 23, 2021 – You wouldn’t think that the best thing to do on a hot summer’s day is spend your time in virtual reality (VR), but with heat waves occurring around the world this summer, perhaps being in a nice air conditioned space designed for hosting a variety of VR games is actually a smart move, and a good way to escape the sun. Well, that’s exactly what we did last week, when we tried out the new ‘Far Cry VR: Dive into

holoride launches its ‘Elastic’ SDK for developers to create in-vehicle XR content

In Virtual Reality News July 22, 2021 – holoride, the Audi-backed company that provides technology to combine navigational and car data with XR, has today released its ‘Elastic’ Software Development Kit (SDK) on the newly launched holoride ‘Creator Space’. Created to run on the Unity game engine, the Elastic SDK enables developers to access tools to create immersive, in-car game experiences. holoride is building an immersive in-vehicle media platform by enabling processing motion and location-based data in real-time using the Unity game engine. holoride’s content adjusts to the motion of

Epic Games acquires 3D content library and publishing platform Sketchfab

In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News July 21, 2021 – Epic Games, a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of its ‘Unreal Engine’ 3D engine technology, has today announced that it has acquired Sketchfab, a 3D content library and publishing platform. Sketchfab allows users to discover, edit, buy, and sell 3D content directly through its web-based service, and is home to 4 million 3D assets, according to the company. Its technology has integrations across every major 3D creation tool and publishing platform and is compatible across all major browsers

The 6 best PSVR bundles in 2021

With the shift into next-generation technology, VR gaming is about to get better than ever as these more powerful consoles serve to run these headsets. The PSVR is the premiere console-based VR gaming experience. Launched for the PS4, this device gives many players an entry point into the technology without requiring a powerful PC to facilitate it. With the launch of the PS5 late last year, Sony has shared its plans to bring a new PSVR to market in the future, boasting a higher quality build and support for next-gen

Tokyo Chronos & Altdeus Devs Announce Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate for Unannounced VR Platforms

Today Studio MyDearest announced a new game in its Chronos server, titled Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate. The studio is well-known for its VR visual novels Tokyo Chronos and ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos. The new game will be released in 2022 for VR platforms, but which ones it’ll be for specifically hasn’t been announced. We get the teaser trailer below and the motto: “Turn Back Time. Memories Are a Thing of the Past.” [embedded content] Incidentally, the teaser site includes a small puzzle prompting you to type in a keyword. While I’m not

Ordnance Survey partners with PRELOADED to create world-scale Augmented Reality game

In Augmented Reality News  July 19, 2021 – Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping service, has recently formally announced that it is working with London-based games studio PRELOADED to develop a world-scale Augmented Reality (AR) game that will be designed to engage family audiences with the outdoors.  The game will be built upon Ordnance Survey’s extensive mapping and will use geospatial data to deliver contextual experiences that drive exploration of the world. We covered the contract award, which was announced in November last year, however this is the first time