Researchers use VR to train AI drones, cutting autonomous vehicle crashes
MIT researchers have developed a technique to train fast-moving autonomous AI drones using VR-enhanced environments, reducing crashes and thereby the need for repairs or...
VR developers: Stop shipping glitchy, half-baked games
On the 1-10 spectrum of “game developers should be able to sell completely broken demos” to “every game should be thoroughly vetted before release...
Defector is the VR spy adventure that riffs on ’90s action flicks
Twisted Pixel Games‘ Defector is a virtual reality game that pays homage to the over-the-top spy flicks of the ’90s: explosions, high-tech gadgets, espionage,...
HTC: Ready Player One boosted VR buying interest by 23% in China
Steven Spielberg’s virtual reality-focused film Ready Player One was expected to increase public interest in VR, and early survey results suggest that it may have...
Konami’s cult mech classic Zone of the Enders 2 goes VR and 4K on September 4
With one of the games industry’s best catalogs of memorable IPs, Japanese developer Konami picked the cult classic Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner...
VR’s next horizon: Retina displays right in front of your retinas
Nearly eight years have passed since the world first learned about “Retina Displays,” screens with so many tiny pixels per inch (ppi) that the...
Conjure Strike is a VR take on League of Legends with 2-player teams
Virtual reality arena shooter Conjure Strike is all about zapping your enemies and conquering their bases. It’s the first game from The Strike Team,...
Star Trek: Bridge Crew goes full Next Generation in PSVR DLC, makes it so on May 22
Star Trek: Bridge Crew launched with a re-creation of the classic U.S.S. Enterprise bridge in virtual reality, thrilling fans of The Original Series. Today, developer Red...
The Take puts a spy-themed party game into a VR comic book setting
Stuido Studios‘ The Take is a hot-seat virtual reality game that combines secret agent shenanigans with a comic book aesthetic. It’s out now for...
Google open-sources Seurat rendering tool that enables high-detail mobile VR
Offering a tethered VR-like experience on completely standalone headsets is about to become easier for developers, as Seurat — a Google pre-rendering tool teased...