Playful’s Paul Bettner: VR is just getting its start, like Disney in the 1920s Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2016 10 min Paul Bettner has been waiting for virtual reality for decades. That’s one reason why his VR gaming studio, Playful, created Lucky’s Tale as a... Continue Reading 10 min
‘Totoro’ and ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ show how Studio Ghibli films amaze us in VR Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 2, 2016 1 min Virtual reality doesn’t have to stick to transporting you to realistic settings. You can use the technology to visit worlds previously seen in animated... Continue Reading 1 min
HTC Vive’s controllers unlocked the master roller coaster designer within me Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 29, 2016 3 min Virtual reality is something that looks like a novelty to a lot of people, but the first wave of games rolling out now are... Continue Reading 3 min
1 in 10 Western consumers are considering buying a VR product in the next 6 months Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 28, 2016 2 min Virtual reality is getting off to a slow start due to some high prices and supply shortages, but interest in the technology is growing.... Continue Reading 2 min
Vive manufacturer HTC creates $100M fund for virtual reality startups Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 26, 2016 2 min HTC is a company that isn’t afraid to leap into new spaces. It built the first Android phone, and it just released the first... Continue Reading 2 min
Oculus Rift delays are hurting VR spending, but it’s not a long-term problem Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 20, 2016 2 min Many customers are still waiting for Oculus VR to ship their preordered Rift headsets, and every day that those consumers don’t have their virtual... Continue Reading 2 min
The Foo Show is already exploring the future of virtual media Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 19, 2016 3 min Virtual reality is changing games. You can see that the second you put on the headset and boot up a shooter like Hover Junkers.... Continue Reading 3 min
Hover Junkers is virtual reality’s best multiplayer game Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 12, 2016 3 min While the rest of the industry is figuring out virtual reality, I’m going to continue enjoying an HTC Vive game that already knows how... Continue Reading 3 min
Watch how HTC Vive’s Windlands will have you swinging like Spider-Man in VR Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 8, 2016 2 min Developers and designers are still figuring out movement in this crazy virtual reality thing. Some early games have you walking around in a space... Continue Reading 2 min
I sat on my cat because of VR Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 8, 2016 1 min I’ve already hurt myself in virtual reality, and now I’m hurting animals. Please don’t call PETA. I sat on my cat because I was... Continue Reading 1 min