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My experience at virtual V2EC 2020 (VS real VEC 2019)

My experience at virtual V2EC 2020 (VS real VEC 2019)

Yesterday, I attended the Vive Ecosystem Conference, the annual event by HTC, that his year was held completely inside ENGAGE. Last year, I was there physically in Shenzhen for the same event. Having attended both events, I thought it could be interesting telling you about my experience from yesterday, comparing it with the same experience […]

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020
by Skarredghost
Bizarre Barber review: cut the hair of those monsters!

Bizarre Barber review: cut the hair of those monsters!

Yesterday evening I was finally able to try Bizarre Barber, a VR videogame that always got me curious from the gameplay videos. Courtesy of Maria of Synesthetic Echo, I have spent some time with this crazy game, and now I’m here telling you my impressions! Gameplay As you can see from the above trailer, Bizarre […]

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020
by Skarredghost
I’ve visited Half-Life:Alyx environments and I loved them!

I’ve visited Half-Life:Alyx environments and I loved them!

Today, Valve has released on Steam two special environments for SteamVR Home that let you visit two places where Half-Life: Alyx will take place. I’ve visited them and I loved every second of those moments! If you have purchased a Valve Index, Valve not only lets you play Half-Life: Alyx for free, but also gives […]

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020
by Skarredghost
Banana For Scale review: a meme turned VR game

Banana For Scale review: a meme turned VR game

Yesterday, in my weekly roundup, I told you about an Italian indie VR game called Banana For Scale, developed by Hypothermic games (a team including VR community member Marco Giammetti). This game managed to get the top spot as the most upvoted post of the week on /r/virtualreality subreddit, thanks to a very catchy trailer, […]

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020
by Skarredghost
VRCover Oculus Quest covers unboxing and review

VRCover Oculus Quest covers unboxing and review

VR Cover is a Thai company that produces accessories for VR headsets since 2014, and it has recently started selling covers for the popular Oculus Quest as well. Discover in this review how they are! VR Cover is a veteran company when it comes to VR accessories: I remember buying my first VRCover accessory in […]

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020
by Skarredghost
Masterpiece VR CEO: 3D modeling in VR is 10x faster than on flat screen

Masterpiece VR CEO: 3D modeling in VR is 10x faster than on flat screen

Masterpiece VR is one of the best VR 3D modeling softwares because it lets you create 3D elements easily and also animate them, all in virtual reality, all in an intuitive way. It is a professional application, and many people in the field are already using it. The solution is continuously improving, and in fact, […]

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020
by Skarredghost
Chooch.ai hands-on: an interesting object detection SDK (for AR?)

Chooch.ai hands-on: an interesting object detection SDK (for AR?)

Some days ago, I’ve seen a very intriguing video on Twitter by Robert Scoble about him trying an app that was able to understand what objects were in his surroundings in real-time. I was pretty intrigued, and I asked him what was this app, and he answered me that it was Chooch.ai. Chooch.ai is an […]

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020
by Skarredghost
Varjo VR-2 hands-on first impressions: perfect resolution, but…

Varjo VR-2 hands-on first impressions: perfect resolution, but…

The last two days I’ve been in Germany to attend the LearnTec event together with Massimiliano Ariani, the game designer of the fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded, to have a speech about the latest developments of Mobile AR. In the expo area, I’ve visited some booths, and then I had a vision that made my eyes […]

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020
by Skarredghost
Hello WebXR review: a nice showcase of WebVR for developers and newbies

Hello WebXR review: a nice showcase of WebVR for developers and newbies

To celebrate the release of WebXR API 1.0, Mozilla has released an experience called “Hello WebXR”, that should serve to introduce newbies to VR, showing them basic VR interactions and capabilities. I have tried it, and I want to let you know my impressions with it. Video review You can watch my full hands-on, plus […]

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020
by Skarredghost
The Potato 4K is the worst VR headset of 2019

The Potato 4K is the worst VR headset of 2019

It’s the last day of 2019, and it’s time for every website to give awards about the best VR game, the best VR headset and whatever category that comes to the mind of the journalists. But no one ever talks about the worst, so to close the year with a smile, let me talk about […]

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019
by Skarredghost
Viveport Streaming review and comparison with Oculus Link

Viveport Streaming review and comparison with Oculus Link

Finally I have been able to try Viveport Streaming, the solution that lets you use your Vive Focus Plus to play PC VR games via Wi-Fi streaming. I made various tests and so I can not only review it, but also compare it with its competitor solution, the Oculus Link. Are you intrigued? Viveport Streaming […]

December 27, 2019January 6, 2020
by Skarredghost

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