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Apple Vision Pro Hands-On: Very Good In Some Aspects, A Bit Bad In Others

Apple Vision Pro Hands-On: Very Good In Some Aspects, A Bit Bad In Others

Finally, I have been able to put my hands on an Apple Vision Pro. Thanks to the very kind people of the Helsinki XR Center who let me spend more than one hour with it, and my buddy Gianni who let me have another half an hour, I managed to have enough time to play […]

June 10, 2024June 10, 2024
by Skarredghost
COLD VR Demo review: a promising adrenaline action game

COLD VR Demo review: a promising adrenaline action game

Today I’ve tried the free demo of COLD VR, the VR game that is the opposite of Superhot VR (hence the joke of the name). I think this game is fun and has a lot of potential, but it needs a bit more of polish to become a true hit when the full version will […]

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024
by Skarredghost
Max Mustard review: a very cool VR platformer

Max Mustard review: a very cool VR platformer

I’ve played a good chunk of the VR game Max Mustard and I can confirm what the other reviewers are saying about it: it is a very entertaining VR platform game. Let me explain to you why. Gameplay Max Mustard is a platform game. As in all the platform games, your purpose is jumping on […]

April 28, 2024April 28, 2024
by Skarredghost
Making A Metaverse That Matters book review

Making A Metaverse That Matters book review

I’ve spent the last weeks reading “Making a metaverse that matters” by Wagner James Au, the author behind the blog New World Notes. Now that I’ve finished the book, I would like to tell you my opinion about it, so that you can decide if it is worth buying it or not. The book subtitle […]

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024
by Skarredghost
Varjo XR-4 hands-on preview: high resolution and raytracing are an explosive mix in VR

Varjo XR-4 hands-on preview: high resolution and raytracing are an explosive mix in VR

Last week I was able to sneak into Varjo headquarters to try the latest XR-4 headset. Is it as cool as the marketing materials promise? Read this post and you will discover it! Varjo XR-4 Varjo has just announced its latest flagship headset: the XR-4. XR-4 offers many improvements over the previous XR-3 model, which […]

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023
by Skarredghost
Tokyo Game Show VR 2023 feels like a magical trip to a fantasy Japanese fair

Tokyo Game Show VR 2023 feels like a magical trip to a fantasy Japanese fair

The Tokyo Game Show, one of the most important gaming events in the world, is happening these days. Like the past 2 years, there is also a digital edition of it that lets you enter into a virtual world dedicated to the event, and that is also accessible in virtual reality. This space was designed […]

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023
by Skarredghost
Pimax Crystal hands-on: a headset with astonishing visual clarity

Pimax Crystal hands-on: a headset with astonishing visual clarity

Today I host another fantastic guest post written by VR ergonomics expert (and friend of mine) Rob Cole. Rob is a big fan of PCVR (he even tried to design a new SteamVR controller, do you remember?) and recently he had the opportunity to go hands-on with the high-resolution Pimax Crystal headset. He wanted to […]

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023
by Skarredghost
Space Ball review: a crazy fun small VR indie game

Space Ball review: a crazy fun small VR indie game

A few weeks ago, I proposed to a few colleagues to try together a game I’ve read about on Road To VR: Space Ball, by 31 Labs. The article talked about an indie game that fused Rocket League with Gorilla Tag movement, and since I love both soccer, indie games, and the movement mechanic of Gorilla […]

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023
by Skarredghost
Roblox Beta on Quest App Lab Review: very rough, but still fun

Roblox Beta on Quest App Lab Review: very rough, but still fun

Yesterday Roblox finally launched a VR version of its for Meta Quest. I’ve immediately tried it to see how it feels, and if this can be one of the killer apps of VR. Here below you can find my review of it. Roblox on Quest Roblox has partnered with Meta and just launched a VR […]

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023
by Skarredghost
AmazeVR Concerts review: Zara Larsson’s performance is a nice one to watch

AmazeVR Concerts review: Zara Larsson’s performance is a nice one to watch

AmazeVR has just released its new app called “Amaze Concerts” on Meta Quest 2 (App Lab) and SteamVR. Since I have been following the work of this cool Korean company for a while, I tried it as soon as I could, because I wanted to get to know better this new project. AmazeVR Concerts I’ve […]

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023
by Skarredghost
Pico 4 Spotlight hands-on: a must-have for VR demos in exhibitions

Pico 4 Spotlight hands-on: a must-have for VR demos in exhibitions

While everyone is focused on every minimal update on the Quest operating system, Pico has just added to its runtime a feature called Spotlight that makes it become the to-go device for VR demos in exhibitions and B2B settings. Let me tell you everything about it! Pico 4 Spotlight – Video I’ve come back to […]

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023
by Skarredghost

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