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Facebook’s Sean Liu: we are at an inflection point of the VR industry

Facebook’s Sean Liu: we are at an inflection point of the VR industry

It’s since when I launched my blog that I always dreamed of interviewing someone from Oculus, and finally today this dream has come true. Thanks to the huge help of VR Intelligence, that is organizing the VRX event, I have been able to speak with Sean Liu, Director of Product for VR at Facebook! The […]

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019
by Skarredghost
Valve reveals Half-Life:Alyx! Preorders open, release in March 2020!

Valve reveals Half-Life:Alyx! Preorders open, release in March 2020!

After so long time spent listening to rumors (that I myself reported) and teasing, Valve has finally announced Half-Life: Alyx, and has told us what it is about. With super-excitement, I’m going to tell you what we discovered today! On Tuesday, Valve made all us gamers go crazy with this single tweet In less than […]

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019
by Skarredghost
Editorial: Why Half-Life: Alyx could be very important for Virtual Reality

Editorial: Why Half-Life: Alyx could be very important for Virtual Reality

Yesterday evening I came home at night after a long day at work and I opened my laptop to read (and share) some more news on the just-launched Oculus Link. What I discovered instead was that Valve had finally announced its flagship VR game, called “Half Life: Alyx” on Twitter! Being a fan of the […]

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019
by Skarredghost
The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.11.18): Magic Leap may be in trouble, Carmack leaving Oculus and much more!

The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.11.18): Magic Leap may be in trouble, Carmack leaving Oculus and much more!

I’m super excited that this week I’ve shared the news that we of NTW are going to launch our game HitMotion:Reloaded on November, 27th. But there have been also many wider-scope news this week that I want to discuss with you, so let’s start talking about them! Top news of the week Is Magic Leap in trouble? […]

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019
by Skarredghost
HitMotion:Reloaded launches in Early Access on Nov. 27th, watch the trailer here

HitMotion:Reloaded launches in Early Access on Nov. 27th, watch the trailer here

With great joy, today we of New Technology Walkers are going to share new details about our upcoming game HitMotion: Reloaded! Do we want to start with the coolest of them all? Have a look at our official launch trailer! I think our friends at MID Studio have made an amazing job in creating a […]

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019
by Skarredghost
Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time review: an experience good for the fans of the serie

Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time review: an experience good for the fans of the serie

Today I have been gifted a key to play “Doctor Who: The Edge of Time”, a virtual reality experience based on the popular TV serie “Doctor Who”. It’s my second time playing a VR experience starring Doctor Who (the first time has been in Qingdao when I reviewed “Doctor Who: The Runaway”), and that’s pretty […]

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019
by Skarredghost
The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.11.11): Cardboard becomes opensource, HoloLens 2 and nreal shipping and much more!

The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.11.11): Cardboard becomes opensource, HoloLens 2 and nreal shipping and much more!

It’s Chinese Single Day and I wish the best to all the single people that are reading this article: I hope you are all on Taobao or Aliexpress buying super-discounted items! (Personally, I’ll do that in a few hours :D)  This has been a pretty good week for me: I have become a technical advisor of Australian […]

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019
by Skarredghost
Skyworth v901 review: a 4K 3DOF VR headset to watch high-res videos

Skyworth v901 review: a 4K 3DOF VR headset to watch high-res videos

When I was in Qingdao, the general manager of Chinese manufacturer Skyworth has made me try a 3DOF VR headset called v901, and I was impressed by the 8K video I have viewed inside, so he has kindly given me a sample of the device to test and review. Are you interested in my impressions […]

November 9, 2019November 9, 2019
by Skarredghost
Valve Index: A good fit? Part 2 – Analyzing and improving the comfort of Knuckles controllers

Valve Index: A good fit? Part 2 – Analyzing and improving the comfort of Knuckles controllers

Today I publish the second part of the interesting deep dive on the Valve Index comfort by Rob Cole. If you lost the first part, you can read it here. Who is Rob Cole? Rob first tried VR in 1991, and has become an enthusiast of the tech ever since. Because of his background in […]

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019
by Skarredghost
Get ready to do some crazy winter stunts with Powder VR

Get ready to do some crazy winter stunts with Powder VR

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jim Brodbeck, the main developer of RainSoft Games, to talk about his upcoming title “Powder VR”, a game that will make you do some crazy stunts in the snow, like jumping down a helicopter to ski at a hundred miles per hour down a steep slope! I […]

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019
by Skarredghost
The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek: Facebook admits that VR is taking longer than expected, Pistol Whip ready to launch and much more!

The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek: Facebook admits that VR is taking longer than expected, Pistol Whip ready to launch and much more!

It’s again that time of the week where I tell you the most important news in AR and VR! Are you ready? Top news of the week Zuckerberg admits that VR is taking longer than expected to take foot While discussing the earning calls for Q3 2019, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that VR is taking […]

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019
by Skarredghost

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