This has been the week of the April’s Fool Day, but many brands have canceled their usual pranks because of the current sad situation. I have kept my tradition because I think that in this period we need more smiles than ever and I’ve written this funny post where I spread some fake news on […]
Yesterday, I finally finished Half-Life: Alyx. It has been a very long ride, and I had a lot of fun. I am now ready to write you a full review of this game. Some days ago, I have written a first impressions article on this game, and it made some people unhappy because I somewhat […]
The VR ergonomics expert Rob Cole of immersivecomputing.org has tried for us the VR Cover headset covers for the Valve Index, and had reviewed it for us. I’m very glad to host in this blog his professional impressions on this VR accessory, that it’s very informative for all the VR community. Considering that very soon […]
In these hard times, we are all collecting events that we should have attended and instead got canceled. Regarding me, for instance, we’re talking about MWC, GDC, XR Europe, Svilupparty, just to name a few. Some of these events have been definitely canceled, while others have reverted to the use of VR and will be […]
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 […]
We are in the coronavirus times, and the outbreak of this disease has changed in a way or in another the lives of many people. One of the biggest consequences is that many people are now quarantined, or have problems traveling in the world. Many conference organizers are canceling their events, even important ones (like […]
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 […]
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, […]
Every year, I cast some predictions for the new year in AR and VR. This year, I’m not going to make an exception, also because my predictions for 2019 performed pretty well. So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll leave AR for another post, register to my newsletter to […]
Welcome to 2020! I want to start this year and this decade (that will be pervaded by immersive technologies) with an amazing tutorial about how you can get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK and create in Unity fantastic VR experiences with natural interactions! In this tutorial, I will teach you how to download […]
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 […]
