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VRFocus - Many virtual reality (VR) fans have thought about pairing Google's popular Street View service with VR technology such as the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD). Some developers and companies have already put this concept into practise albeit in a limited manner, giving fans a look into factories and more. However indie developer Joaguin Keller has recently launched a sample of an ambitious new VR experience that uses Street View images to create a new massively multiplayer online (MMO) videogame.

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VRFocus - Last year indie developer Aldin Dynamics released a brief virtual reality (VR) experience for the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD) named Asunder: Earthbound. As one of the few VR experiences available at the time, it was praised for its immersive showcase of the technology. Of course when it was released there was only the first development kit (DK1) version of the Oculus Rift to play it on. Over a year later and with the second development kit (DK2) out, the title has received a crucial update.

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VRFocus - Last month VRFocus reported on the updates that the upcoming 4.6 version of Epic Games' Unreal Engine development tool will bring. The changelog includes some significant updates for virtual reality (VR) developers that will help them improve their experiences for the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD) on PC and other devices. Today Epic Games has finally released Unreal Engine 4.6 for licence owners so that they can now take full advantage of that changelog.

Added: 03.12.2014 20:11 | 3 views | 0 comments


Dying Light developer Techland plans to support virtual reality headset Oculus Rift when it releases to consumers.

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VRFocus - As expected, Frontier Developments has issued yet another updates for the Gamma version of its anticipated space simulation title, Elite: Dangerous, shortly after the launch of version 1.04. Gamma 1.05 is now live and contains a number of new fixes and tweaks that continue to build upon the videogame's quality ahead of its full launch on PC on 16th December 2014. When it does launch it will feature full support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) head-mounted display (HMD).

Added: 28.11.2014 22:11 | 4 views | 0 comments


VRFocus - Virtual reality (VR) technology is already no stranger to awards. Throughout 2014 Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD) creator Palmer Luckey has seen numerous accolades for his work. So far, however, theres yet to be an entire awards show dedicated to VR content. That changes today as the first Virtual Reality Awards (VRA) take place within Riftmax Theater, the social VR platform that uses the Oculus Rift. The awards look to celebrate the past year in VR videogames and beyond.

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VRFocus - You might not have thought that Black Friday holiday sales would be able to reach the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform but indie developers Jon Hibbins and Nick Pittom disagree. The pair has just revealed that it is cutting the prices of some of its backer tiers for its ongoing campaign for Crystal Rift, the virtual reality (VR) compatible dungeon crawling experience for the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD). A brand new tier has also been added.

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VRFocus - As virtual reality (VR) technology grows in popularity its becoming more and more accessible to create content for it. Companies such as Epic Games, Unity and Crytek have included support for VR head-mounted displays (HMD) into their respective development engines and tools, making it easier than ever to develop VR experiences. This week Fabric Software has become the latest company to address Oculus Rift support, adding it into its Fabric Engine in the latest 1.14 update along with other new features.

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VRFocus - Traditionally, Kickstarter crowd-funding campaigns are run so that creators can fund their projects from scratch. Sometimes however developers use the platform as a means of additional funding to add polish to a product that already exists. This is the case with Elijah Newman-Gomez's Anarchy Arcade, a social virtual reality (VR) platform in which players can bring their PC desktops to life using the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD).