New movement updates to Waltz Of The Wizard: Extended Edition aim to make traversing large spaces in VR more comfortable — and they will even work with Oculus Quest’s controller-free hand-tracking. The system is called “Telepath,” and development studio Aldin Dynamics detailed the new options available in the PC version …
Read More »The best VR movies from Tribeca’s Short Film Festival for Oculus Quest and Go
If you’ve ever dreamed of attending a prestigious film festival, now’s your chance. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the VR portion of the annual Tribeca Film Festival is moving online this weekend. If you have an Oculus Quest or Oculus Go (sorry, Rift owners), you can watch this …
Read More »Unplugged: Air Guitar uses Oculus Quest hand-tracking to turn you into a rock star
A video teaser popped up for a VR game on Oculus Quest that uses controller-free hand-tracking for a familiar musical experience similar to Rock Band and Guitar Hero. And it already carries the perfect name — Unplugged: Air Guitar. The game is a side project by Ricardo Acosta that he’s been …
Read More »A Quarantined Uber Driver’s Quest for Paid Sick Leave
Zachary Frenette likes working as an Uber driver in Phoenix. He is a top-rated driver who often chats with his customers on their trips. During the outbreak of the coronavirus last month, business began to slow. Then, a possible exposure to the virus prompted Mr. Frenette, 29, to quarantine himself. …
Read More »Atari’s Pong Quest turns the classic paddle game into an RPG
Atari is taking a break from building hotels because … well, the world is taking a break from hotels. In the interim, the publisher is bringing back one of the original gaming franchises. Pong Quest is a new entry in the ball-and-paddle series that remixes the action with a role-playing …
Read More »Facebook: 90% of those who got a Quest for Christmas were new to Oculus
During the introduction video for the Facebook: Game Developers Showcase, Oculus’s Chris Pruett revealed an interesting stat regarding just how popular the Oculus Quest has been since its release in May. “We look at the folks that turned on their devices around Christmas [in 2019] and 90% of those people are …
Read More »Oculus Quest wishlist: 4 upgrades we want
The Oculus Quest standalone VR headset is an incredible device that’s redefining what virtual reality means. The $ 400 all-in-one released in May with some great games like Superhot VR and Beat Saber working with complete wireless freedom. Just set up your guardian boundaries wherever you are and start playing. …
Read More »My Quest for Pure Water
I live with my family in an almost 200-year-old house on the coast of Maine. Down a steep, wooded bank behind our house is an Audubon sanctuary and two vulnerable ecosystems: a saltwater marsh surrounding a tidal salt river, and a freshwater stream that travels through trees, over big granite …
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