Blog V Reality: October 2017

Tuesday 31 October 2017

Record Profit Forecast for a Resurgent Sony Sends Shares to Nine-Year High

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November 1, 2017 at 10:20AM
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Vivitar Virtual Reality Headset 3D Fits any Smartphone Games Movies *NEW in BOX

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November 1, 2017 at 09:54AM
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Remote Controller for PC/Insten 3D Virtual Reality VR Headset Samsung iPhone LG

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November 1, 2017 at 09:19AM
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Oculus Rift+ Touch Virtual Reality Bundle BARELY USED!!

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November 1, 2017 at 08:55AM
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VR Headset Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Goggles 3D Glasses Remote Control

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November 1, 2017 at 05:57AM
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Sony PlayStation VR Virtual Reality Headset

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November 1, 2017 at 05:23AM
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‘Ace Combat 7’ Trailer Offers a Fresh Glimpse of the Game’s PSVR Mode

Virtual Reality Glasses VR Headset Panda

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November 1, 2017 at 07:21AM
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EVO VR VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET FOR YOUR SMARTPHONE -- BRAND NEW IN BOX

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November 1, 2017 at 06:52AM
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Sony PlayStation VR Launch Bundle Virtual Reality Headset W/ 2 GAMES (USED) (S.L

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November 1, 2017 at 04:38AM
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VR Headset Pasonomi Virtual Reality Goggles for iPhone Android Samsung LG HTC

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Listen to an exclusive excerpt from the audiobook of Jason Segel's new novel 'Otherworld'

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This Halloween, you may be thinking of scares from the supernatural world, but what about the much scarier, and much more real, technological one?

Otherworld, a new novel from Kirsten Miller and Jason Segel (yes, that Jason Segel), imagines a world not too far ahead of our own, one where virtual reality can become your only reality.

Inspired by the Oculus Rift, Segel and Miller have created a story that explores the darker side of technology. In Otherworld, a new set of virtual reality googles are being tested before hitting the mass market. When Simon's friend Katherine, a nerdy gamer, disappears — kidnapped by someone or something inside that virtual world — he realizes this is far more than a game. Read more...

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3D Virtual Reality VR Goggles Video Movie Game Glasses Headset

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November 1, 2017 at 06:37AM
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Steam’s Halloween Sale Features 20 VR Horror Games

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By this point in my life I’m fairly certain that my phone likely auto-corrects any mention of the word “Steam” to just be “Steam sale” because of how frequent and amazing the deals are. Every season there is a new sale, sometimes even more often than that, with deep discounts on some of the best games around — old and new alike. This Halloween season is no different with great discounts on some of the best horror (and dark, gory, non-horror) games that money can buy.

However, if you’ve already played The Evil Within, Dead by Daylight, DOOM, and other non-VR titles, why not dip your toe into the spooky end of the VR spectrum? Some of its best releases over the past year and a half have been of the horror variety and there is a great selection on display in this year’s Halloween sale.

There are some real heavy-hitters on that list. Most notably, Arizona Sunshine (25% off), The Brookhaven Experiment (50% off,) A Chair in a Room: Greenwater (50% off,) and Duck Season (15% off) all really jump out if you haven’t had the chance to try them yet.

You can check out the full list of VR and non-VR horror game sales right here. It ends tomorrow, so don’t waste too much time deciding! Let us know what you think down in the comments below!

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Foldable VR Headset Virtual Reality 3D Bluetooth Remove Control Games Glasses

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November 1, 2017 at 05:55AM
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EVE Valkyrie developer CCP Games goes cold on VR

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In another sign of scales majorly falling off of eyes where VR is concerned, games developer CCP Games — which made an big early bet on virtual reality gaming — is pulling the plug on two of its studios that had been working on VR titles. Read More

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VR SHINECON 3D Virtual Reality Glasses with Earphone for Smartphone + Gamepad

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November 1, 2017 at 05:24AM
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Masters Of The Sun From Will.i.am Coming To Oculus Mobile VR In 2018

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A graphic novel from Will.i.am and the Black Eyed Peas is being adapted for the Gear VR to release in 2018.

The sci-fi story from Will.i.am adapted to VR will feature the voice talent of performers such as Queen Latifah, Rakim, Ice T and Jamie Foxx, and in the trailer below you can hear Marvel comics’ Stan Lee narrating.

Master of the Sun appears to draw from Egypt mythology set against a backdrop of social commentary when “aliens attack, releasing a curse that turns drug dealers and gangbangers into zombies.” From the description:

Armed with a deep love of hip-hop culture, Zulu-X must work together with his crew to unlock the mysteries of an ancient order and save their city.

Given that the project is coming to Gear VR it would be surprising if it didn’t launch on Oculus Go as well, the $200 standalone headset on the way early in 2018. Software on Gear VR will be fully compatible with Oculus Go.

Masters of the Sun releases in January 2018.

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SARLAR 3D VR Glasses Virtual Reality Headset Movie Game IOS, Android, PC4, NIB

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November 1, 2017 at 04:51AM
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November 1, 2017 at 04:43AM
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VR Shinecon 3D Virtual Reality Glasses 360 Video VR Supported Games

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November 1, 2017 at 04:36AM
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Samsung Gear VR - Virtual Reality Headset

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November 1, 2017 at 04:34AM
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VR Virtual Reality 3D Glasses Head-Mount, Magnetic Switch For 3.5-6" Phone

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November 1, 2017 at 04:33AM
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Lg G5 Gear 360 Vr R100 Virtual Reality Headset 3D Video Fast shipping

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November 1, 2017 at 04:28AM
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3D Virtual Reality VR Glasses VR Shinecon 2nd Generation With Terios T3 Gamepad

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November 1, 2017 at 04:18AM
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Oculus Rift CV1 VR Headset Virtual Reality - With Sensors and Touch Controllers

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November 1, 2017 at 04:15AM
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HTC VIVE 2PU6100 Virtual Reality System - NO RESERVE

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November 1, 2017 at 01:16AM
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Sony PlayStation VR Core Headset Virtual Reality PSVR Brand NEW

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November 1, 2017 at 02:43AM
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3D VR Glasses Virtual Reality Headset Video Movie Game Box 3.0 with Headphone

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November 1, 2017 at 02:39AM
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Samsung Gear VR Virtual Reality Headset Powered by Oculus

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November 1, 2017 at 02:39AM
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Fiit 2s Virtual Reality VR Headset Glasses with Bluetooth Controller

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November 1, 2017 at 02:14AM
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HTC Vive Virtual Reality System - Great Condition - Original Box

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October 31, 2017 at 01:02AM
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With Halloween Competition, Sansar Show Off its Latest User-Generated VR Content

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Linden Lab unveils the scariest experiences created by the Sansar user community since it opened in Creator Beta in July.

I am often impressed by the way the Sansar VR platform looks. Some of it might be buggy, but overall, the slick visuals you see on its user-generated experiences wouldn’t look out of place in a AAA game. In the social VR space, still dominated by blocky avatars and limited landscapes, the sheer variety and polish in Sansar makes it stand out—in a good way.

But this all comes at a price, and anybody familiar with gaming will know the trade-off between how good something looks and how long it takes to download all too well. In order to test out all these textured, beautifully lit, atmospheric experiences, I therefore had to spend what felt like a long time loading them on a very powerful PC.

Which made it both fun and challenging to be one of the judges in Sansar’s Halloween-themed competition, where they featured a broad range of spooky environments and experiences. It was a chance to see firsthand what the platform has enabled its users to create in VR, even without if they don’t have the benefit of vast amounts of technical knowledge to do so.

Granted, many of the people onboarded onto Sansar’s Creator’s Beta (which went live earlier this year) are actually gifted designers. Yet what Sansar is building towards is a set of tools and functionalities that allows everybody to create and kit out their own virtual worlds however they wish, without having to worry about a steep learning curve—a factor that definitely contributed to the stalling of growth in Linden Lab’s original Metaverse, Second Life.

“Sansar is about empowering everyone to create, share, and benefit from their own social VR experiences, and we want to make it accessible to as many people as possible,” agrees Bjorn Laurin, Linden Lab’s VP Product.

So, without further ado, here’s the lowdown on ‘Sansar Scariest’ competition winner and additional honorable mentions, which have just been officially announced by Linden Lab:

Winner:

The Diner by C3rb3rus

A dark, seemingly abandoned Diner that’s just on the side of the quiet road and an old-fashioned drive-in movie theater set the scene for an unsettling encounter with the unknown. Did you hear that? It sounds like someone calling for help!

Even by Sansar standards, the lighting and textures in this experiences were amazing, incredibly nuanced. From the giant flying saucer spinning away to the MGM lion roaring from the drive-in movie screen in the distance, every element felt well-executed and real. Which is probably why it produced the best—spoiler alert—“jump out of your skin” moment of any of the experiences I tried.

Honorable Mention:

Paranormal Investigation by Abramelin Wolfe

Join the ‘Ghost Catchers’ and take part in a paranormal investigation this Halloween exploring a very haunted house. Many rooms with many ghosts. Some nice, some…..not so nice!

This felt like something I would have paid for if it was a console game. Carefully crafted visuals, well-timed and well-judged sound effects, this is an experience that has something for everybody, including Ghostbusters fans like myself, who will delight in having the library books floating off the shelves all around them. Definitely not the most original in terms of theme and composition, but absolutely beautiful to look at and a pleasure to explore.

Additional Noteworthy Experiences:

Stasis Interrupted – Chapter 1 by Tyler Scarborough

A space ship where something has gone horribly horribly wrong – find your way to the escape pod, or face a most terrible fate! Try not to get lost in all those dark, flickering halls.

Sorry if this counts as a spoiler, but they had me at “It’s like Alien, but with Zombies.” If you’re a fan of either genre (or, like me, preferably both) you will probably like this experience quite a lot. The creators got the slick look and foreboding mood of Ridley Scott’s original masterpiece just right, something that can be surprisingly challenging (as the latest films in the franchise painfully demonstrated, but let’s not go there). This is all about building up suspense and atmosphere, and even during my relatively short test-drive it managed to do that in spite of some bug issues (haha).

Miner Difficulties by Through The Waterfall

The dark is a very scary place….. better bring a light.

This was an interesting example of creators trying to experiment with storytelling and narrative rather than merely focusing on world-building. This uses various mechanisms (such as assigning you a bird “guide” to help steer you in the right direction. Unfortunately I lost my bird and it didn’t come back, leaving me rather lost…

Joyride by Alex

Follow the path , don’t stray . Keep on walking all the way. Studio Skye presents a Halloween journey to oblivion.

Joyride felt like the most multi-faceted and surprising experience of them all. It kept me constantly guessing from the moment when it first had me ducking to avoid the phantom cars rushing towards me. The landscape changes all the time, shifting from realistic visuals to Tim Burton-esque surreal tableaux. When I finally had to move on to the next experience on my list, it was with some regret, as it definitely felt like there was a lot left to explore here.

Linden Lab acknowledges the issues I raised regarding processing power, as well as the barriers that the high price and setup difficulty of HMDs pose, but overall Laurin sounded an upbeat note on the consumer VR space:

“It’s exciting to see all the activity in the VR hardware market, not only with new HMD options, but also with more VR-capable computers,” he told me when I asked about the release of Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Headsets. “We’ve been experimenting with some of the Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and do plan to make it possible to use Sansar with them in the future.”

Laurin also seems unconcerned with the growing competition in the Social VR space, and tells me that they were actually encouraged by the recent Microsoft acquisition of AltspaceVR.

“It was sad to see Altspace closing due to financial difficulties, and we think it’s great for their community and our industry overall that Microsoft has picked them up. It’s encouraging to see very large companies recognizing the value and potential of the medium of social VR,” he said.

If Sansar is to become (as is their ambition) the dominant social VR platform and the standard building, sharing and monetizing content in the medium, there are certainly issues that need to be addressed. Yet considering this is still such early days, I think it’s fair to say it’s good to see the progress that has been made, and to enjoy a few thrills along the way.

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