Talk about Head Mounted Displays (HMDs), augmented reality, wearable computing, controller hardware, haptic feedback, motion tracking, and related topics here!
Hi, so I finally tried out Budget Cuts today. I picked it up on Steam for around $16.59 or something like that, it was around 50% off so I thought I would get it now since its a game I been meaning to try out. I am playing on my Oculus Rift 360 room scale and its pretty decent. Some things are hard to get to since my desk and furniture is in the way but I could play in the living room on my HTC vive anyways.
So in this game you are given intructions on what to do and where to go and you have to keep cover in some areas. There are robots and buildings so far as what i've seen and Budget Cuts seems pretty decent. https://store.steampowered.com/app/400940/Budget_Cuts/
Hey so I came across a mod for DOOM Vr. The original Doom from 1993-94 Doom2 and Hexen. This mod also comes with Brudal Mod which enhances the Gore effect greatly, its totally worth it to check this out! I have been wanting to play Doom 1 in Vr since 1994-95 when Oculus and HTC Vive were just a dream.
Heres the tutorial from F4CEpa1m x_0 from youtube.com:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vztGw7XyOcM
Heres me playing a level of Doom Vr with my Oculus Rift:
Hey, so I been meaning to try some new games out in Vr and decided to try out Vive Port subscription. It cost $13 bucks a month right now for playing 5 different full version games a month and starting April the service will allow 500 titles overall a month or something like that, its the infinite subscription service.
So the first game I tried today on Vive Port was First Person Tennis Vr. Its pretty realistic and feel like your playing tennis, the GFX are top notch and the A.i. is pretty cool and challenging. This game cost around $25 dollars to buy but if I add 5 of these similar priced games it will only cost $13 dollars for a month ( not to bad ).
Heres a 360 video of my playing a match:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNZrwi9dQ-Y
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Hey, so I recently hooked my Leap Motion back up and tried a few demos for it on my Oculus Rift. It works surprisingly good and I am happy with the results. I just need to find some real games that support the Leap Motion controller with the latest Orion Beta and Oculus Rift CV1.
Hi, so today I am going to show you guys Angry Birds Vr: Isle of Pigs. It's pretty cool and fun, you are overseeing the scene of buildings and have a slingshot in your hand to shoot the Birds. There are around 156 levels to play across different locations. The GFX is kind of cartoon but looks nice and it's not too intense of gameplay, really relaxing. It's pretty decent and me and my Girlfriend both played it.
Heres a 360 Video of me playing Angry Birds Vr on my HTC Vive:
So here is another game I checked out, Shooty Fruity Vr on my Viveport Subscription playing on my HTC Vive. Its a cartoon-like game with cool physics and gameplay. You are a cashier and have to scan the items and shoot the walking fruit that invade the store. It's a colorful game and is pretty fun and challenging.
Heres a 360 video of me playing on my HTC Vive, This game is standing or front facing you don't move that much.
Hi, so I picked up Beat Saber today on Steam for $22.79 and checked it out for a bit. Now this game is an exercise game with music. You have Light Sabers like in Star Wars and have to cut blocks cutting them in the direction of the arrow shown on the block, and also the right hand has a blue saber and the left hand has a red saber.
I played on normal mode and its quite challenging and expert level I CANNOT do lol There are to many blocks coming too fast and I fail the level. I will need to practise more I guess. Overall I give this game a 9/10 for it's GFX, sound and gameplay, And its not to pricey.
Heres a 360 video of me playing on my HTC Vive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8DiY-TCy2c
Hey so on April 2 this month VivePort Infinity Subscription got enabled which lets you play over 600 titles in Vr on both Oculus and HTC. I have the subscription and think its worth it since I change games so much and whats $13 bucks ( like two or three coffees ).
So today I am showing a Vr experience called Overview Vr : its a space and galaxy documentary giving detailed views of outer space and is scientifically accurate. I was trying it out on my HTC Vive.
Heres the 360 video I made:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNt2w8H6iuA
Hi, so I have my Viveport subscription on my Oculus Rift setup too. Today I tried out Fruit Ninja Vr and its pretty cool. There are lots of colors and different kinds of fruit to cut. You have a time limit to cut the fruit and there are bombs you have to try and avoid. Overall this game is pretty decent and I've been meaning to try it out since its release a few years ago.
Viveport is also giving away L.A. Noire on May 2, 2019 for free to subscribers and also for Oculus Rifters on Viveport on May 20th 2019 they are giving each member $25 dollars credit towards purchases. Wow what a deal! Seems totally worth it to be a member.
Hey, so I finally got L.A. Noire Vr and it was included with my Viveport subscription. I first played it on my Oculus Rift in my office/bedroom but there was really no room and I might try it again sometime but for now, I am playing on my HTC Vive in the living room. This game takes a lot of GPU and CPU I guess because right from the GFX loaded at the start of the game it was stuttering lots. So I dropped the MSAA x8 to x2 and it seems more smoother.
In this game, you are a police detective and have to help solve crimes and shoot and punch bad guys to keep crime down. The GFX and gameplay are real nice and really feels like you are in the game in 1940's Los Angeles. I was gonna buy this game eventually but since I got it for free I like it just as much, (Thanks HTC and Viveport ).
Heres a 360 video of my playing L.A Noire Vr on my HTC Vive
Hi, so today I am playing Furious Seas Vr. It's a Pirate Ship sailing game. You are on the open seas and sail a ship in Vr and have to try and shoot down enemy ships with two cannons you have by your sides. You can control the ship in the sea turning the ship wheel and ringing the bells to start and stop the ship.
There is a multiplayer portion of this game that is in Alpha but I never tried it yet, the single player campaign is ok for now. This games GFX are pretty good and the water in the sea looks pretty real. I am playing on my Viveport subscription and this game normally costs $22 something. It's a pretty challenging game and is fun to play, check it out.
Here is a 360 video of me playing on my Oculus Rift
Hey, so today I am trying out HBO Game of Thrones: Beyond the Wall Vr Demo. I never really watched game of thrones because I did not get HBO channel but I wanted to try out this demo since it got good reviews and praise. The GFX are really top notch and seems pretty really like, its only 7 minutes long and I am not sure if I died and that's the end where I left off at.
This experience was included with VivePort and I think that's the only way to get it.
Here's a 360 Video of me trying it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiezhJEDdQ0
Hi, so I picked up Moss Vr on Viveport since I had a 25 dollar credit from last month. This game was 22 bucks and I've been playing it for about an hour and it's pretty neat and challenging. You play as a mouse and have to travel through the forest of mazes and obstacles. This game reminds me of Tomb Raider a but in how you have to maneuver the mouse around climbing and jumping around.
This game has a story to it and reminds me of Disney a bit in how the GFX and animations are done, overall I would rate this game an 8 or 9 out of ten. Its really top notch AAA gameplay.
Here is a 360 Video of me playing on my Oculus Rift, the Videos got cut off on my recordings so I just did what I could in two videos:
Hey, so I am trying out this experience called BonFire Vr from Viveport. Its from the makers of Madagascar and Ants movie I guess. So I think this is a Demo or experience that is short like a User experience Movie in Vr. You are crashed landed onto a mysterious planet and have to light a BonFire to explore the surroundings (sounds scary and frightful hey )
I could not get sound to work in my 360 video for this Demo BonFire so I could not really tell what to do in it because there is a robot machine that helps you explore and talks to you in there.
Hi, so I thought I would try another game out and this time its Drummer Talent Vr on my Viveport Subscription. This game is like Rock Band a little but only with drums. You goto the symbols coming down to the drums and there is timing involved. This game is pretty relaxing and I thought at first it would be loud and hard to play but it's pretty easy.
Heres a 360 video of me playing on my Oculus Rift today:
Hi, today I am trying out Ninja Legends Vr. It's like Fruit Ninja where you have two swords and have to slice through things. In this game, you are cutting and killing other Ninja's to complete the level. This game is Front Facing Standing and you have to swing your arms quite a bit sometimes hitting an enemy 2 or 3 times to kill them. You get powerups in Ninja Legends and so far I have a bow and arrow to shoot at times when my level is increased.
Overall this game is pretty good and it's included with my Viveport Subscription so I thought I would check it out, I've played it a few times now since it's a newer game and had some press on it.
Here is a 360 video showing me playing on my HTC Vive
Hey, so I loaded up SportsBar Vr on my HTC Vive today to show you guys this game. Its been out for a few years and has been updated. This game is really realistic and plays in Vr like in real life. Overall I give this game a 10/10, its superb. SportsBar Vr has multiplayer and A.I players, you can also play Air Hockey and Darts. The location map is a Bar or Pool Hall and looks really impressive. I think I paid around $22.00 bucks for this game 2 years ago.
Hey guys, so I bought Gorn Vr and got it on sale for around $8.50 I think on Oculus Store a week and a half ago, before Halloween. I've been meaning to try this game out for quite a while since so many Vr gamers tried it out and thought it was good. I heard all kinds of stories about people breaking their controllers hitting walls and the ceilings playing this game. (I guess they never had that much space and room to swing around) This game feels real and its like you want to kill the enemy in the gladiator ring to win and if you get hit once you die so you always have to been on your toes.
This game is like a cartoon with lots of blood and damage. This physics seem pretty good on the weapons but the players and enemies seems loose and flopsy a bit. I got worked up a little but overall I thought this game was okay.
Heres a 360 video of me playing on my HTC Vive with Revive on SteamVr:
Hi, so I picked up Assetto Corsa and Dirt Rally 2.0 to try out. I setup my racing wheel in my living room with my HTC Vive. I loaded up Dirt 2.0 so far and played it for a few races and enjoyed it. The GFX are ok and I have the settings on high. This game is a little different than Dirt Rally that is from 2014 I think. Dirt 2.0 came out only a year ago and just got Vr support last summer.
Dirt2.0 was on sale for $20.64 I think on Steam, it was 70% off and I got Assetto Corsa for just under $6.00 so both pretty good racing games and this genre is one of my favorites.
Heres two 360 videos of my playing Dirt2.0 on my HTC Vive (one video got cut off so I redid it a little):
Hey, so Viveport got a few more games added to their catalog recently and SuperHot Vr was one of the big titles that they included in the Infinity Subscription. I am still paying I think 12.99 a month for my Viveport membership and have a few more games to try out like Creed Rise to Glory. Viveport also includes Arizona Sunshine in the membership so getting all these wonderful games and experiences is really worth the price.
Today I am playing SuperHot Vr on my HTC Vive and its pretty decent. You are a glass Vr person and have to shoot, punch and kill others that are red glass. You are in rooms that are white and with black objects like bottles, calculators and the guns you shoot with (you can also punch with your fist). Time in the game moves in slow motion until you move or shoot your guns. You get shot at by the enemy AI and have to dodge the bullets and punches from them. If you get hit then you have to redo the level from the beginning.
Hi, so I am playing Creed Rise to Glory Vr today. This game has been out for a while now and I was gonna buy it when it was on sale a few months ago but since now its available on Viveport I can play it on my subscription.
In this game you are boxing and it feels real. I played the free play level and did one round and its pretty hard, you have to keep swinging and when you get hit you have to put your controllers together beside your gloves and that's what brings you back into the boxing ring. I found my arms were not in sync totally with my boxing hands so it was a little slow in response to swing and hit. Maybe that was because my avatar was tired i'm not really sure.
Overall this is a great exercise game and I really like it although my headset gets a little hot even with a fan running and I don't want to sweat damage my HTC Vive headset.
Heres a 360 video of me playing on my HTC Vive today:
I have been wanting to play Doom 1 in Vr since 1994-95 when Oculus and HTC Vive were just a dream.
There are to many blocks coming too fast and I fail the level. I will need to practise more I guess. Overall I give this game a 9/10 for it's GFX, sound and gameplay, And its not to pricey.
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