Article category: Virtual Reality (VR) - page 5

Having VR issues on Linux? You should look to disable async reprojection

18 Aug 2021

Virtual Reality is still a niche and doing it on Linux is a niche within a niche, that said when it works it's brilliant but there's a few problematic issues that have arisen recently.

Wayland gets DRM lease protocol support to help VR on Linux

9 Aug 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Another tick in the box for Wayland to eventually properly replace X11 for all workloads, as the work on DRM lease protocol support aimed at VR has been merged in.

A fan for the Valve Index? Consider it an essential upgrade purchase

4 Aug 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

It's Summer here in the UK, it's bloody hot and that has meant that playing VR has turned into a very sweaty experience.

SteamVR 1.18 is out supporting async-reprojection with NVIDIA on Linux

7 Jul 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

After another while testing Beta versions, the latest SteamVR upgrade is out now although it's quite a small one with mostly minor improvements overall.

Looks like a possible Valve Index 2 will make their VR kit go wireless

21 Jun 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Thanks to a new patent that went public on June 17, we can see a little more behind the scenes work on what Valve has planned for their next VR kit with what could be a Valve Index 2.

HyperRogue turns the non-Euclidean roguelike into a VR experience and it's wild

4 Jun 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

As if it wasn't confusing enough travelling through the non-Euclidean of HyperRogue, it's now also available to play through in different VR modes.

Vircadia, the free and open source 3D virtual world is going to the web

11 May 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Vircadia, the open source successor to the former High Fidelity VR project, a 3D virtual world for VR and desktops is now going to be coming to your web browser.

VR is absolutely insane, I am officially a convert and it works mostly great on Linux

10 May 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

It is time! I finally have a Valve Index with thanks to supporter Scaine and it has genuinely blown a few braincells away with just how incredible an experience it actually is.

Collabora using AI to enhance VR hand tracking in Monado, the open-source OpenXR runtime

26 Apr 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (XR) is continuing to be a very interesting space with lots of innovation going on and Collabora are at the front of this with Monado, the open source OpenXR runtime.

To celebrate one year, Half-Life: Alyx is the cheapest it's ever been

23 Mar 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

For those who are lucky enough to have a VR kit, Valve's Half-Life: Alyx has today hit one year old and so Valve are doing a small celebration.

Open source mixed reality library StereoKit adds Linux support

2 Mar 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

The XR (VR/AR) space continues to evolve and one of the promising projects there is called StereoKit, an open source mixed reality library and a new release is out now adding in Linux support.

VRWorkout is a free and open source VR fitness rhythm game

24 Feb 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Need something new to try with your fancy Virtual Reality equipment? Well, VRWorkout looks interesting plus it's free and open source so you've got nothing to lose but time.

Monado now officially OpenXR conformant, gets a SteamVR driver

16 Feb 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Monado, the free and open source OpenXR runtime for Linux has reached a massive milestone as it's now officially conformant.

Google open sources VR painting app Tilt Brush

27 Jan 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Tilt Brush, a popular VR app that lets users paint in a 3D space. Originally from Skillman & Hackett, it was later acquired by Google and now they've open sourced it.

Virtual Reality voxel building game cyubeVR will be supporting Linux in a future build

12 Jan 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Minecraft in VR that's a bit more hands on? cyubeVR (pronounced Cube VR) looks absolutely delightful, and the developer has confirmed their full intention to support Linux too.

Proton Experimental gets Microsoft Flight Simulator VR working on Linux

8 Jan 2021

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By Liam Squires-Hand

A fresh update to Proton Experimental has gone live, the special version of the Proton compatibility layer where all the latest features appear first. Seems like quite a big one, especially if you have a VR kit.

Godot Engine set to get better VR support with a new hire thanks to Facebook

12 Dec 2020

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Godot Engine, the free and open source game engine for 2D and 3D games is getting a nice VR boost - thanks to Facebook Reality Labs. We can expect great things from this by the sounds of it.

Open source OpenXR (VR/AR) runtime 'Monado', now passes conformance tests

3 Nov 2020

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Quite a huge milestone for the in-development open source OpenXR runtime Monado, as Collabora have announced a fresh milestone in its life.

VR rhythm game 'Groove Gunner' enters Early Access with Linux support

3 Nov 2020

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By Liam Squires-Hand

After a new VR game that's supported on Linux? There's not a lot to pick from but you can now add Groove Gunner to your collection.

VR rhythm shooter 'Groove Gunner' enters Early Access with Linux support on October 28

14 Oct 2020

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By Liam Squires-Hand

Ready to show off your moves and need a new VR game? BitCutter Studios have announced their technical VR rhythm shooter will release into Early Access on October 28.

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