This Week In VR (April Week 4)
This week in the world of virtual reality, we got two new games and something that might revolutionize the way we play.
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This week in the world of virtual reality, we got two new games and something that might revolutionize the way we play.
First up is Dead GroundZ, a new action-adventure game that puts you on a remote island that’s suffering a Resident Evil-style zombie outbreak. You play as the agent of a group called “White Parasol” that is aiming to uncover the secrets of “Black Rain,” a huge corporation that’s really interested in biological experimentation. Tons of weapons and numerous creatures can be found on the island as you try to both survive and uncover just what the heck is going on.
Dead GroundZ is currently 30% off on Steam as it’s releasing into Early Access and only half the game is actually done. Episodes 0-3 are currently available, but the final 3 episodes aren’t coming until a later date.
Next is Wacky Golf Land, a recently released mini-golf theme park. There’s little chance of motion sickness here as you’re mostly just playing golf. Graphics are a little more simplistic, but that just means you won’t need the latest and greatest in hardware in order to run this game.
Finally, we have some news out of Carnegie Mellon University which recently published a paper regarding a new VR device that simulates touch. So far, VR does a great job of fooling our sense of sight and balance, but we can’t actually feel the objects we’re interacting with. This new device uses spring-loaded strings attached to simulate when the player’s hand comes into contact with an object. Springs and strings are used to keep power consumption levels down and to allow the player to wear a battery-powered device on their shoulders.
This might be the first time someone has managed haptic feedback other than merely vibrating a controller. It’s also one step closer to Ready Player One-style VR interaction.
Source: Steam, Science Daily
Link Source : https://www.thegamer.com/this-week-in-vr-april-week-4/