VR News: Oct 7 - Polybius, the Legend, the Myth - Final Touch revision Improvements & Much More!
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Preamble covers some clarification on the Rift camera discussion from yesterday as well as the games discussed along with some updates on those games and my thoughts on what makes a Triple A Publisher, Triple A?
After this I talk about a dev group consisting of former Triple A Dev employees. Does that make them Triple A?
Next up the legendary and scary story behind the mythical arcade cabinet known as Polybius...
After that we touch on some Vive/Rift releases for the week and improvements to the Final version of the Oculus Touch for retail.
I also talk about studio Baobab's sequen to Invasion called "Asteroids!" and Oculus support of the new WebVR via their browser codenamed "Carmel". Lastly, I talk about Oculus newly announced earbuds for Rift.
Timeline and Sources:
Preamble Rift Camera talk - 00:00 TO 04:37
Preamble on the titles mentioned yesterday - 04:38 TO 05:50
Preamble Re Lone Echo game - 05:51 TO 07:19
Preamble on What makes Triple A Dev - 07:20 TO 08:58
Preamble on Wingman Force GP - 08:59 TO 10:01
Headline: This article is more about what we just talked about
Source: http://uploadvr.com/vr-dev-first-contact-raises-5-million-create-aaa-games-headsets/
Timeline: 10:02 TO 11:42
Headline: The Legendary Polybius a Playstation and Rift
Source: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/10/a-video-game-called-polybius-is-actually-coming-out-will-it-kill-you/
https://blog.eu.playstation.com/2016/10/07/sample-the-ludic-psychedelia-of-polybius-a-playstation-vr-exclusive-from-jeff-minter/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h93Gokilr8k
Timeline: 11:43 TO 16:26
Headline: New Vive Releases for this week
Source: http://uploadvr.com/new-htc-vive-releases-for-the-week-of-100216/
Timeline: 16:27 TO 17:00
Headline:Final Touch unit sees 40% battery life improvement over original prototype, up to 30 hours of use
Source: http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-touch-battery-life-confirmed-40-percent-improvement-over-half-moon-prototype/
Timeline: 17:01 TO 18:04
Headline: “Invasion” Studio Baobab Returns with Asteroids!
Source: http://uploadvr.com/invasion-studio-baobab-returns-asteroids-spin-off/
Timeline: 18:05 TO 18:41
Headline: Oculus to Support WebVR Through New VR Browser Codenamed ‘Carmel’
Source: http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-support-webvr-new-vr-browser-codenamed-carmel/
Timeline: 18:42 TO 19:45
Headline: Oculus announces new earbud accessories
Source: http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-announces-49-earphones-accessory-for-rift-launching-december-6th/
Timeline: 19:46 TO 20:41