
The bigger reveal from the event though was Sidewinder, which answers Facebook’s volumetric video efforts. At the company’s MAX creator’s conference it revealed SonicScape, which visualizes audio in a VR video so editors can easily align the sound for a more immersive effect. Adobe Takes On Facebook With VR VideoĪdobe might not be making the loudest song and dance about its work in VR thus far, but it’s ready to take on Facebook with its new announcements. Expect more features to be added to the game in the coming weeks and months as developer Overkill builds up to a full launch. But don’t worry, the open beta for the game isn’t far off, kicking off on November 16th for everyone that already owns a PC copy of the multiplayer bank heist simulator. We’re as hungry for Payday 2 VR as you are but, sadly, we won’t get to play it this week as we had initially hoped. It’s enjoyed a permanent price cut, too, slipping to $19.99. The game just got a new endless mode, which allows you to tackle its four jobs with randomized objectives that let you play for as long as you want. Job Simulator remains on of VR’s most opular titles, but we’re still surprised to see developer Owlchemy Labs update it with new content a year and a half after its initial launch on HTC Vive.

It also helps that the dark and moody narrative is tonally in-place with the beloved sci-fi series, and that it’s absolutely free to download on Rift and Gear. This short VR story uses volumetric scanning to place real people inside of its virtual worlds with amazing results. We’ve already had one Blade Runner VR experience that was prety good, but now a bigger, more interesting app has arrived in Memory Lab. Blade Runner’s New VR Experience Does The Series Proud With just lofty expectations on the device, let’s hope it delivers and doesn’t leave a lot of eager backers disappointed. In fact, as for writing, the headset has even raised more more than the $2.4 million the Oculus Rift got back in 2012. The crowdfunding campaign for the device this week surpassed $2 million in funding. The excitement around Pimax’s 8K VR headset is reaching critical mass. Well, either way, we’ve got you covered with our roundup of the biggest stories in VR over the past five days. Missed out on all the week’s biggest VR news? Where have you been, Mars? Oh, actually I guess that’s quite possible.
