vr – Kevin Gulling http://www.kevingulling.com Game Development, VR, and more Fri, 29 Dec 2017 02:44:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.13 81085834 Top Vive Games for Under $10 on Steam – 2018 Guide https://kevingulling.com/2017/12/top-10-vive-games-for-under-10-on-steam-2018/ https://kevingulling.com/2017/12/top-10-vive-games-for-under-10-on-steam-2018/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2017 04:58:54 +0000 https://kevingulling.com/?p=1773 Top Paid Vive Games for Under $10 Happy New Year Everyone! A lot of you probably just got your new VR device over the holidays! To help guide you in your game selection for the new year I’ve compiled a list of the top paid games and apps available on Steam for under $10. For […]

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Happy New Year Everyone! A lot of you probably just got your new VR device over the holidays! To help guide you in your game selection for the new year I’ve compiled a list of the top paid games and apps available on Steam for under $10. For around the price of one game, you can fill your VR library with these affordable little gems! After you have tried out some of the free content on Steam (there are over 500 free VR titles in the Steam store now!), I recommend this list to everyone!

10. Deadlock: 5/10

deadlock
Description: Deadlock is a wave shooter with a cool “neon alien” atmosphere. Unfortunately the game has been in early access for nearly 2 years now, and there is still not much to the game. Worth purchasing if you can find it on sale!
Smoothness: Somewhat smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: No
Price: $5.99 – Buy on sale

9. A Fear of Heights and Other Things: 5/10

a fear of heights
Description: This is a fun little app to demo VR. It made the list for the rope swing mini game which was a blast!
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: Yes
Price: $0.99 – Acceptable Price

8. Far Space: 6/10

far space vr
Description:Far space is a space adventure story that lasts about 30 minutes.
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: No
Steam Trading Cards: Yes
Price: $1.99 – Acceptable Price

7. Mind Unleashed: 6/10

mind unleashed
Description: Mind Unleashed is a wave based shooter.
Smoothness: Somewhat smooth
Vive Controllers: No
Steam Trading Cards: Yes
Price: $2.99 – Buy on sale

6. Drone Hunter VR: 6/10

drone hunter vr
Description: Drone Hunter VR is a wave based shooter similar to Deadlock, only the graphics and gameplay has a bit more going for it! On occasion you can find this for $0.99 in the Steam store!
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: No
Price: $9.99 – Buy on sale

5. Deep Blue: 6/10

deep blue VR
Description: Deep Blue is reminiscent of Marble Madness.
Smoothness: Somewhat smooth
Vive Controllers: No
Steam Trading Cards: Yes
Price: $2.99 – Great price

4. Neon Arena: 6/10

neon arena
Description: Neon Arena is a top down shooter with two levels and many powerups!
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: No
Steam Trading Cards: Yes
Price: $4.99 – Buy on sale

3. CYCOM: Cybernet Combat: 6/10

cycom
Description: Fun first person shooter game played on a grid with multiple powerups. Currently in “early access”.
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: No
Price: $4.99 – Great price

2. Emily Wants to Play: 7/10

emily wants to play
Description: First person horror game.
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: No
Price: $4.99 – Acceptable price

2. Sort ‘Em: 7/10

sort em vr
Description: Job simulator style game. In early access, so hopefully some improvements to come!
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: No
Price: $2.99 – Acceptable price

1. Blastercell: 8/10

blastercell vr

Description: Blastercell is a 2D style game in VR. Blastercell makes the top of the list because it is cheap, runs smoothly, utilizes Vive controllers, you can get hours of entertainment out of it, bonus Steam trading cards, and it occasionally goes on sale for as low as $0.49! You can literally sell the trading cards and recoup most of the purchase price! It’s a win/win/win situation!
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: Yes
Price: $0.99 – Great Price

blastercell leaderboard

I’m currently 7th on the leaderboard for all time high scores!

Honorable Mentions

Going Up: 5/10

going up vr

Description: Going up is another wave based game, but rather than shooting, you use a set of futuristic swords to fend off the waves. Great game if you have been aching to wield some light sabers!
Smoothness: Somewhat smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: No
Price: $4.99 – Buy on sale

Zero-G VR: 5/10


Description: A unique space game where the object is to jettison yourself into space in wearing a space suit from one space module to another.
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: No
Price: $4.99 – Buy on sale

Endless Labyrinth: 5/10

endless labyrinth
Description: Endless Labyrinth is all that it claims to be. Walk around an endless stone labyrinth and collect gems. It had potential, it’s too bad the developer didn’t continue development. A great one for the kids or VR beginners though if you can catch it on sale!
Smoothness: Very smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: No
Price: $0.99 – Buy on sale

Coaster of Carnage VR

And I will shamelessly plug my own game in this article, although I’ll refrain from putting on the top 10 list XD

coaster of carnage vr
http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/737260/
Description: Horror themed rollercoaster ride, great for Halloween, great for scaring friends and family!
Smoothness: Somewhat smooth
Vive Controllers: Yes
Steam Trading Cards: Not yet!
Price: $0.99

Pro Tip: Wait for these titles to go on sale and you’ll likely pick any one of them up for less than $5! (some of them under a buck!)

Developers: Would you like me to try out your VR game? Contact me!

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Augmented Reality. What is AR?

Many of us have heard or read the phrase Augmented Reality paired with it’s sister Virtual Reality. Unsurprisingly a lot of people are under the false impression that AR stands for Alternate Reality which could easily be misconstrued as a being synonymous with Virtual Reality. The truth is that the two are different, AR – augmenting actual reality, and VR, creating an entire reality virtually. It can be argued that it takes a bit of VR to accomplish AR, but arguments aside the capabilities and the future of the two could be night and day. Analysts predict that in spite of Googles failed to launch “Google Glasses” that AR is going to be the next big thing. After you watch this TED talk by Alex Kipman if you have a creative imagination, it’s easy to see why:


Microsoft’s Alex Kipman talks about the new Hololens

I have recently been experimenting with a form of Augmented Reality accomplished by using a Leap Motion in conjunction with the Oculus Rift and the possibilities of AR are exciting to say the least. There are definite limitations to this specific combination (Leap Motion + Rift) which the Microsoft Hololens has addressed, and I hope to begin development on a Hololens project in the near future. For those of you who would like to try out a demo of the Leap Motion Orion Augmented Reality setup here is the basic demo (Newer Post Orion Leap Motion Visualizer) with a little pizazz added. It’s pretty amazing, see for yourself!

Download Oculus Rift + Leap Motion Orion “Visualizer +” Demo


Controls

  • Tab – Remove Arm bones
  • Caps – Flame on
  • Up Arrow – Toggle Flames to Smokescreen
  • Esc – Exit Program

I’ve been talking with the developers at Leap Motion about making a more portable unit and adding mobile support for Cardboard and GearVR. Lowering the weight or distributing it differently and offering additional normal light cameras will significantly improve the AR capabilities of the combination. Combining an improved Leap Motion with a mobile device like GearVR would in essence result in something similar to the Hololens for a fraction of the price. If anyone is interested in funding development of something like this, or developing for the Hololens, feel free to contact me.

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]]> 951 Oculus Rift DK2 (Developer Kit 2) Quick Unboxing https://kevingulling.com/2014/10/oculus-rift-dk2-developer-kit-2-quick-unboxing/ https://kevingulling.com/2014/10/oculus-rift-dk2-developer-kit-2-quick-unboxing/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2014 13:31:05 +0000 http://kevingulling.com/?p=26 Unboxing video‘s. What can you say about them: they are only made by people who are way too excited to get their “box”, and only viewed by people who just can’t wait any longer to get their “box”. Right? (I definitely fall in both of those categories!). Well some of you might just be surprised […]

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]]> Unboxing video‘s. What can you say about them: they are only made by people who are way too excited to get their “box”, and only viewed by people who just can’t wait any longer to get their “box”. Right? (I definitely fall in both of those categories!). Well some of you might just be surprised by the “extras” you’ll be receiving with your new Oculus Rift DK2. This isn’t the first unboxing vid of the DK2, but the other one I saw was pretty long, with a lot of pointless chatter. Watch in 1080p HD:

Enjoy!

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