There’s a lot to speak about when we discuss the topic of immersion in The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners. Truly, it’s one of the most immersive—and therefore horrifying—VR horror games ever made, and that immersion comes in many facets, from sound design to environmental storytelling to painstakingly detailed zombies. But let’s not beat around …
VR might not have yet launched us into the Ready Player One-style reality we’d hoped we’d have by now, but there’s one thing for sure: it’s redefined the rhythm game genre, making those clunky, space-hogging, musical instrument peripherals look like as big a joke as the Virtual Boy. Like that ill-fated piece of technology, none …
Introduction In many ways, BONELAB has become the Gary’s Mod of VR. Like that game, an advanced engine was utilized to give a talented community everything they needed to make some of the most fun and creative mods available. Thanks to developer support from the start, the modding scene for BONELAB is positively booming with …
As any VR enthusiast will attest to, the medium has a lot of untapped potential; we got a glimpse of what a full-fledged AAA title could look and play like with the revival of the Half-Life series, and titles like the recently released BONELAB showcased the wonders of physics to the world once again. Technology …
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VR has always been a space for innovation, but even more so over the last few years. Games like BONEWORKS and Half-Life: Alyx showed the world what the medium was capable of from a technical standpoint, while other smash hits like Beat Saber reinvigorated age-old concepts for a modern audience. The creative freedom of virtual …
Introduction The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners was a huge hit when it launched in 2020 for PC and Playstation 4. This period was a very formative time for the VR platform. The game was released mere months before Valve’s flagship title Half-Life: Alyx, and while that game is often credited as being the first …
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Introduction There’s something different about video game horror when compared to other forms of media. As opposed to books or films, games blur the line between protagonist and player; the horrifying experience is happening to both you and the character. Games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Dead Space did a great deal to popularise …
Adding your music to Pistol Whip requires converting the WAV file formats of your music to one called WEM, and then manually replacing the original track with your own. It’s important to note you can’t match your music with the rhythm of Pistol Whip’s levels as you can in something like Beat Sabre. The music …
I’ve been pretty vocal over the years so far as my adoration for BONEWORKS — a title that did more than any other to push the medium of VR forward: a game that through its fearlessness ended up doing more for the ultimate goal of immersion than anything else. It seems cliche to suggest BONEWORKS …
The realm of video game fitness has always been one fraught with sentiments of skepticism and distrust. After years of failed attempts, our belief that these sorts of games can measurably influence our fitness is at a low. Yet no matter how many years pass, the concept never ceases to inspire new attempts. From as …
