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The Best VR Games of 2024 – Our Game of the Year Picks

Road to VR

Far from fading away, over its nearly decade of existence VR has continued to evolve in ways both subtle and seismic, redefining whats possible in gaming, creativity, and connection. It wasn’t about taking an Arkham game and porting to VR. Its not just about more ‘AAA’ gamesalthough that doesn’t hurt.

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‘Skydance’s Behemoth’ Review – A Colossal Step Forward in VR Action-Adventure Gaming

Road to VR

Skydance’s Behemoth showcases a lot of hard-won lessons in VR design, which is mostly thanks to the studio’s pioneering work on its most successful VR game to date: The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020). More on those in a bit. Maybe the studio planned a potions table that was scrapped?

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Party Versus cracks the formula for social mixed reality gaming and is out now

The Ghost Howls

Schell Games has just launched its new game, Party Versus , and in my opinion, it is the first game to find a great formula for multiplayer social mixed reality. After you have scanned your room, the game shows you how your room appears in virtual reality. After the configuration was over, I was invited to sit on my sofa.

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‘Blade & Sorcery’ Studio Confirms Next “highly moddable” VR Game in Development

Road to VR

release in June, but creator Warpfrog says it’s already on to its next title, which will be just as “highly moddable” as its breakout physics combat game. We started to work on a new framework thats going to be much faster with a new game. “We have to get rid of a bit of spaghetti code and scale that.

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Everyone Wins! How Games Can Improve Learning Outcomes Across Multiple Generations

Speaker: Stephen Baer, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of The Game Agency

Nearly 70% of American adults play video games. Because games provide a fun, motivational, and risk-free medium to compete, collaborate, and conquer. More and more instructional designers are asking what games they should use to increase the effectiveness of their training and to engage their target audience.

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The Best VR Games to Share with Family This Holiday Season

Road to VR

Get your VR headset carrying case ready, because if you’re visiting family this holiday season, there are a ton of great games out there you should consider showing off to first-timers of all ages. And there are a ton of great games out there—a lot more than we can mention here.

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One of the Best Mods for ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is Becoming a Full Game Next Year

Road to VR

Half-Life: Alyx (2020) is one of the most moddable VR games out there, which has spawned high-quality DLC and some impressively detailed levels. 2080 Games is partially funding the development of the title, allowing the solo developer to focus on creating the game full-time.

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