In this episode, Zain breaks down some of the VR and Vive news from the past week. We cover the release of Viveport Video to celebrate Vive Day, the Mario and Zelda announcements for Nintendo Labo, and what Oculus VP Jason Rubin thinks Gen2 VR tech needs to have.

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In today's VR News Roundup, Ronnie gives his thoughts on the bombshell dropped by Valve late last week. They announced their own headset, the Valve Index with more info to come in May 2019!

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In this episode of our special coverage from GDC 2019, Zain chats with Meagan Budgell of Future Immersive, the studio behind Furious Seas. The title is currently out in early access and Zain had a chance to try out the demo on the show floor. The team just added a multiplayer option and is planning to add much more as they go along. Follow along with their progress and check out the game on Steam!

Furious Seas on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/875760/Furious_Seas/

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In today's VR News Roundup, the team discusses the highlights of GDC 2019 and what they hope to see by or during GDC 2020. Thanks for listening!

In this special episode from GDC 2019, Zain interviews Andrea Kim, a representative from the FDA researching the intersection of VR and medical devices. Andrea has a an extensive background with educational degrees in both medicine and software development so it was fascinating to chat with her about how the FDA is now starting to enter the world of VR as more medical software and hardware comes out in the space. We hope to chat with her again in the future once VR and medicine have integrated even more!

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In this episode, Ronnie has a quick chat with Autumn Taylor (Studio Director) and Chelsea Howe (Creative Producer) of Owlchemy Labs on the new features and development of their upcoming title, Vacation Simulator. Ronnie and Zain both had a chance to try out the game and it is more than just a spiritual successor to their previous release - Job Simulator. Highly anticipating the release of this title and wish the folks at Owlchemy the best on the home stretch of development!

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In this episode, Ronnie speaks with Richard Stitselaar, Managing Director of Vertigo Games, about the VR titles they were showing off at GDC 2019. More specifically, Ronnie played two location-based VR experiences based on the Arizona Sunshine and A Fisherman’s Tale, the later of which being an escape room-inspired spinoff called “Corsair’s Curse.” Ronnie and Zain also had a blast playing Skyworld: Kingdom Brawl, which is an action-oriented pick up and play card battle game inspired by the original Skyworld!

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In this episode, Ronnie, Damon, and Zain talks about their time trying the recently-announced Oculus Rift S. We also spent time with the Oculus Quest, so we compare our experiences with the two latest Oculus headsets and talk about their pros and cons.

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