Let‘s Talk Oculus: A VR Podcast

This week is Juneteenth and it’s also currently Pride Month! Therefore we dived in to some experiences and documentaries tackling these topics in VR. Elsewhere, we test out the Walkabout Game modes with a full squad of 8 golfers. Logitech have revealed a fully tracked Stylus for Quest 3 and 2. Finally, we get the latest on the Augments feature for Quest 3. 

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Discounts: 

Grokit: GROKIT-1FD314

Zombieland VR: ZL90-D6423B 

Max Mustard: R90-96EE80 

Sushi Ben: SUSHI-BDE2EF 

Death Horizon: DH90-1F2B90 

Sky Climb: SKYCLIMB90-851899 

Vail: CITADEL1POINT2 

Quest Referral Spreadsheet...over 150 games!: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kssKH2L8cSZCwbJ2S6aZQwvbIZsjZ0s1UcCHKotJ3ic/edit?usp=sharing            

Merch! https://playtest-vr.creator-spring.com           

Want to be part of the show? Send in your questions at [email protected]          

Visit Patreon.com/letstalkoculus to help support the podcast and receive early access!     Twitter: @playtest_vr | @samson143vr          

Main Channel: https://youtube.com/c/playtestvr          

Spreading VR: https://youtu.be/9BCu3lnnCKU 

Chapters: 

00:00 Intro 02:17 Pride/Juneteenth Picks 

20:25 Samson Misc 

21:01 Maya, Birth of a Superhero 

23:54 Walkabout Game Modes with a full house 

31:34 Samson Misc 

33:30 Shoutout 

34:38 Giveaway 

35:12 90% off Meta Games 

37:44 Augments 

41:04 Logitech MX Ink 

48:23 Quest Refurbished 

49:17 Upload VR Showcase 

50:56 Escape VR 

53:17 Trivia Night

55:31 Track Craft 

58:37 Games Out This Week

This week in VR we've been fortunate enough to check out the new Walkabout Mini Golf Game Modes, featuring Match Play and Race! Also, they've remastered Cherry Blossom which looks beautiful. Elsewhere, Quest 3 gets the v66 update which significantly improves passthrough, Hitman 3 Reloaded is announced and Dan mentions the Xbox and Ubisoft conference.

40:08 Population One

44:40 Samson Misc

46:30 Grokit Night!

48:28 V66 Update

54:35 Quest 3s in the wild

55:46 View your Quest Media through website

56:59 Netflix support through browser

59:09 Supernatural MR Mode

1:02:19 Hitman 3 Reloaded Announced

1:07:05 Beatsaber OST 7

1:07:43 Just Dance VR

1:09:29 Quest Gaming Showcase???

1:11:29 Powerwash Alice and Wonderland

1:14:43 Games Out This Week

1:21:01 Xbox & Ubisoft Showcases

This week in VR, we sit down with Giovanni and Rodolfo to discuss their impressive new game, VRider SBK, which is a Moto GP sim-arcade game out on Quest 3 today! Vermillion got a paint by numbers update a few months ago and it's fricken awesome. Meta Connect is official but still no word of a showcase. First looks at Behemoth and Alien Rogue Incursion. And finally, what on earth is Sony doing with PSVR2.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
04:07 Ultimate Swing Golf Challenges
07:55 Assassins Creed Nexus is still great
09:50 Synthriders Love
11:54 Meta has made Horizon Workrooms worse!
15:15 Paradiddle continues to shine
16:40 Vermillion paint by numbers update is amazing
22:45 Samson plays alot
23:51 Meta Connect is official, showcase isn't
26:08 Gameplay of Behemoth
30:41 Gameplay of Alien Rogue Incursion
35:07 Meta Quest 3s Name is official, kinda
37:17 Quest + games for June
40:13 Asgards Wrath 2 finally gets Quest 3 graphics update
41:06 Sony strips down PSVR2 features for PC
48:32 Interview with VRider guys!

What's up Oculus Nerds! This week in VR we invite two of the dev's behind the impressive app Pencil! Also, Samson tries out Paradiddle, the impressive drumming app on Quest, where Dan also tries Powerwash Simulator and gets a bit bored.

Pencil!: https://www.uploadvr.com/pencil-xr-drawing-quest/

00:00 Intro

02:05 Top 10 VR Coasters

03:58 Hello Dot

05:55 Breachers

07:06 Gamebox Museum

10:36 Powerwash sim and Back to the Future

18:16 Ultimate Swing Golf

19:21 Samson Plays

23:03 Paradiddle

30:45 What If? Apple Vision Pro

34:22 Pencil! Interview

This week in VR, the Quest Gaming Showcase 2024 isn’t announced yet so we discuss our hopes for the rest of the year. Samson tests out Travel Mode in the wild, we both get into Ultimate Swing Golf, Dan tries Golienator, a hockey goalie sim and we review the expensive Razer accessories for Quest 3. 

VR COVER: https://vrcover.com Use code: PlayTestVR for 10% off EVERYTHING         

Quest Referral Spreadsheet...over 150 games!: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kssKH2L8cSZCwbJ2S6aZQwvbIZsjZ0s1UcCHKotJ3ic/edit?usp=sharing           

Merch! https://playtest-vr.creator-spring.com          

Want to be part of the show? Send in your questions at [email protected]         

Visit Patreon.com/letstalkoculus to help support the podcast and receive early access!    

Twitter: @playtest_vr | @samson143vr          

Main Channel: https://youtube.com/c/playtestvr         

Spreading VR: https://youtu.be/9BCu3lnnCKU

Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:52 Travel Mode Testing

09:30 Hopes for the rest of 2024

27:18 What We’ve Been Playing

28:35 Ultimate Swing Golf

42:36 Golienator

47:59 Mindtopia

50:01 Walkabout Comp

54:09 Synthriders Giveaway

57:45 Razer Accessories Review

1:05:27 Smash Drums MR

1:08:07 Games Out This Week 

This week in VR, Meta fittingly added a new Travel Mode to the Quest 3, just as we recorded this pod! We discuss the best apps to use on an Airplane, which Samson will test for his upcoming trip. Elsewhere, Samson jumps into the innovative Pencil!, Dan gets too scared of Asgard's Wrath and ends up spending $200 on Quest accessories.

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:37 Best Apps for Travel
31:38 Asgard's Wrath 2 has gotten too scary for Dan
33:35 Demeo Battles
34:48 Samson's Playing Reel
35:26 Grenade found in Vancouver
36:57 Racket Club
39:01 Tetris Effect
40:44 Grokit Multiplayer night
43:18 Vacation Simulator is Awesome
50:36 Samson Tries Astra
54:03 Pencil!
57:25 Angry Birds VR
58:46 Walkabout Season 3 standings
1:04:47 Samson's Drawings from Pencil!
1:06:34 Space Pirate Trainer DLC
1:08:02 Drums Rock Green Day DLC
1:09:02 Hello.Dot MR Game looks great
1:13:26 Dan Spends $200 on Razer's Headstrap and Facial Interface
1:16:48 Racket Club Update
1:18:43 Games Out This Week!

Batman Arkham Shadow has been announced exclusively for Quest 3! We did into the hype and go through a Wishlist of what we'd want in the game. Elsewhere, Dan starts Asgard's Wrath 2, Samson can't get away from GT7 and much more. 

Upload VR Article on Pencil!: https://www.uploadvr.com/pencil-xr-drawing-quest/

VR COVER: https://vrcover.com Use code: PlayTestVR for 10% off EVERYTHING         

Quest Referral Spreadsheet...over 150 games!: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kssKH2L8cSZCwbJ2S6aZQwvbIZsjZ0s1UcCHKotJ3ic/edit?usp=sharing           

Merch! https://playtest-vr.creator-spring.com          

Want to be part of the show? Send in your questions at [email protected]         

Visit Patreon.com/letstalkoculus to help support the podcast and receive early access!    

Twitter: @playtest_vr | @samson143vr          

Main Channel: https://youtube.com/c/playtestvr         

Spreading VR: https://youtu.be/9BCu3lnnCKU

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

03:20 Batman Arkham Shadow

33:35 What We've Been Playing

59:17 Walkabout Season 3

1:14:40 Game out this week 

This week in VR we are BACK as Samson returns to the podcast. We have a tonne to go through, Samson buys a PSVR 2 and has sunken 25hrs into GT7, Dan jumps into Astra, a very unique Mixed Reality game. Soul Covenant is mentioned... Walkabout Venice is great. Oh, and Meta basically announced a high-powered gaming headset from Asus?! And an XBOX Limited edition BLACK QUEST 3... we've been out of the news for too long! 

VR COVER: https://vrcover.com Use code: PlayTestVR for 10% off EVERYTHING         

Quest Referral Spreadsheet...over 150 games!: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kssKH2L8cSZCwbJ2S6aZQwvbIZsjZ0s1UcCHKotJ3ic/edit?usp=sharing           

Merch! https://playtest-vr.creator-spring.com          

Want to be part of the show? Send in your questions at [email protected]         

Visit Patreon.com/letstalkoculus to help support the podcast and receive early access!    

Twitter: @playtest_vr | @samson143vr          

Main Channel: https://youtube.com/c/playtestvr         

Spreading VR: https://youtu.be/9BCu3lnnCKU

Chapters:

Today we're joined by Sara Cohen, VP of Content Creation at Headspace. We talk about their first ever XR app, Headspace XR, including the dev cycle, adapting mindfulness to a VR platform, utilising MR to create unique experiences and more.

This week in VR we're joined by Joe Halper, founder of Happy Manic, the studio behind the upcoming game, NOPE CHALLENGE. This game tries to help you combat your phobias of Heights, Clowns, Spiders and so much more. Elsewhere, there's three new game announcements to discuss!