In today's world, one goal of many people is no longer not only not to be sick, but to be as well as they possibly can be. Among millennials in particular, wellness is no longer a matter of the occasional visit to a doctor, but something that requires an...
Developed by Bungie, Halo 3 is the third edition of the wildly popular Halo Franchise. Halo 3 debuted on the Xbox 360 in 2007. The game is also playable on Xbox One, the successor to the Xbox 360. Halo 3 is praised for advancing the genre of first-person shooters....
Sonic the Hedgehog was quite the revolutionary game when it debuted on the Sega Genesis console back in the summer of 1991. Sonic was Sega's answer to the uber-popular Mario character created by Nintendo. Though Sonic never reached Mario's astronomical level of popularity, Sonic the Hedgehog was lauded as...
Finding ways to help overcome challenges is an ongoing goal for parents, educators, and healthcare providers of children with autism. Now, there is evidence that augmented interactive play sets could play a role. Children using the augmented systems are given the ability to control and add their own content,...
Alcoholics might have a new tool in their battle against alcoholism – virtual reality. Researchers have discovered a particular form of VR therapy could help alcoholics reduce their craving for alcohol.
The information comes from a small, preliminary study that included just 10 subjects. Researchers, who published their findings in...
Goldeneye 007 is heralded as the first truly epic mainstream first-person shooting video game for consoles beyond the personal computer. The game's appeal is multifaceted. It was widely celebrated as one of the first successful movie-to-video game ports. Gamers also raved over Goldeneye 007's control scheme, amazing graphics and...
For years, we’ve been getting laptops that simply aren’t as powerful as desktops but we’ve got two new surprises this year. Maybe we’ll talk about the other one later, but the one we want to talk about here is the Vega. NVidia beat AMD to this punch, but not...
Super Mario Bros. was a trailblazer in every sense of the word. The game debuted back in 1985 as the first title for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Though few know it, Super Mario Bros. was not the first Mario game. Mario Bros. was the series' debut title yet...
When the subject of virtual reality is raised, most people picture teenage video game enthusiasts wearing VR headsets and motion tracking technology. Few people think of food. Yet virtual reality really is poised to change the food industry for the better. These changes have already begun.
VR's Role in the...
Guns of Icarus is and has always been one of those games that's so unique that it simply won't die because someone else won't make it. With the advent of VR, it seems like another version of this game has been made for VR and VR only. With our...
Countless veterans have returned home with nightmares, gruesome visions and flashbacks of the violence endured while stationed in the middle east and other war-torn locales across the world. Some seek therapy with psychiatrists. Others turn to medication. A growing number of veterans are tapping into the therapeutic power of...
Blue Goji is one of the video game industry's more intriguing developers. The company specializes in interactive fitness games meant to take players' minds off the drudgery of exercise. Instead, players are provided with creative fat-burning exercises that are heavy on the fun and light on the monotony. Anyone...
I know that I played Duck Hunt as a kid and had extraordinary amounts of fun demolishing loads of ducks. However, I’m a bit older and I guess I could call myself more mature and I need a relaxing version for my VR headset. This is what Frontier VR...
The title may be a little confusing, but it makes sense once you understand the weight limits of all the exercise VR gear out there. The devices that are being built are often for the average size person with the average size weight, which means that anyone that's actually...
You've seen the story and heard all about how 'regular guy' Job Stauffer lost 50 pounds using VR, specifically Sound Boxing. While the headline grabbed a lot of attention, and we're thrilled he found this path to fitness, we're even more happy that he cheated death and reclaimed his...
Who doesn’t love playing with their balls at home? However, you can only bounce a ball in your house so many times until it gets boring. You could set up your own puzzles, but then you would also have to clean up the mess afterwards. This is where playing...
As a proud Wii owner, I can tell you that I’ve had to repurchase the Wii Sports game simply because of how much I use it. The game has an excellent Tennis and Boxing portion that really pushes the calorie burn. Now that we’re in the age of the...
It’s no surprise that touch has a major impact on the interactions people have every day, but recent research shows touch can also play a role when the “people” we interact with are virtual.
According to the study from the University of Twente, virtual characters that touch you are considered...
Welcome to Hoverskate VR, a skateboard game that seems to have completely missed the point of a skateboard. It is still one of the first of its kind, so I’m going to review it and give a few suggestions on what they did wrong and how it can still...
Maybe you think that VR is better served by the giant developers, but if you’ve been playing a lot of VR games, then you will likely have known the frustration that is Proprietary Content. You know, that pesky thing where Vive and Oculus have a technical specification hissy fit...