by ian | Picking a VR Experience
The two types of premium virtual reality on the market right now are room scale and seated/standing VR. These are two very different experiences, but they’re equally enjoyable depending on how they suit your desired virtual reality experience. Room scale is...
by ian | Picking a VR Experience
I was really surprised when I first tried mobile VR, as there are MASSIVE differences in the experience produced by the cheapest solution versus the pricier mobile VR headsets. Take Google Cardboard*, for example. This is a really neat idea, and you can usually find a...
by ian | Picking a VR Experience
As I’ve mentioned a couple of times in this virtual reality buying guide so far, there are really only two categories of VR on the market right now: cheap, mobile solutions and expensive, premium solutions. When PlayStation VR (PSVR) comes out in a few months, there...
by ian | Virtual Reality Basics
For mobile VR solutions, you really only need your smartphone and one of the HMDs I linked to in the last section. For premium virtual reality HMDs, you’ll get everything but the computer when you order the headset itself. With the Vive, you get the headset,...
by ian | Virtual Reality Basics
Today’s market only offers two levels of virtual reality: budget-minded introductory devices and expensive, premium VR devices. As of right now, there’s no in-between (although that will change on October 31, 2016 when Sony releases PlayStation VR). On the...