Somalia’s First Female Mechanic Breaks Down Conventions in VR

Ghinwa Daher from What took you so long? tells VRFocus what it’s like filming a 360 Documentary in one of the most dangerous capitals of the world, Mogadishu. The documentary follows Nasra Haji Hussain Ibrahim, Somalia’s first female auto mechanic. This astounding story of an 18 year-old shows how Nasra is breaking down stereotypes and barriers in Somalia.

Ghinwa explains what it’s like filming in virtual reality (VR), what she’s learned as a documentary filmmaker and the extraordinary circumstances of trying to tell Nasra’s story. Find out more in the video below.

Find more videos and news related to VR on the VRFocus YouTube channel, as well as the latest edition of our weekly show VRTV.

VRTV Weekly Recap: Apple Gets into VR, MergeVR Launches Dev Fund and Oculus Brings VR to US Libraries

Sit back, relax and catch up on the latest virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) news from around the world. Every Thursday Nina from VRFocus brings you bite size juicy news, giving you a little round-up video that encapsulates the last seven days, so you don’t have to.

This week Apple showcased their support for VR at their Worldwide Developer Conference, MergeVR announced a $1million fund for any VR or AR devs to build for their platform, Oculus is bringing VR education to libraries around California, Valve have revealed a new update for the HTC ViveEVE: Valkyrie gets permanent price drop at 33% and things might get explosive with the announcement that Breaking Bad might have a VR experience.

Check back next Thursday for another VRTV recap of the news.

CCP Shanghai discuss Gunjack 2: End of Shift and VR in China

For those with the Google Daydream head-mounted display (HMD), you should have already tried out CCP Games’ Gunjack 2: End of Shift, which is currently exclusive to the mobile virtual reality (VR) format. VRFocus covered the latest update that came for free in February this year. The new update added new features such as Challenges, Weekly shift, a Progression system and a Loadout System. This allows for more playability, with new missions every week and rewards.

At Eve Fanfest 2017, CCP’s General Manager of CCP Shanghai Jean-Charles Gaudechon tells VRFocus‘ Nina Salomons what CCP are doing in Shanghai. He discusses the progression of Gaming with VR, how CCP Games sees themselves in the VR gaming space with Gunjack and Sparc as well as the relationship CCP Games has with their EVE online fans. Find out what he personally thinks VR might be doing in the future in this interview below.

You can find more interviews on the VRFocus YouTube channel, as well as the latest edition of our weekly show VRTV.

 

Check out the VR Games Coming to E3 2017

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Los Angeles, always has a lot of demos, trailers and new exciting information about the latest videogames. From Microsoft’s Project Scorpio Bethsda’s Fallout 4 to Lenovo’s new Head-mounted displays (HMDs) and exciting new virtual reality (VR) videogames – you will find it all on VRFocus.

This year, the team has compiled various news pieces, updates and articles to put into a video. The video will showcase what VRFocus think might be shown at E3 this year. As VR becomes more popular and consumers start to become more aware of VR videogames, expect to be hear some exciting news. Watch the video to find out more.

Find more videos and news related to VR on the VRFocus YouTube channel, as well as the latest edition of our weekly show VRTV.

 

 

With Arizona Sunshine Coming to PlayStation VR, Vertigo Games’ Richard Stitselaar Reveals What’s Next

Arizona Sunshine is finally coming to Playstation VR. The game was previously only available for PC, but has been built from the ground up to enable you to shoot zombies in this post-apocalyptic world. You can play solo or co-op campaign and it also supports the newly released PS VR Aim Controller.

Co-founder and Managing Director of Vertigo Games, Richard Stitselaar speaks to VRFocus‘ Nina Salomons about how Vertigo Games came to make Arizona Sunshine and what they’re working on now. You can find the juicy details in the interview below.

You can also checkout VRFocus‘ preview of the title on PlayStation VR. Find more interviews on the VRFocus YouTube channel, as well as the latest edition of our weekly show VRTV.