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March 18, 2017

Tammeka will be taking PSVR version of Radial G to VRWC

British developer Tammeka will be offering attendees at the VR World Congress (VRWC) in April the chance to try out the PlayStation VR (PSVR) version of racing game Radial G. This will be the first time this version of the videogame will be demonstrated for the public, the studio confirmed on Twitter.

Radial G: Racing Revolved was designed specifically with virtual reality (VR) in mind and has previously been available for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Tammeka announced last October that the title was to be ported to the PSVR, but as of yet there has been no firm release date.

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The PSVR version of the videogame will feature some updates and improvements. Three new unlockable ships will be available. Tammeka will also be adding new weapons such as Mines, Auto Cannon and Homing Missiles. Two new race modes are also being added in; Race Combat and Combat Championship.

Tammeka is joining a large range of VR industry figures at VRWC, including the likes of Microsoft, who are demonstrating the HoloLens, Oculus Story Studio co-founder Edward Saatchi, who will be delivering a talk on making VR movies. Unity will also be present, showing off several VR titles made with the Unity Engine.

The VR World Congress is taking place on 11th-13th April at Millennium Square in Bristol, UK. You can find out more details about the event at the official VRWC website.

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March 13, 2017

VR World Congress Investor Showcase accepting submissions

Virtual Reality World Congress (VRWC) has announced it is accepting applications for it’s Investor Showcase. The showcase allows start-ups specialising in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality (MR) to apply for up to £2million (GBP) in investment funds.

Entries open from 13^th March until 6pm on Monday, 20^th March and is open to companies in the VR, AR, Merged Media and 360-degree content applications area who are looking for between £25,000 to £2 million of investment. Applicants do not have to be UK-based, but will be required to travel to the VRWC in Bristol, UK, on 12^th April 2017.

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An initial review will take place, and applicants who get that far will then be asked to present a Skype review for a panel of judges. 10 finalists will be selected from those presentations, who will get two complementary weekend tickets to VRWC so they can present a live pitch on 12^th April at VRWC.

The head of the judging panel will be Mike Hayes, Investment Director at Mercia Technologies plc.

Some of the biggest names in VR/AR are scheduled to attend VRWC, including Microsoft HoloLens, Google Daydream, Oculus Story Studio, and many more.

Dan Page, creative director, VR World Congress, commented: “These are exciting times for VR, AR and MR. Much of the hardware is now available so the focus has shifted to developing creative, exciting applications with real world appeal and impact. This kind of development can be a massive time and money swallower for a start-up, which is why it’s so important investment is made available to them and their creations are made possible rather than thwarted before they get off the ground.”

Further information on the VRWC Investor Showcase, including how to apply, can be found at the official website.

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March 9, 2017

SUPERHOT, Job Simulator and VRWC all Feature in this Week’s VRTV Recap

Last week’s VRTV was all about the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) 2017, with masses of virtual reality (VR) news and content coming from the event. While this week maybe somewhat quieter there’s still plenty of VR news going on with Nina bringing you the next recap.

The episode covers SUPERHOT VR’s new ‘Forever’ update, significantly expanding upon the gameplay modes available. Studio Roqovan also gets a look in with its next update, adding new characters, a map and more.

For fans of Owlchemy Labs’ Job Simulator, there’s lots of new mechandise available should you want a t-shirt, magnets or other officially endorsed stuff. And for those wanting to head to the Virtual Reality World Congress (VRWC) we’re offering a 20 percent discount on tickets.

Checkout the next episode below for further info, and stay tuned to VRFocus and VRTV for more news info and videos.

March 6, 2017

HoloLens and Oculus Story Studio Co-Founder Coming To VRWC

The revolutionary mixed reality (MR)/virtual reality (VR) headset has already seen use in a number of applications, and attendees at VR World Congress 2017 (VRWC) will have the opportunity to test one out.

Microsoft will be bringing the HoloLens for hands-on demonstrations at VRWC on 11th-13th April 2017 at Millennium Square in Bristol, UK. The HoloLens has already seen some innovative uses, such as for designing new hospital Operating Rooms and presentation on the cars of the future.

The Microsoft HoloLens team join a huge range of speakers and guests who will be presenting on various aspects of the VR industry. Industry figures such as Edward Saatchi, co-founder of Oculus Story Studio will be speaking on his experience with creating such projects as Henry, Dear Angelica and Talking With Ghosts.

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Also featured will be representatives from Google, who will be speaking on Google’s new Daydream VR platform and the progress that have made since Google Cardboard was announced. There are many other speakers schedules from the likes of the BBC, Royal Opera house, IBM, MIT, Samsung and Aardman Animation, to name just a few.

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VRFocus will continue to bring you further information on VRWC as we get it.