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Feature: A bonus bestest best!
We usually do our enormous GAMES OF THE YEAR posting fest at the end of the year (as would seem logical) but because it seems silly to reserve praise for special occasions we're doing a Games Of The Half Year collection to tell you about everything we've loved playing so far. It can double as a summer holiday recommendations list too! We've listed ours in…
Appliance Of Science: Valve Adds Global Leaderboards To VR Playground, The Lab
It upsets me that I associate the phrase "Appliance of Science" with Zanussi because it means that at least one of my chances to create a treasured childhood memory was co-opted by a white goods manufacturer's advertising campaign. ANYWAY. Appliance Of Science is also the name of Valve's new update to The Lab [Steam link] - its VR experiment anthology.The big thing? It's adding competitive…
Feature: Vive, la revolution?
Like most people who can't resist casually mentioning they have an HTC Vive, I recently acquired a HTC Vive. Finally, I have the ability to personally step into worlds of wonder and creativity more realistic and inspiring than anything mankind has ever created before. Instead, I've... uh... been playing mini-golf. Like, a lot of mini-golf. The one VR experience I could literally have better and…
Feature: Walls without walls
Last night I spent about 20 minutes faffing about with The Lab [Steam link] which is that collection of little VR experiences and arcadey games Valve offer you free of charge for Vive. I then proceeded to have an utterly weird, fake seeing-the-Matrix experience.
Feature: Aperture Science does Angry Birds
The Lab is a free, semi-Portal-themed collection of minigames and vignettes from Valve, designed to show of the capabilities of their new VR headset, the Vive. It's out now, but clearly most of you won't be able to try it - even if you ordered a Vive, you're weeks or more away from receiving it. Given this is, in theory, the first new Valve game…
Feature: Through the Aperture
Our Vive hands-on experience with The Lab took place in Valve's GDC booth. Actually, 'booth' isn't the right word at all. Valve had transformed a large chunk of the Moscone North hall into a suite of sleek, white virtual reality chambers. The setting itself is a statement of intent, clean and minimalist in comparison to the usual attention-grabbing showfloor stalls, and quietly but efficiently guarded.…
