A French start-up called Lynx is working on an affordable, standalone, all-in-one mixed reality headset with a number of features that put it ahead of well-funded competitors like Oculus and…
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch and the critics: Part One
No movie release in 2011 was more misunderstood and unfairly criticised as a result of misunderstanding than Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Chances are you’ll disagree with that statement. An indication…
Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch and the critics: Part Two
This article is in two parts and was first published on ScienceFictionWorld.com on 25 March 2012. In the first part we look at the critical response to Sucker Punch. This…
Latest details about Asimov’s Foundation TV series on Apple TV Plus
Delayed by COVID-19 like everything else, the first season of Apple’s Foundation series is fast approaching. Could this be the start of a series as epic as Game of Thrones…
Oculus Quest is an augmented reality headset
Update 25 June 2021 Oculus appears ready to significantly update it’s AR/Mixed reality experiences when using the Oculus Quest 2 headset. On their developer blog, Oculus has shown off a…
New Dune trailer impresses
If you were thinking of watching Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming Dune movie on a streaming service on the small screen, viewing this new Dune trailer may make you reconsider. Aptly titled…
Isaac Asimov reading guide
Who was Isaac Asimov? If you appreciate science fiction and have never heard of Isaac Asimov, you’ve probably been hiding in a cave or perhaps living in an alternate universe. One…
Oculus Quest 128GB model retail price and package contents leak
The 128GB model of Facebook’s up and coming Oculus Quest mobile headset has leaked online. The retail price and package contents list appeared briefly on Amazon’s UK website before vanishing….
VR lightsabers in Star Wars Vader immortal trailer
A trailer for Star Wars Immortal, the first of a three part VR series heading for the Oculus Quest and Rift S, has arrived. Virtual Reality and lightsabers are an…
Acer’s ConceptD VR headset compared to the HP Reverb
Update 2021 Unfortunately Acer abandoned their plans to build the ConceptD OJO as a retail headset. Acer has announced a new high resolution Windows Mixed Reality headset called the ConceptD…
No Man’s Sky coming to VR headsets everywhere
No Man’s Sky is coming to every major virtual reality headset in June this year. Sony’s PSVR, HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift headsets are all included. With endless exotic…
Valve Index VR headset ships 15 June
Valve’s long rumoured VR headset is real and will be released on 15 June. A couple of leaks, that may have been deliberate, reveal an image of the headset, along…
Oculus Rift S coming soon: PC VR is not dead yet
Oculus is finally replacing its original Rift VR headset with the Rift S, a moderate upgrade coming in Spring 2019 (March to June in the US). The Rift S will…
SpaceX sending Japanese tourists around moon while live streaming in VR
In 2023, if all goes to plan, Elon Musk will send SpaceX’s yet to be built BFG spacecraft (Big Falcon Rocket) around the moon with its first paying passenger. After…