From an outside perspective, Japan seems, or it did for me, like a technological Mecca. Tokyo specifically was almost completely destroyed, twice! Last time being bombed to ash in the 2nd World War. While other war-stricken countries resign themselves to rebuild what was, Japan made a point to build better and smarter. It did so…
While you may have heard of this new thing called Virtual Reality (aka VR) as the newest toy that all the cool kids are getting, it is important to note that not all they are doing is playing video games. Ideally, things such as The Matrix and the Holodeck from Star Trek should come to…
Since VRPlayin opened its doors in April of 2017 we’ve had all kinds of events happening in our venue, but by far the most popular is the birthday party, and the age ranges might surprise you. Yes, as one can expect, a lot of these parties are for kids (preferably 8 and up), but to…
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, E3 for short, is the largest such event in North America. Although the event itself has a bit of a shaky history since its inception, it remains, to this day, the choice event for big publishers in the video game industry as an opportunity to drop names of the titles they will be releasing…
The age-old debate: cook at home or go out to eat… Spend a dismal amount of time researching a recipe and getting the ingredients only to go home to realize you’re missing a key piece of equipment or the kitchen is being used by someone else. Alternatively, you could go to your corner franchise restaurant…
On this lovely Friday, we’ll be going through some VR games that are worth keeping an eye on if you own or plan on owning a VR system at home. Some of these titles we will also be trying to bring to you at VRPlayin, so stay tuned! While we use the HTC VIVE in…
A few weeks ago I wrote about the 5 key differences between the various VR headsets when it comes to specs and price. As VRPlayin is a venue that prides itself on the exclusive use of the HTC VIVE, it is worth writing as to why we have not yet upgraded to the VIVE PRO,…
Although we’ve touched on the topic of motion sickness in Virtual Reality several times, most notably in this article here, today we’re going to talk less on the hardware side and more on the content and physiological aspects of motion sickness.
Virtual Reality, also known as VR, is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days, alongside with Augmented Reality, or AR; Mixed Reality, or MR; and Extended Reality, XR. We’ve written in the past about what VR is, which you can find here, but the gist of it is that it is a…
Like all things in life: moderation is key. From salt to fat, from exercise to sleep, anything and everything can be bad if done in excess. Eat too much ice-cream and you’ll get sick, too much candy and your teeth will fall out. In a previous article we talked about the health concerns in regards…