PSVR on tour

Originally published on outpostskaro.com on September 24 2016

Playstation VR on tour!

Ahead of the launch of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) PlayStation VR head mounted display (HMD) UK gamers are being given the chance to try the headset for themselves.

Star Trek Online PS4 review

Originally published on outpostskaro.com on September 15 2016

Warp Factor (PS)4 Mr Sulu!

Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Timey Wimey. It’s five and a bit day’s mission, to explore strange new controls, to seek out new loot and new customisations, to boldly go where no console has gone before… cue the theme music!

As if that wasn’t enough of a clue, Perfect World and Cryptic Studios long running MMO, Star Trek Online has arrived on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Suicide Squad in 4DX

Originally published in September for a work monthly newsletter

Suicide Squad in 4DX

It’s so easy to watch a film these days. For the price of a cinema ticket you can access any number of streaming services such as Netflix or Now TV and have access to literally hundreds of movies right at your fingertips. You can watch them anywhere you like too. At home, on the bus, while dealing with your personal business on the toilet even! With this ease of access, cinemas have to find a way to entice you out of the house and into the cinema seats. Cineworld Renfrew Street’s latest solution is 4DX, a way of not just going to the movies but “being in” the movies. At least, that’s what the adverts say. 4DX uses techniques like motion controlled seats, fog, lightning, smells and water to make you feel like part of the action. But is it worth the £16 per ticket? Does it add to the movie going experience or is it just another gimmick?

Virtual Reality: The Future

Originally published on outpostskaro.com on September 9 2016

Virtual Reality: The Future

Over the last two weeks we’ve looked at the past attempts of VR with Nintendo’s Virtual Boyand Sega VR and discussed the present VR offerings with Vive, Rift and PlayStation VR. But what does the future hold for VR? Will it change the way we play games forever? Will it go beyond that into changing our lives and the way we live in the future? Or will it be forgotten about and become nothing more than next year’s landfill. Come with me as we take a trip into the future. Unfortunately, I don’t have a big blue box to travel in so instead let’s take a ride on the speculation train!

Virtual Reality: The Present

Originally published on outpostskaro.com on September 2 2016

Virtual Reality: The Present

So last week I talked about past attempts to bring VR gaming to the masses. Fair to say, they were more misses than masses. But that was over 20 years ago. VR is here and a lot has changed in that time. Your mobile phone is more powerful than the typical games console was then. With those changes in technology Virtual Reality is now a possibility.

There are three main contenders for your Virtual Reality enjoyment in today’s market, all at various prices over £300. Yeah, I said it was here, didn’t say it was going to be cheap! However, you don’t need to cripple your credit card to take part. It’s possible to experience VR for under £20, but more about that later. Let’s look at the top contenders, how much they cost and what you’ll need to use them.

Virtual Reality: The Past

Originally published on www.outpostskaro.com on August 26 2016

Virtual Reality past, present, and future

 Virtual Reality is the future of gaming. I know, because that’s what the gaming media keep telling me. So it must be true! But what is it and where did it come from? Is it new technology or has it been around for a while? In these articles I'll explore the various attempts at Virtual Reality (VR) from the past, look at the numerous VR options available today and have a glimpse and speculate on what the future may hold for VR.

 But, as the Disney song says, "Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start"