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VR Back In Arcades Now With The MocapGames Pod

VR Back In Arcades Now With The MocapGames Pod

arcadehero April 17, 2013 1

VR is finding its way back into the news more and more this year. We have had a little discussion about the Oculus Rift device which has been praised by numerous game developers. A

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From SxSW: Oculus Rift VR Panel Discussion

From SxSW: Oculus Rift VR Panel Discussion

arcadehero March 11, 2013 2

(Thanks to Adam Coate for the tip!) In August of last year we ran a story where some discussion of VR had hit the mainstream again thanks to John Carmack’s keynote address at QuakeCon

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MoCap Games’ Sci Shooter As Seen At EAG 2013

MoCap Games’ Sci Shooter As Seen At EAG 2013

arcadehero January 28, 2013 1

I know many of you are waiting for more information on what was at EAG 2013 last week but hang tight, we will have plenty to share this week. One game that appeared at

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Scale-1 Portal Enters Arcade Space in October; Blast From the Past #2 w/ Combatica

Scale-1 Portal Enters Arcade Space in October; Blast From the Past #2 w/ Combatica

arcadehero August 7, 2012 3

A new VR space device is coming along in October this year called Scale-1. This also gives us a chance to look back at a somewhat similar platform called Combatica, from the late 90s.

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Kevin Williams Delves Into John Carmack’s Discusson of Newer VR Tech

Kevin Williams Delves Into John Carmack’s Discusson of Newer VR Tech

arcadehero August 6, 2012 3

We’re always happy to have some discussion of future technologies that may or may not come to life through the amusement industry and today, Kevin Williams from The Stinger Report has some thoughts on

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Ideas Caught In Time #001 – Zero Hour

Ideas Caught In Time #001 – Zero Hour

arcadehero July 27, 2012 3

This post will mark the beginning of a new feature that we will run on the site in conjunction with The Stinger Report called Ideas Caught In Time. Over the many years arcades have

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MoCap Game’s Sci-Shoota VR Game In Action

MoCap Game’s Sci-Shoota VR Game In Action

arcadehero June 16, 2012 3

Almost a month ago we revealed that MoCap Games was scheduled to demonstrate the latest in their motion capture technology at an IAAPA event in Hong Kong this month. That event took place last

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Sci-Shoota VR Demonstration in Hong Kong this June

Sci-Shoota VR Demonstration in Hong Kong this June

arcadehero May 21, 2012 5

[Via ] Well if you are looking for something different in the Out-Of-Home Entertainment sector here, then MoCap Games has something to show off next month in Hong Kong at the Asian Attractions Expo

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A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

arcadehero April 13, 2012 2

Newsfeed 1190 & 1191 via As a kid I remember hearing news that a new facility had opened its doors that was all about Virtual Reality. I can’t remember the name of the place

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The Max Experience

The Max Experience

SaraAB87 January 11, 2008 1

Here is another early motion simulator, the Max Experience. It was produced around 1984 or 1985 by a company called Amusement Technology (Amtech) out of Asbury Park, NJ. This strange device designed for both

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Off-site review: Pac-Man VR

Off-site review: Pac-Man VR

Shaggy September 18, 2007 0

I find this quite interesting for several reasons – one because this is a unique version of Pac-Man only found in arcades as you play as Pac-Man in the first person, it’s one of

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