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Playing games since ‘83 – slightly less boring than my day job. Just don’t get me started on Speedball II. You have been warned.

Tag: Oculus Rift

  • The social history of “Virtual reality” in Australia in the 90’s: the rapid rise and fall of public opinion between 1990-1997

    “As human beings in the 90’s we are catapulted headlong into a brave new world which at times seems decidedly stupid” – Woroni, 21 February 1997 Trawling through Australian newspapers, the first reference I can find of the term “virtual reality” in relation to videogames is in a 1990 issue of the Canberra Times, in an article titled…

  • From The Armchair: All Aboard The VR Hype Train

    What-ho, chums. It seems that barely moments after out last little chat about VR, Facebook caused the gaming community to fall off their bar stools in astonishment by buying Oculus Rift for a whacking great sum – $2 billion to be exact. Not exactly small change, but ’tis but a drop in the ocean for…

  • From The Armchair: VR is the Future, Again

    Good morrow to you all, and welcome to ‘From The Armchair’, the first in a series of regular posts in which I, Lucius P. Merriweather, spout forth on any old subject that’s been picking at my addled brain, as well as giving you the odd salacious titbit about what’s been happening behind the hallowed doors…

  • Highlights of Eurogamer Expo 2013

    Yesterday afternoon I had a chance to check out this year’s Eurogamer Expo at Earl’s Court, which proved to be a lot of fun. I have to say I’m paying for it now though – I had a cold coming on yesterday morning, and half a day of excitedly wandering around buzzing and flashing booths…