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Products that do what Quake VR – Quake (1996) as a first-class PCVR experience does

Hello HN! I am proud to show you Quake VR, a "labor of love" one-man project that I started back in 2020 with the goal of turning Quake -- the timeless classic from 1996 -- into a first-class PCVR experience. --- > What do you mean by "first-class"? There are many mods out there that enable older games to be played in VR, however, not much thought is put into VR-unique mechanics or in making the experience feel seamless. While I do enjoy reliving nostalgic classics in VR (and thank the modders for their efforts), it does feel weird having to use a keyboard+mouse setup for a VR game, or --…

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Relativ▲189
Build your own advanced VR headset for $100
2018
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Sandbox VR 2.0▲226
Your neighborhood holodeck, refined.
2019
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Meta Quest▲188
An all-in-one VR system
2018
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Valve Index▲88
A new VR headset from Valve
2019
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Modal VR▲186
The creator of Atari has launched a new VR company
2016
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Quake▲79
Lightest virtual 7.1 gaming earbuds with vibration
2018
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Intugame▲102
Play any PC game in VR
2015
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Sandbox▲171
Your neighborhood holodeck
2018
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Land's End▲139
A VR adventure from the makers of Monument Valley
2015
10EQ
Explore Quake/Half-Life maps in your browser▲192
2020 · github.com
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VR Desktop for Mac▲337
Experience macOS in virtual reality
2017
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Virtual Desktop▲118
Use your computer in VR
2016
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Feel Three▲77
A virtual reality motion simulator 💺
2018
14Q1
Quake 1 movement physics reinforcement learning project▲91
2020 · github.com
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Ilium VR’s Athena▲84
The first immersive virtual reality (VR) gun controller
2016
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a16z - Mapping the Future of Virtual Reality▲83
What that looks and feels like
2016
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Will VR make us better humans?▲105
An illustrated explainer, from Hardbound.
2016
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PlayStation VR▲106
Discover a new world of unexpected gaming experiences
2015
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The New Gear VR▲101
Mobile VR is better than ever, now with a controller 🎮
2017
20VA
VRWorkout – A VR calisthenics rhythm game made with Godot▲119
2020 · vrworkout.at
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Project Morpheus▲90
Sony's take on VR with multiplayer gaming coming 2016
2015
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Relativty▲158
An open-source VR headset for $200
2020
23QI
Quake in the browser, with procedurally generated levels▲5
Quake has been ported to the web plenty of times, so that part isn't new. But I experimented with the GitHub Copilot app and Claude Opus 4.8 to take id Software's original source, compiled the software renderer to WebAssembly with Emscripten. The cool part: I added support for procedurally generated levels. So after you clear a level, the slipgate opens and you move onto the next random one... with a new room layout, textures, monster placement, working doors with keys, etc. It's pretty challenging. I also added Soudncloud integration (configurable in Options) so can listen to the new NIN…
Jun 2026 · leereilly.net
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Lifecast▲74
Convert any VR180 video/photo to 6DOF or Unreal Engine
2022

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