Swinging a 'Star Wars' lightsaber in VR feels amazing

I watched the Millennium Falcon land inches away from my face, and it was one of the coolest things that's ever happened.

Star Wars: Trials On Tatooine is ILMxLab's first big showing of what you can expect to see when virtual reality carries you to a galaxy far, far away. With the help of an HTC Vive headset, you're deposited on the surface of Tatooine with a lightsaber in your hand and a squad of Imperial Stormtroopers advancing on your position.

The whole thing starts with a familiar Star Wars crawl, with scrolling text establishing that you are a Padawan in Luke Skywalker's fledgling Jedi Order. The Empire has fallen and you've been sent to Tatooine on some mysterious training mission. Read more...