In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the details of Half-Life: Alyx and how they add an immersive layer to the game rarely found elsewhere.

Image courtesy Valve Half-Life: Alyx launched back in early 2020 to near universal acclaim. Five years later it remains one of the largest and most polished VR games ever made. Even so, it’s ...

Then I replayed Alyx the way that it was meant to be experienced, which is with roomscale movement — no headset-tracking base stations required. I could kneel down, turn around, and just ...

Finally, though Half-Life: Alyx's VR exclusivity makes it a relatively niche title, the game did provide an unexpected follow-up to Half-Life 2's infamous cliffhanger ending, with an implied ...

Half-Life: Alyx is a VR-exclusive title that focuses on a female protagonist who was seen in HL 2, Alyx Vance. The game is set between the events of HL 1 and its sequel. While this is the first ...