16May Exclusive: VorpX Teaser — Crysis 3 on the Oculus Rift [video] Posted in 3D, News, Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift Compatible Games, vorpX Compatible | 7 Comments We were lucky enough to recently get our hands on the latest beta of the soon-to-be-released vorpX DirectX injection drivers, similar in aim to the community supported Vireio Perception offering, which adds Oculus Rift head-tracking, stereoscopic 3D, and pre-warping support more »
14May VRcade: A Look into the Future of the Virtual Reality Arcade Posted in News, Oculus Rift, VR Future, VR Gaming | 2 Comments VRcade looks like the next logical step for immersive video gaming: With full body & weapon tracking, haptic feedback, a large motion capture arena and realistic graphics, the system offers everything needed to get closer to the virtual reality most more »
07May Fancy an Execution? Step in a Virtual Reality Guillotine with Disunion Posted in News, Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift Compatible Games, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Games | 1 Comment Disunion is an experimental Oculus Rift game which puts the player through a first-person execution via the infamous Guillotine. The game was created by Erkki Trummal, André Berlemont, and Morten Brunbjerg in two days as part of the Exile Game Jam in Denmark which more »
25Apr Second Life Developers Confirm Oculus Rift Support is on the Way Posted in News, Oculus Rift, Oculus Rift Compatible Games, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Games | 1 Comment Second Life will soon be added to the list of Oculus Rift games, according to a report from New World Notes. A spokesman from Linden Labs, developer of Second Life, has confirmed Oculus Rift integration and promises “strong support” for more »
23Apr Half-Life 2 Gets The Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra Treatment, Mod Now Available for Download Posted in News, Oculus Rift Compatible Games | 5 Comments Last time we checked in on Nathan Andrews, he was working on a Half Life 2 VR mod to support independent head and gun tracking. Andrews has continued his work on the mod which now supports the Oculus Rift and more »
21Apr Watch Palmer Luckey’s Oculus Rift GDC Presentation and Q&A Here Posted in News, Virtual Reality | Leave a comment At GDC 2013, Oculus VR Inc. gave a series of presentations on virtual reality. The company has now posted Palmer Luckey’s talk, ‘Virtual Reality: The Holy Grail of Gaming’ online for your viewing pleasure. Palmer Luckey’s Oculus Rift GDC 2013 more »
15Apr Mechwarrior Online Oculus Rift Support On the Way? Posted in News, Oculus Rift Compatible Games | 1 Comment The developers of MechWarrior Online, the latest title in the long-standing mech franchise, tried out the Oculus Rift at GDC 2013 and seem very impressed. Their report from GDC teases heavily that Oculus Rift support for MWO could be in more »
21Feb Oculus to Give Virtual Reality Talk at GDC Next Month Posted in News, Oculus Rift, Virtual Reality | Leave a comment The Oculus Rift is expected to be delivered to developers next month (and is already in the hands of a select few). This coincides nicely with the ever popular Game Developers Conference (GDC) where we expect to hear much about virtual reality more »
15Feb Laughable Article Attacks Oculus Rift and Virtual Reality, “Total Immersion Technology Will Train Future Mass Murderers” Posted in News | 6 Comments A pathetic article by NaturalNews.com (which I won’t link to to prevent feeding their controversy-driven “journalism”), is attacking virtual reality at large and specifically the Oculus Rift, making the claim that “total immersion technology will train future mass murderers.” It’s more »
11Feb Exclusive: Project Holodeck Hands-on Demo and Interview with Director Nathan Burba [video] Posted in Featured Slider, News, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Games | 9 Comments Recently I got a chance to meet up with Project Holodeck director Nathan Burba. Not only did we sit down for a detailed interview, but I was also fortunate enough to get a hands-on demo of the system. Project Holodeck more »