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Hands-on: Oculus Touch is an Elegant Extension of your Hand for Touching Virtual Worlds
From the beginning, Oculus said they didn't want to reveal an official VR input solution until they could do it right. Despite pressure from their developers, competitors, and the VR community at large, the company bided their time up...
StarVR Detailed Hands-on: Big Field of View, Even Bigger Potential
We go hands on with the latest StarVR headset prototype from Starbreeze Studios, sporting a 210 degree field of view and dual quad-HD panels as demoed at E3 with Overkill's The Walking Dead experience.
The InfinitEye team's metamorphosis from part-time garage hackers to...
Rothenberg Ventures Doubles Down: Committing Another $1 Million to Funding AR/VR Startups
Rothenberg Ventures, the San Francisco based VC firm behind the 'River' VR accelerator is opening their doors for a second class of VR startups. The company seeks to invest another $1 million across 10 companies after a successful inaugural...
How Mozilla Plans to Build VR Into the Foundation of the Web
Though people speak of the 'metaverse'—a vast network of interconnected virtual worlds—as a far flung future concept, in reality we already have the underlying structure built and functioning on a massive scale; it's called the internet and it connects billions...
E3 2015 Will Mark Three Years of Incredible VR Progress
Arguably the games industry's most important annual event, the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015 begins in LA next week. As the final E3 before the retail release of three major virtual reality headsets from Oculus, Sony, and Valve/HTC, we take...
‘River’ VR Accelerator Startups Showcased at Founder Field Day (part 3)
The first class of Rothenberg Ventures’ ‘River’ VR accelerator have graduated. Thirteen companies, in which Rothenberg invested a combined $1.3 million, showed off their latest work at the company’s annual Founder Field Day event. Road to VR was on the...
Introducing the VR Event Calendar from Road to VR
Virtual Reality is a worldwide phenomenon which has inspired people from around the world to connect with one another, virtually and in real life. Today, we're introducing the VR Event Calendar, in an effort to help highlight and promote the...
200 Companies Now Hiring – A Look at the Growing Virtual Reality Jobs Market
We all know that the VR market is heating up, but what is staffing like at the companies that are creating these devices and applications? Whether or not companies are able to find the talent they need may have...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 105): My SVVR Expo 2015 VR Headset Breakdown with OlivierJT
Many of you have asked me, "When are you going to give us your opinion on each of the VR headsets you tried at SVVR Expo 2015?" Well, here it is. OlivierJT, developer of the award-winning Synthesis Universe, joins...
First Hands-on: The VOID, a Mixed Reality Experience That Blends Real and Virtual
The VOID is a mixed reality experience that builds virtual worlds over physical environments, allowing users to experience enhanced Presence as they're able to feel the actual objects around them and wield real props like lanterns and swords. Road to...
Elevators and Extra-dimensional Space: Exploring Ways to Transcend Physical Boundaries of Room-scale VR
James Andrew, Founder of PixelRouter VR and creator of Z0NE, explores the challenges virtual reality developers face when trying to transcend the boundaries of users' physical space for the purposes of virtual reality. He shares his experiences at NYU's MAGNET 'Holodeck'...
‘River’ VR Accelerator Startups Showcased at Founder Field Day (part 2)
The first class of Rothenberg Ventures’ ‘River’ VR accelerator have graduated. Thirteen companies, in which Rothenberg invested a combined $1.3 million, showed off their latest work at the company’s annual Founder Field Day event. Road to VR was on the...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 104): Accidentally in VR Chat And Other Musings
This is my last episode before travelling to sunny California to experience the awe and wonder of the SVVR Expo. Before I packed up, I wanted to share a fun story with all of you that involves a YouTuber...
Wearality’s 150 Degree Lenses Are a Balancing Act, Not a Breakthrough
After hearing positive reports of Wearality's 150 degree VR lenses, I was excited to try them for myself. Having done so, I came away with a sense that, barring entirely new ways of bending light, there is no such...
‘River’ VR Accelerator Startups Showcased at Founder Field Day (part 1)
The first class of Rothenberg Ventures' 'River' VR accelerator have graduated. Thirteen companies, in which Rothenberg invested a combined $1.3 million, showed off their latest work at the company's annual Founder Field Day event. Road to VR was on the...
