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What it Feels Like to Roll Through a Virtual World in the Virtusphere
During a recent virtual reality hackathon at OCVR, I was able to try out a crazy contraption called the Virtusphere—essentially a giant acrylic human hamster ball that lets the user feel like they are walking through a virtual world....
How to Play Wii and Gamecube Classics on Your Oculus Rift with DolphinVR
Ever wanted to play old gaming classics in virtual reality? Well, DolphinVR is an emulator with enhanced support for the Oculus Rift headset that lets you do just that. Here's how to get it working.
Back in the dim, distant...
Exclusive: VRClay Beta Hands-on, the 3D Sculpting Software for VR
Another video has surfaced within the past few days of VRClay, sparking more curiosity around the only 3D modeling software currently designed to be used in virtual reality. We reached out to the team behind the software and were granted an...
Vox Machinae Brings Mech Action to VR – Hands-on Preview (60FPS Gameplay)
From Canadian developer Space Bullet Dynamics comes a mech action shooter built from the ground up for the Oculus Rift VR headset. This is Vox Machinae, and it looks extremely promising.
A genre seemingly made for VR, the mech combat...
Technolust ‘A Way Out’ Demo Showcases ‘Realspace 3D’ Audio and Photogrammetry Techniques (60FPS Gameplay)
Iris VR's Technolust is a regular favourite at Road to VR towers, so when its developer Blair Renaud (aka AntiCleric) released a new demo featuring both 3D positional audio and utilising cutting-edge photogrammetry techniques, we had to get our...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep.88): Introducing OpenGear, A Gear VR Alternative, By Developer Mark Schramm
As a developer, one of the most difficult challenges is getting your hands on the actual hardware you are developing for. Samsung's Gear VR is slowly trickling out to non-US countries, but it may be months before some folks...
Rothenberg Ventures ‘River’ VR Accelerator to Invest $1 Million Across 10 Startups, Apply Now
Today Rothenberg Ventures has announced the launch of the first VR accelerator, 'River', created to jumpstart early-stage companies working on exciting virtual reality projects. To start, Rothenberg Ventures plans to invest $1 million across 10 companies, and they're accepting applications...
Sony Morpheus Development – ‘Vanguard V’ Dev Shares Perspective
With the Gear VR and Oculus Rift 'Crescent Bay' prototype currently in the spotlight, it shouldn't be forgotten that Sony's PS4 VR headset, Project Morpheus, is still brewing in the background. Development kits are out in the wild and work has...
3 Insights for New Gear VR Developers from the Creator of ‘Darknet’
With Samsung's Gear VR now out in the wild, yet more developers will be inspired to get started with mobile VR development. While there are many parallels to regular mobile development, there's also unfamiliar challenges to tackle. To help...
Reigniting the Passion: Putting Veterans Back in the Pilot’s Seat With VR
There's something magical about flying, an almost legendary energy that taps into the fundamental will of all humans to be free -- to control our own destiny in the face of certain peril. That's how I imagine it to...
Samsung Gear VR Detailed Review: Part Two – Experience, Gameplay Videos, and More
It's been just a few days and I've already been able to wow more people with VR through Gear VR than in the last month with the Oculus Rift DK2. Mobility is one of Gear VR's biggest assets; at...
Samsung Gear VR Detailed Review: Part One – Design Comparison to Oculus Rift DK2
We've been fortunate to get our hands on the highly anticipated Samsung Gear VR headset and we've got a full breakdown of the unit's in's and out's. This is one you don't want to miss.
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Samsung Gear VR Unboxing, Handy Carry Case Included (video)
Today is the day that essentially the first consumer VR headset launched in the last decade becomes available. That headset is Samsung's Gear VR, created in collaboration with Oculus. Join us for an unboxing of this impressive device.See Also:...
New ‘Sightline: The Chair’ Gets ‘3DCeption’ Binaural Audio, Developer Discusses VR Audio
One of the busiest developers on the scene right now, Tomáš Mariančík (aka Frooxius), has just released a new version of his hit VR experience 'Sightline: The Chair' with added integration with 3DCeption, a "real-time binaural synthesis engine". We asked...
Sixense STEM + Striker VR Brings Real Recoil to Virtual Weaponry (video)
Sixense, creators of the STEM motion input controller, are showing off an experiment which combines their 'STEM Pack' with Striker VR's weapon recoil system. The result is a weapon that feels real in both form and function, and carries...



















