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Hello people of the real world. My name is Ben Lang. If you're reading this message, you're reading words composed and published from within virtual reality.
Joking title aside, I'm actually inside AltspaceVR right now as I type, a social...
DreamWorks Reveals Glimpse of 360 Degree ‘Super Cinema’ Rendering for VR Films (video)
On stage at Samsung's 2014 developer conference last week, Warren Mayoss, Head of Technology Product Development at DreamWorks Animation, spoke about the company's initial work with virtual reality on the Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Though they've produced several real-time...
Exclusive: Preview 3 of Jaunt’s VR Cinema Shorts (video)
Jaunt has been busy shooting several made-for-VR experiences which the company says will be released for VR in trailer form "imminently." Road to VR has the first look at three of Jaunt's forthcoming cinematic VR experiences.
Jaunt is working to create...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep.84): Astronomy, Education, and Hygiene with Rob Swatton & Dave Weir
In this episode of the Rev VR Podcast, I am joined by Rob Swatton and David Weir from Earth & Sky in New Zealand. They have plans to bring Virtual Reality and Astronomy together to create an amazing guided...
Proto Award Winning ‘Synthesis Universe’ Teases Breathtaking Visuals – Hands-On
Synthesis Universe is a rare thing, a virtual reality game which has been in development for over 3 years. Paul James goes hands-on with the neon infused, futuristic teaser experience for the Oculus Rift DK2 and comes away wanting...
Mozilla Research VR Launches Experimental Website Compatible with Oculus Rift
Earlier this year Mozilla began exploring virtual reality capabilities for the web. Now, they have released MozVR.com, which they call “a VR website about VR websites,” in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Firefox. It uses a virtual reality...
Why Rothenberg Ventures is Gung Ho About Investing in Virtual Reality
Rothenberg Ventures is a venture capital firm located in San Francisco, California. Started in 2012 by Mike Rothenberg, the firm has now invested in over 60 technology companies and was recently part of AltspaceVR's $5.2 million seed round. Dylan...
Hands-on with Fove’s First Eye-tracking HMD Prototype
At Engadget Expand 2014 in NYC I got to take a look at Fove, a head mounted display with integrated eye-tracking. This is an older prototype made some time ago, but demonstrates the core technology and potential benefits of eye-tracking...
Road to VR is Three Years Old, We Take a Look Back
Time flies when you're having fun. It's been 3 years since Ben Lang first set up a website to chart and document the long road to virtual reality. And whilst we're not prone to sentimentality or navel gazing here,...
Review: ‘NewRetroArcade’ is a Must-play Homage to Video Game Culture Old and New
I just stepped out of what may as well have been a time machine. NewRetroArcade uses gaming's newest technology to take players back to a classic arcade of yore, replete with playable arcade machines buzzing and blinking in a battle...
Epic Games Share Insights: Optimizing ‘Showdown’ for 90 FPS on Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Prototype
At Oculus Connect in September, the VR company brought together experts and developers from across the world to talk VR. Among them were developers from Epic Games, creators of Unreal Engine, who shared some of the challenges and solutions to...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 83): Crystal Rift with Developers Jon Hibbins and Nick Pittom
Most of you already know Nick Pittom from his successful Kickstarter for "RedOfPaw's Big Crazy Stupid VR Adventure and American Pie". What you might not know is that he is also working with developer Jon Hibbins on an amazing...
This is the Beginning of VR Education, and It Will Only Get Better
At a school in the Czech Republic on October 20th, a groundbreaking experiment took place. Instead of pens and paper, students sat down with specially adapted VR headsets (Oculus Rift DK2s) that dropped them into a fascinating, immersive, educational...
‘Zero Point’ Is the First 3D 360 Degree Documentary for the Oculus Rift, Available now
Zero Point is the first 3D 360 degree documentary film to be released for the Oculus Rift VR headset. The film is not only shot for virtual reality, it's also about virtual reality. Academy Award nominated director Danfung Dennis...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 82): VR Desktop, Windows Versions, and Confusing Elevator Rides with Developer Guy...
In this episode of the Rev VR Podcast, Guy Godin, developer of the Virtual Desktop, joins me in a fun discussion about his amazing app. After doing a bit of personal tech support, Guy was able to help me...

















