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SVVR Con: Panel Discussing Startups in VR LiveStream @ 10:00am PDT
On to the second and final day of the SVVR Expo. Next up is a panel discussion of the issues and opportunities of starting and operating a consumer VR focused business:
Is now the right time?
What does it take to...
SVVR Con: Forecasting VR’s Adoption Over the Next 5 Years – LiveStream @ 11:00am PDT
The very first SVVR Conference and Expo kicks off today for 2 days and we have reporters on the ground to bring you the latest news from what promises to be an exciting show.
SVVR Expo's first scheduled event entitled...
Maker Faire 2014: SVVR Evangelises VR, New CastAR Holographic Display Concept and Fuel3D Scans Your Digital...
Being based in Silicon Valley, I'm fortunate to have Maker Faire Bay Area practically right in my back yard. Maker Faire describes itself as an "all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists,...
Oakley and RS Components Among the Latest Brands Using the Oculus Rift for Marketing
Virtual Reality And Next Generation Marketing
Brighton based digital agency Makemedia recently produced an Oculus Rift multi-player racing game to promote an electronics component brand.
In late March, over 700 EPC (Electronica Productronica China) show delegates virtually raced ‘Wipeout’ style cars...
The Elite: Dangerous Interview – What Would You Ask Gaming Legend David Braben?
Road to VR has arranged an interview with the legendary game designer and programmer David Braben, he of Elite fame and most recently the Oculus Rift supporting Elite: Dangerous. We'd like to ask him questions from the VR community.
In...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 63): Karl Krantz Talks SVVR Expo and VR Communities
The first ever Silicon Valley VR Conference & Expo is happening very soon. This will be the first time that the ultimate collection of VR minds will be assembled in such an intimate environment. Karl Krantz is the man...
How Two Indie Devs Snuck a Concealed Oculus Rift and Laptop onto a Roller Coaster for...
It's an overcast morning at an undisclosed theme park in the UK, the temperature is just right—wearing a sweatshirt won't be conspicuous. Good thing too, lest security find the device strapped around Edmond O'Driscoll's chest.
After passing through security and making...
Road to VR’s Ben Lang to Speak and Moderate at First Annual SVVR Conference & Expo
Road to VR Founder & Executive Editor, Ben Lang, has been asked to speak and moderate at the first annual SVVR Conference & Expo hosted this month in Mountain View, CA.
The first annual SVVR Conference & Expo is pulling...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 62): Orange County VR Meetup Founders Discuss Their Success and Future Plans
Mich Haddad and Dylan Watkins join me in this episode of the Rev VR Podcast. They talk about planning the Orange County VR Meetup, the interesting way they got Oculus to show the Oculus Rift DK2, and their own vision...
Oculus VR Responds to Legal Claims, Says Zenimax Cancelled Doom 3 BFG VR Support After Refusal...
Today Oculus VR offers up a candid response to Zenimax's recent and very public claims that the maker of the Oculus Rift VR headset infringed upon its intellectual property. Plus, why Doom 3: BFG for the Oculus Rift was...
Sony Morpheus VR Headset Shown in Public for First Time at SVVR Meetup #10
Sony Computer Entertainment surprised last evening's Silicon Valley VR meetup #10 with the first public display of their Project Morpheus VR headset prototype.
Morpheus, unveiled at this year's Game Developers Conference in March, was only shown to a limited audience...
Yay3d VR Viewer Turns Your Tablet into a Hand-held VR Headset (video review)
There have been several smartphone/tablet VR viewers making their way into the virtual reality market lately which take advantage of an Android phone or iPhone screen, as well as their gyroscopes and accelerometers. Since mobile phones are on the forefront of...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 61): Lawyer Eric Greenbaum Discusses ZeniMax Claims Against John Carmack and Oculus...
ZeniMax, John Carmack's former employer, is claiming that Carmack and Oculus VR owe them for technology that was developed while Carmack was still with id Software. Eric Greenbaum, New York lawyer and VR developer, joins me to discuss the...
Go On Safari with the Award Winning Cyberith Virtualizer, Kickstarter Campaign Coming (video)
Cyberith has released a new video demonstrating its unique omni-directional treadmill being used to go on safari on the wildlife rich plains of Africa. Plus, hints of an incoming Kickstarter campaign.
Update: More Kickstarter details from Cyberith emerge
With the development making...
The Faces of SVVR Conference & Expo 2014 – New Speakers and Panellists Announced!
The first Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference and Expo is gathering serious momentum with a flood of new speakers, exhibitors and panellists now confirmed.
SVVR Expo Attracts Industry Leading Lights
The SVVR movement has swiftly positioned itself as one of the leading gatherings...


















