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‘Grave’ Promises Surreal Survival Horror and Oculus Rift Support, Kickstarter Entering Final Week

Grave, by developer Tristan Parish Moore, asks its players to survive a hostile, desert environment teaming with creatures armed with nothing but light. It's a surrealist twist on a familiar format and it ships with Oculus Rift support. Update:...

Star Trek Voyager VR is The first Indie Oculus Rift Demo to Use Unreal Engine 4...

Unreal Engine 4 shipped with out-of-the-box support for the Oculus Rift recently and the first demo supporting the VR Headset has just been released. Thomas Kadlec's 'Starship Bridge Demo' puts you on the bridge of Star Trek's Voyager. Update 2:...

DIY Guide: Build a Smartphone VR Headset That Plays Oculus Rift Games and More for $20...

Not everyone can drop a few hundred dollars on a VR headset, but that doesn't mean they can't experience VR! For those with the time and a bit of handiwork skill, this DIY guide from guest writer Ohaple will...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 59): James Andrew Talks PAX East and Rift Wars, Download The Demo...

Indie developer, James Andrew, joins me on this episode of the Rev VR Podcast. He shares his epic adventures at PAX East and the development process behind his new game, Rift Wars. Like so many other indie developers in the...

Indie Dev Shares His Thoughts on Crashing PAX East With an Oculus Rift and Drawing a...

It's the kind of underdog story that the internet loves. James Andrew, developer behind Oculus Rift title Rift Wars headed to Pax East 2014 in Boston with no credentials and ended up drawing a crowd demoing the title. We...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 58): Technolust Kickstarter Discussion with Developer Blair Renaud

All of my 90s cyberpunk dreams come to life in a virtual reality masterpiece called Technolust. The Kickstarter is live, and the developer, Blair Renaud explains his inspiration and goals for the game in this episode of the Rev...

VR Cinema Is Booming, Filmmakers Felix & Paul Talk Pioneering 3D 360 Venture ‘Once’

'Look Around' Video Content Set To Explode Whilst VR is generally a 360 degree experience, traditional filmmakers and production companies are exploring how 360 degree video can revolutionize storytelling and make a viewer feel more emotionally involved. Last week, Jaunt VR...

Cyber-thriller ‘Technolust’ for Oculus Rift Launches Kickstarter, Unveils New Prototype (Developer Interview)

Futuristic cyber-thriller Technolust launches its Kickstarter today and unveils a stunning new prototype for the Oculus Rift. Brian Hart takes a look and speaks with its developer, Blair Renaud. Cyberpunk, Built for VR "In the early part of the 21st century, the...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 57): Discussing the First Los Angeles VR Meetup (VRLA), with Founder Cosmo...

With almost 200 people from the Los Angeles area packing the motion capture stage of FX-house, Digital Domain, the first VRLA Meetup exceeded founder Cosmo Scharf’s vision to bring virtual reality to his city. When Cosmo first told me about...

New 360 Video Trailer Teleports You to Japan, Courtesy of the Oculus Rift

Polygon Window Productions are a company specialising in the capture of immersive movies. Their latest project leverages the power of the Oculus Rift to deliver a 360 video in which you can look around at will. We take a...

GameFace Labs Has the First VR Headset on the Block with a 2.5K Display—And It’s Mobile

GameFace Labs may very well be the furthest along in the quest to create a mobile VR headset. Based on Android, GameFace Labs has been working hard to iterate on their prototypes, their latest is the first VR headset...

Virtual Reality Will Go Mainstream, But Here’s a Little Perspective

Virtual reality, with Oculus Rift as the industry front-runner, is poised to become the 'next big thing,' but it isn't there just yet... in fact, there's a long way yet to go. It's easy, covering virtual reality so closely as...

Tickets Now Available: First Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference & Expo, May 19–20

Tickets are now available for the first Silicon Valley Virtual Reality (SVVR) Conference and Expo event. To mark the event, Karl Krantz walks us through the short but already history of the social event from which it was born. SVVR...

Rev VR Podcast – Episode 56: Conversation with Darknet Developer E McNeill

The last time I spoke with E McNeill , he had just won the 2013 VR Game Jam with his amazing game, Ciess.  Now, he is showing off the latest evolution of his game, Darknet. We discuss the journey from...

Inside Look: Jaunt Pulls in $6.8 Million in Venture Funding for Virtual Reality Cinema Toolset

After nearly a year, Jaunt comes out of stealth mode today with what they hope will be the launch of a new content medium: cinematic virtual reality. For many months now, they have teased on their their website: "At...
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