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VR Launchpad: Never Leave Virtual Reality Again

We take a look at a new application from the founder of the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality meetup (SVVR), Karl Krantz, that lets you launch your favourite VR games and apps from one VR-enabled user interface. Never Leave VR We love...

John Carmack Resigns from Id Software

In news that you may have seen coming, John Carmack has resigned from his position at Id Software, the Company he co-founded. Being immersed in the world of VR, it's sometimes easy to lose track of how far commercial Virtual...

Tactical Haptics Announce Wireless Stretch Goal, Gets Creative with the Reactive Grip

In their latest Kickstarter update, Tactical Haptics has responded to backer's requests to go wireless with it's Reactive Grip motion sensing peripheral. And a new video update highlights the range of creative uses for the device. Get a Grip, Go...

Valve to Demonstrate Prototype VR HMD and Talk Changes to Steam to “Support and Promote VR...

It looks like Valve is ready to take the gloves off at Steam Dev Days 2014. Two talks to be given at the event will include a demonstration of Valve's secret prototype VR HMD that is "capable of stunning...

Virtuix Omni VR Treadmill Hands-on and Interview with CEO Jan Goetgeluk [video]

Though we've been covering the Virtuix Omni since the beginning, I never got a chance to slip on the shoes and try it for myself. Last weekend I finally got that opportunity and also spoke with Virtuix CEO Jan Goetgeluk...

Hands-on with Avegant’s Impressive Virtual Retinal HMD and Interview with CEO

Avegant is creating a unique head mounted display that uses an impressive virtual retinal display, a screen-less technology that projects an image directly onto your retina. After trying the Avegant HMD for myself, I sat down with CEO Edward...

Exclusive: First Hands-on with Xyson Xcope Smartphone HMD, Now on Kickstarter [videos]

Recently I sat down with Xyson Labs CEO Jeff Hyson to check out the Xcope, another entry in the world of smartphone HMDs. The Xcope makes several smart additions to the typical 'strap a smartphone to your face' formula...

Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty Ghosts Coming Soon to the Oculus Rift with New Version...

A soon to be released beta version of vorpX will bring support for not only Battlefield 4 but also Call of Duty: Ghosts to the Oculus Rift. Watch us preview BF4 support in a new video. Battlefield 4 and Call...

Interview: PrioVR is “too good for us to give up on” — VR Gloves, Vests, and...

After having checked out the first PrioVR prototype the other week, I had a chance to sit down with YEI Technology's Head of R&D, Paul Yost, to learn more about the VR motion tracking system. Yost talks VR gloves,...

Exclusive: World’s First Hands-On With the InfinitEye 210° FOV HMD [video]

InfinitEye is a prototype head mounted display that uses dual 1280x800 displays to create a massive 210 degree field of view. I traveled to Toulouse, France to be the first journalist in the world to go hands-on with the unit....

Intel Claims It Can Improve Image Quality for HMDs — Daniel Pohl Tells Us How

Intel's Daniel Pohl speaks to Road to VR about Intel's research into improving the user experience for the new generation of virtual reality HMDs. Intel Inside  With modern GPUs, this method is fairly cheap in terms of compute cycles, but...

Hands-on: New HL2VR Mod is the Best Way to Experience Half-Life 2 (video)

HL2VR is a mod for Half-Life 2 which adds Razer Hydra support and a bunch of other tweaks, it turns Half-Life 2 into one of the best virtual reality experiences available today. The latest version of HL2VR adds new...

Interview with Nostrum Creator Robert Yang, VR Jam 2013 Runner Up

Robert Yang, creator of Nostrum, a VR Flight game inspired by a viewing of Porco Rosso takes time out of his busy Teaching schedule to answer our questions on his experiences coding for the VR Jam competition. Flying Pigs To say...

Exclusive: Hands-on With the First PrioVR Prototype and YEI’s 3-Space Sensors (video)

Earlier this week I was fortunate enough to get my hands not only on YEI Technology's existing 3-space tracking system, but I was also the first to see the true PrioVR virtual reality motion capture prototype. Since the launch of...

VR Jam Winner Lau Korsgaard Talks ‘Virtual Internet Hacker’

VR Jam winner Lau Korsgaard talks to Road to VR about KnapNok Games' Virtual Internet Hacker, a VR fueled homage to the 90s hacker movie.VR HaXX0R!Anyone of my generation who is also a geek is unlikely to have escaped...
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