Mobile VR
Google Releases Open Source Plans for Cardboard v2 Viewer
Google released the second version of their Cardboard VR viewer back in May. Sticking to their commitment to make the design of the handheld HMD completely open for third-party manufacturers, the company has now released the complete design specification...
Moggles is a Foldable, Pocketable Mobile VR Headset that’s 40mm Thick
Swedish virtual reality company Moggles has launched a new, smartphone-based VR headset of the same name which apparently folds into a 40mm thick form factor, ready to slip into your pocket.
Moggles has just released details of its latest attempt...
MTV and IM360 will Put You on the Red Carpet at the Video Music Awards
IM360 has partnered with MTV to offer you an envious position at this Sunday's Video Music Awards, with a live 360 degree immersive broadcast direct from the prestigious event's red carpet.
MTV's Video Music Awards is an event with the highest...
Carmack on Gear VR: “Hold Off” on Buying New Phone Until Connect 2
John Carmack, CTO at Oculus, has tweeted advice to those considering a new phone for VR that they should wait until after Oculus' 2nd Connect conference next month.
Samsung's 'Unpacked' event has now been and gone, without much of a...
Ximmerse Adds Motion Tracking to PC and Mobile VR Using Stereo Camera Tech
Ximmerse, a tech company based in China, are working on a suite of optically tracked input systems based around a proprietary stereo camera. The system is claimed to work with both PC and mobile based virtual reality.
The three big...
‘Gunjack’ UE4-based Turret-shooter Announced by CCP Games, Affirms Fall Release for Samsung’s Consumer Gear VR
Gunjack is a quite gorgeous looking turret-shooter for Samsung's Gear VR headset. The game is set in the EVE universe, that of developer CCP Games' Eve Online. As an arcade-style shooter, players can collect powerups as they fend off waves...
GameFace “Guarantees” Latency Equal to Gear VR, Mark 6 Prototype Field of View Impresses
We recently got our hands on the latest 'Mark 6' mobile VR headset prototype from GameFace Labs. The 'Head Mounted Console' as the company calls it, features a 2560x1440 OLED display and an on-board processor, making the device a...
GameFace Mobile VR Headset Will Also Tether to PCs Through Valve’s OpenVR
GameFace Labs showed off their latest prototype mobile VR headset at E3 last week, a device that promises to deliver both a standalone Android-based mobile VR experience and a tethered PC experience in the same headset.
GameFace calls their prototype headset a head...
‘VR Karts: Sprint’ Comes to Gear VR with Mario Kart-Style Online Multiplayer
VR Karts: Sprint, the Gear VR adaptation of VR Karts, is now on the Gear VR store. With the addition of online multiplayer, you can now race around the game's cartoony kingdom against competitors from all over the globe.
Indie studio Viewpoint Games has released...
Google Wants to Use Tango Tech for VR, But Admits Current Dev Kits Aren’t Optimized
Project Tango, Google's computer vision project able to track and map 3D spaces in realtime, may well find its way into future VR projects from the company, but they admit that current developer hardware may not be up to...
Google I/O 2015 has Virtual Reality on the Menu
Google's annual developer conference 'I/O' appears to be touching on virtual reality with a session dedicated to VR game design at the event.
Google I/O 2015, coming to the Moscone Center in San Francisco on May 28-29th, is the tech...
Oculus Shares Optimization Tips for Unity-based Gear VR Projects
Chris Pruett, Oculus' head of developer relations and co-founder of Robot Invader, has recently released somewhat of a technical quick-start guide targeting potential Gear VR devs looking to get that extra mile out of their game or experience.
The blog post, Squeezing Performance...
‘Wearality Sky’ Passes $100,000 Kickstarter Goal, Meetups in San Francisco and New York
With only 4 days left until the official end of its crowdfunding campaign, Wearality Sky has passed its funding goal of $100,000. The company will be offering trials of their 150 degree field of view (FOV) lenses in San Francisco...
Samsung Gear VR for S6 Hands-on, “the best picture quality we’ve ever seen”
We had the Samsung Gear VR team in our office recently and they gave us a hands on look at the new Gear VR headset for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Here are some of the notable improvements.
This guest...
New Gear VR for Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Goes on Sale May 8th in U.S,...
Samsung today announced that the new Gear VR for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will go on sale May 8th and become available for pre-order on the 24th. The new mobile VR headset from Samsung (made in collaboration with...



















