Motion Sensing Peripherals
YEI Technology Announces Big Price Drop for PrioVR VR Motion Capture Kit, Earlier Delivery
In a move that's sure to make PrioVR backers and would-be backers alike quite happy, YEI Technology has announced a big price drop for both the PrioVR Lite and PrioVR Pro systems. On top of that, they're shaving four...
New Tactical Haptics Reactive Grip Video Shows More Tactile Experiences
Back at GDC 2013, we caught up with Tactical Haptics and demoed their Reactive Grip technology which seeks to provide players with convincing tactile sensations on controllers and other peripherals. The company has released a new video showing two...
‘NullSpace VR’ are Building an Upper Body Haptic Suit and Gloves
NullSpace VR are a startup formed from Rochester University Robotics Club who are building a haptic suit and gloves they claim will allow you to feel your virtual worlds.
So, as virtual reality approaches it's first milestone to technological maturity,...
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,...
STEM System “3 Months Away from Shipping” Says Sixense
The wireless motion controllers, designed for virtual reality input, the Sixense STEM system has had a rocky road since its hugely successful Kickstarter campaign concluded. Design issues and seemingly insurmountable FCC certification problems meant the date which backers could...
CES 2015: Hands-On with ‘3D Rudder’ the Motion Controller for your Feet
CES is officially underway and at the press preview event 'CES Unveiled' last night I got the chance to get my hands and feet on with the new 3d Rudder motion controller.
It always amazes me that a place as big as...
3DRudder VR Controller Priced at $175, Ships in March 2016
This what the retail version of 3DRudder, a unique motion controller designed that aims to "free the hands and lets the user do more", looks like. And this is how much it'll cost when it finally goes on sale...
Developer Interview: ‘Teddy’ Talks Hydradeck Cover Shooter
We speak to 'Teddy', the developer behind the UDK based and Razer Hydra powered positional tracking demo 'Hydradeck' and the new 'Hydradeck Cover Shooter'.
VR Prospecting
In these early days of the Virtual Reality resurgence, there's much to be discovered. Developers...
Sixense Shows off STEM Tracking With Impressive Ping Pong Demo
Sixense, creators of the tracking technology in the Razer Hydra, have been hard at work over the last year developing Hydra's successor, STEM. The company has also recently announced that STEM will be compatible with Samsung's Gear VR for...
News Bits: Save $10 on a Leap Motion VR Developer Bundle
Leap has made available a new bundle which will save developers $10 when buying the Leap Motion controller and corresponding VR mount for the Oculus Rift VR headset.
Back in August, Leap announced a VR mount for their Leap Motion...
Sony Acquires Softkinetic with Tech Ideal for Next-Gen PlayStation VR Input
Softkinetic are a 3D vision company specialising in depth-sensing technologies, specifically ToF (Time of Flight) laser-based systems. Now, Sony have announced it has acquired the Belgian company, provoking speculation that we might see the company's tech used for hand-tracking alongside...
Exclusive: Hands-on With the Oculus Rift Tuscany Razer Hydra Demo — The Most Fun I’ve Had...
At GDC 2013 I met with the good folks from Sixense, makers of the Razer Hydra controller. They put me into the Oculus Rift and loaded up the Tuscany demo (built in Unity). This particular version of the demo...
VRGO is a Wireless VR Controller You Sit On, Kickstarter Campaign Live
We've seen some pretty crazy VR-focused motion controllers at Road to VR over the years, but this latest offering from UK based VRGO probably makes the top 5. A wireless motion controller using inertial input that you sit on....
New Virtuix Omni Gameplay Footage, Kickstarter Goal Crushed on Day One
New Virtuix Omni gameplay videos have popped up, but first, a big congratulations to Virtuix who's Omni Kickstarter blasted out of the gate yesterday morning and crushed its goal shortly thereafter. Now the only question left is: how high...
Project Holodeck Update: Razer Now Official Sponsor, The Team Tests the Oculus Rift
Exciting info for the team of Project Holodeck, Razer is now an official sponsor. The company, which was founded in 1998 and manufacturers PC peripherals for hardcore gamers, will supply the Holodeck team with hardware pertinent to the project and...
















