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...

Sixense's successful STEM Kickstarter has been running for a few weeks now, but for the first time they're showing the true power of their VR tracking system with full 5 point tracking. The results are, quite frankly, awesome. I guess...

Sadly, there were no VR-related surprises from the big console manufacturers at E3 this year. However, Microsoft's Kinect 2.0 could become a key virtual reality input device thanks to a rich set of features and substantially improved performance. Back when...

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...

The Kinect was a great example of cutting edge technology coming from R&D into entertainment. First released as a peripheral for the Xbox 360, it quickly became one of the most successful console peripheral ever launched and then promptly...

Today the Trinity Magnum launches on Kickstater. While there are a number of other options in the works, the Trinity Magnum is the first to approach VR input on the PC with an optical tracking solution. Priced at...

The Sixense STEM system for VR motion control blew through its $250,000 goal one day one. The campaign is now at $476,000 and appears well on the way to $1 million. Sixense have announce a 'stretch goal' at $550,000...

Virtuix Omni, the forthcoming VR omnidirectional treadmill, will be making an appearance on ABC's popular venture capital reality show, Shark Tank. For those who haven't seen the show, Shark Tank puts entrepreneurs in front of a panel of wealthy investors in...

Today Sixense is revealing the reason for the delay of their STEM motion input controller—the company revamped their board design to include an IMU sensor which augments the motion tracking capabilities of the controller. The IMU is used for...

VRClay, the digital sculpting software built for virtual reality and motion sensing peripherals, has just launched the first public beta. VRClay is an intuitive, digital 3D sculpting tool that aims to being 3D modelling to the masses using the power...

Cyberith has been teasing us with the Virtualizer, an omnidirectional VR treadmill, for what seems like ages. Today the device, which promises to allow you to physically walk around virtual worlds, finally launches on Kickstarter starting at $599.Over...

YEI Technology has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their PrioVR project. PrioVR is an affordable VR motion capture system that will allow players to put their entire bodies inside a virtual reality environment. The Oculus Rift lets us see...

Let's face it, there's a large proportion of people reading this post that hold a secret (or not so secret) desire to kick Imperial ass using nothing but the Force and a Lightsaber. Well a hacker named Benjamin Teitler just...

I am incredibly excited about the near-future of VR after seeing these three new videos from Sixense, makers of the forthcoming STEM VR controller. The new videos demonstrate the exciting user experiences that become possible when players move from...

At GDC 2013, a company called Tactical Haptics showed off a tactile-feedback system, called Reactive Grip, for motion-controlled input devices. The prototype I got to use consisted of a hacked up Razer Hydra built into a 3D printed housing...