Motion Sensing Peripherals
Sixense Wireless Motion Tracking Development Kit Announced, Effectively the Hydra 2
Today Sixense, creator of the technology found in the Razer Hydra, announced a new wireless tracking development kit that will essentially come to form the Hydra 2. The company, which formerly sold its technology through Razer, will be marketing...
Cyberith Omnidirectional VR Treadmill Launches ‘Virtualizer’ Kickstarter on July 23rd
We've been following Austrian company Cyberith and its virtual reality locomotion 'controller' the 'Virtualizer' for a while now. The Virtualizer is an omnidirectional treadmill which uses a flat base with low friction which enables a user to run, crouch...
Virtuix Omni Kickstarter Starts June 4th with Giveaway Contest, New Gameplay Video with Oculus Rift and...
The Virtuix Omni VR treadmill is headed to Kickstarter on June 4th. The company has released a new gameplay video showing the Omni in use with the Oculus Rift and Half-Life 2. Virtuix will be giving away a number...
SVVR and Road to VR Host the U.S. Virtualizer Debut August 19th in Mountain View California
The Cyberith Virtualizer Comes to the US for the First Time for Live Demonstrations
Silicon Valley Virtual Reality and Road to VR today announced a special event featuring the debut of the Virtualizer and accompanying technology from the virtual reality...
Tactical Haptics Returns to GDC 2015 with New Demo for Haptic Controller
Tactical Haptics is coming back to this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco to give a fresh demo of their haptic controller, Reactive Grip. The device aims to give popular motion tracking devices a more immersive feel for in-game...
Tactical Haptics Reactive Grip Controller: Smaller Size, STEM Support, Heading to Kickstarter
Reactive Grip is an interesting technology by Tactical Haptics which lets you feel feelback from games in the palm of your hands. The company plans to take their prototype to Kickstarter to raise money for production versions of their...
Oculus Acquires Nimble VR and Two Others for Computer Vision Expertise
Yesterday Oculus announced that they're acquiring Nimble VR, which launched a Kickstarter in October to fund creation of their motion input camera designed for VR headsets. Along with Nimble VR, 13th Lab and Chris Bregler also join the Oculus...
Close Up With ‘Rink’, Gear VR’s Prototype Motion Controller
We caught up with the developers of Rink, a new wireless motion controller that uses a combination of magnetic field enabled positional tracking and infra-red finger tracking.
Here's a closer look at the new motion controllers which we wrote about...
Sixense STEM Next Generation Motion Controller Goes to Kickstarter This Month
Sixense has officially announced that they'll be bringing their next-gen 'STEM' motion controller to Kickstarter this month, along with a few additional details.
Sixense, creators of the technology behind the Razer Hydra motion controller, announced the wireless 'STEM' motion controller...
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....
Leap Motion ‘3D Jam’ Dev Contest Offers $75k in Prizes for Leap-Based Experiences, Starts October 19th
Leap Motion is teaming up with IndieCade for a '3D Jam' dev contest which utilizes the company's motion controller. Leap recently released a 'VR Mount' for their motion controller which connects to the front of the Oculus Rift and...
‘Kintinuous’ Fuses Virtual and Reality with the Oculus Rift and Kinect
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...
IndieCade Announces Top 20 Semi-Finalists in Leap Motion ‘3D Jam’
IndieCade announced the top 20 semi-finalists of the Leap Motion '3D Jam' yesterday. The lucky 20 entrants will go on to compete for the first prize of $5,000 cash and $2,500 in travel costs to send them to IndieCade East 2015...
3 Month Delay for STEM Motion Controller Aims to Improve Accuracy and Modify Modular Design
Sixense, creators of the popular (and now rather expensive!) Hydra system, today announced to their Kickstarter backers a three month delay in delivery of their upcoming STEM motion controllers “for the sake of performance optimization." The controllers, originally due...
PrioVR Q&A With Paul Yost, Chief of R&D at YEI Technology
With yesterday's launch of the PrioVR Kickstarter, we had a few questions about the system. We got in touch with Paul Yost, Chief of R&D at YEI Technology, to get answers straight from the source. Read on for our...




















