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...
Does This Wired Article Image Hold Clues To Oculus Rift 2.0’s Positional Tracking?
A recent Wired article featuring a visit to Oculus VR HQ includes an image that might just hold clues to the secretive Oculus Rift 2.0 (or DK2) and it's rumoured positional tracking capabilities. We take a look.
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Interview: SoftKinetic Aims to Help Us Reach into Virtual Worlds
Road to VR speaks to Mike Nichols, Softkinetic's VP of Content & Applications, about how they're helping bridge the gap between virtual reality and human interaction.
Bridging the Gap Between Virtual Reality and Interaction
Softkinetic are are new breed of technology company...
Virtuix Omni Contest — Enter Now to Win an Omni VR Treadmill
As we reportedly recently, the Virtuix Omni VR treadmill is heading to Kickstarter on June 4th. Building up to the Kickstarter the company starts the Virtuix Omni contest to give away three Omni's -- don't miss your chance to...
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...
Razer Hydra 50% off Sale Extended to End of May
The Razer Hydra motion gaming controller has become the defacto virtual reality input device for many developers working with the Oculus Rift. Razer has extended their 50% off sale to the end of May, giving you a few more...
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,...
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...
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...
Sixense STEM Update: Pre-orders, Black Friday Sale, Mechanical Prototype, New Color Scheme
Time for a quick check up on the world on STEM, the next-generation VR motion controller from Sixense. The company is running a Black Friday / holiday sale and recently showed their first mechanical prototype along with the system's...
Control VR Post Reddit User’s Hands-On Experiences
As reported earlier, Control VR have been going out of their way to demonstrate to the VR community that their upper body motion capture system which incorporates some pretty awesome finger tracking data gloves, is completely awesome and well...
News Bits: Impressive VR Lightsaber Video Uses the Oculus Rift and a Serious Mo-Cap Rig
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...
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...
PrioVR Reveal New Designs as They Prepare for Manufacturing
YEI, the company behind the PrioVR motion capture suit for virtual reality applications, has revealed its latest designs as the company prepares to manufacture and ship to its Kickstarter backers.
YEI has had a tumultuous time since we first featured the...
Tactical Haptics Readies new Reactive Grip Controller Prototype for GDC Debut
Tactical Haptics says that they're currently raising money to bring the unit to market for VR developers and enthusiasts. The company ran a Kickstarter back in November which unfortunately failed to hit its goal of $175,000. It's unclear if...


















