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Lucid VR Receives $2.1M in Seed Funding, Partnering with ODM Wistron

Lucid VR, the makers of the stereoscopic 3D camera LucidCam, today announced a seed funding round to the tune of $2.1M, bringing a significant raise in funds to the team's successful Indiegogo campaign which attracted over $100,000 in funds over the...

AltspaceVR Brings Official Dungeons & Dragons to Social VR

Social virtual reality platform AltspaceVR have today announced they're partnering with Wizards of the Coast, publisher of Dungeons and Dragons, to bring the brand into virtual reality, retaining the social aspects that makes the table-top incarnations so popular. Role playing...
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CCP Games’ Sigurður Gunnarsson Shares EVE: Valkyrie’s Origin Story

Sigurður G. Gunnarsson is a member of the VR's new-wave 'old guard'. As one of the original initiators of what was originally known as EVE-VR, the 20% project started by CCP VR enthusiasts, he's watched EVE: Valkyrie and VR's resurgence flourish....

Kokiri Forest Oculus Rift Demo: Step into the Iconic Zelda Ocarina of Time

Fancy playing through one of the most celebrated games of all time in virtual reality? Developer DarkAkuma has given us a taste of what that might be like. A Link To The Future Many people growing up who grew up in...

TED 2016 Attendees Will Step into THE VOID’s Mixed Reality World

The ever-famous TED conference kicks off on February 15th in Vancouver, Canada and this year will feature The VOID mixed reality VR experience, including the latest hardware from the company. We've seen The Void in action several times over the course...

‘Never Blind in VR’ Keeps You in Contact with Your Surroundings Using Kinect 2 (video)

Using a Kinect 2, French firm Dassault Systemes has recently demonstrated a solution to some of the problems associated with the isolating nature of modern VR headsets. The company has prototyped a system that not only allows you access...

‘BigScreen’ Lets You Throw Virtual LAN Parties, Desktop Mirroring in VR

BigScreen is a social VR app currently in beta for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that lets you livestream your monitor to friends in an online environment, essentially letting you throw a virtual LAN party or movie night with your best...

Oculus Rift News Bits: Prototype Review and New Display Details

Time for a catch up on the latest Oculus Rift news. In this edition of ORNB we look at an Oculus Rift review of a prototype developer kit and learn details about the new 7" display that the head...

Oculus at SXSW: Watch the Panel, First Public Crystal Cove Demos, Game of Thrones Experience

Last week Oculus VR was in Austin Texas at the annual SXSW interactive festival. In addition to hosting an open panel, the company showed off their latest Oculus Rift Crystal Cove prototype to the public for the first time....

HTC ‘Vive’ Steam VR Headset Available to Developers in Spring

The HYC 'Vive' VR headset which has just been announced at MWC a short while ago, will be available in developer kit form. The HTC 'VR' Vive website has now launched and includes a signup button, teasing the ability for...
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Polynomial 2 Aims to Hold You in a Musical VR Trance, Out Now on Steam

Polynomial 2, the sequel to the 2010 original, brings its trance inducing, laser fuelled musical charms to virtual reality. The original Polynomial received some reserved critical reaction on its release back in 2010. In fact, although reviews appeared in gaming publications...

(Update: video) Google IO 2013: First Photos of Google Maps with Oculus Rift and Leap Motion

Earlier today we noted that Google had mentioned some sort of Google Maps integration with the Oculus Rift and Leap Motion. A source on the ground at Google IO 2013 gives us the first photos and early details. Juan Pablo Risso,...

John Carmack Joins Oculus VR Inc. as Chief Technical Officer

Huge, unexpected news straight from Oculus VR Inc this morning: John Carmack is joining the company as chief technical officer, the company announced on its blog. Carmack was a key player in the Oculus Rift genesis story and is...

Former Apple Talent Developing Oculus Rift Headtracker, “9 DOF” and 760Hz Gyro Sampling

Palmer Luckey, the creator of the Oculus Rift, has confirmed that Oculus LLC is dropping the Hillcrest tracker that was originally being used as the Oculus Rift headtracker. Now it seems the Rift will use the Adjacent Reality tracker, developed...

Nintendo Patents Eye-Tracking Tech Bringing 3D to 2D Displays

Nintendo has always danced to a tune all its own. Refusing to accept the status quo in the often relentless inevitability of the gaming world has lead to both incredible successes (introducing natural motion with the Wii) to abject...
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