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News Bits: New Valve VR Headset, Impressions from the Boston VR Bender
As we reported a couple of days ago, a new version of Valve's prototype VR Headset was demo'd at the recent VR Bender event in Boston. We noted the changes in tracking technology meaning the units are now seemingly...
Minecrift Update Bringing Support for Oculus Rift DK2 to PC’s Best Selling Game
Minecrift is the impressive Oculus Rift mod for the ever-popular Minecraft (2011). The mod has supported the Oculus Rift DK1 on Minecraft version 1.6.4 for some time. Now, developer StellaArtois has received the DK2 and is working to update Minecrift to...
Steam Dev Days Overview and More Valve Prototype HMD Impressions—Kevin Williams Reports
Guest contributor Kevin Williams brings us a report from inside Steam Dev Days, where Valve held a number of talks on their vision of the future of virtual reality, and demonstrated a prototype VR head mounted display which wowed...
The Gallery: Six Elements — Early Alpha Sneak Peek with the ‘VIP Preview’
We take an early look at one of the most hotly anticipated titles in VR Gaming. CloudHead games were kind enough to give us access to an early alpha of The Gallery: Six Elements.
VR Gaming from the Ground Up
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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...
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...
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....
‘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...
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...
‘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....
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.
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