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News Bits: Palmer Luckey Wins at the 2014 World Technology Awards
Oculus has caused a stir in the technology world, a statement riddled with understatement perhaps. The company and it's founder Palmer Luckey have walked away with countless industry awards since the appearance of it's Oculus Rift DK1 in late...
Experience Augmented Reality Now on Your iPhone or Android Phone for Free with Aurasma
Aurasma is a free augmented reality app that runs on iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad), and Android. Using your phone's camera and other sensors, the app projects digital scenes onto the real world through your device's viewfinder. Aurasma...
Play ‘The Worst VR Game Ever’ and Support a Great Charitable Cause
It's not the moniker most developers would relish being attached to their work, but in the case of the developers at Shiny Shoe, creators of Desert Bus VR, it's entirely appropriate.
Drive the Desert Bus for Hope
On a very long and...
Crytek and Basemark Announce VR Benchmark Using CRYENGINE
Finnish benchmarking company Basemark have today announced that they're working with game technology house Crytek to produce a virtual reality specific benchmark to test how well your gaming hardware can handle the forthcoming consumer VR revolution.
Hot on the heels...
Nokia Reveals 7 Accessories for OZO VR Camera
Accessories extend and adapt the functionality of cameras for the filmmaker's need; when it comes to VR film, things are no different. Nokia has announced an initial set of accessories to keep their Ozo camera flexible.
If you thought accessories...
Q&A: Virtuix CEO Shares Inside Details of the Shark Tank Experience After Omni Pitch
Earlier this month, Virtuix Omni, the omnidirectional VR treadmill, was shown to a national (U.S.) audience when featured on the venture investment reality show Shark Tank. Virtuix CEO Jan Goetgeluk shares inside details about the experience with Road to VR.
After watching the...
John Carmack Resigns from Id Software
In news that you may have seen coming, John Carmack has resigned from his position at Id Software, the Company he co-founded.
Being immersed in the world of VR, it's sometimes easy to lose track of how far commercial Virtual...
Watch the ‘Godfather of VR’ Ivan Sutherland Speak at the 2015 Proto Awards
The 2015 Proto Awards are over for another year, and as attendees awake from their after-party hangovers, footage from the event is emerging. One of the biggest highlight this year was the surprise appearance of Ivan Sutherland who accepted...
GoPro ‘Odyssey’ VR Camera Priced at $15,000, First Shipments to Select Creators in November
GoPro has today announced the final name and price for their forthcoming VR camera. The 'Odyssey', which will make use of Google's 'Jump' spherical video assembler, has been priced at $15,000. The company has opened a 'Limited Access Program'...
Apple CEO Continues to Set the Stage for Rumored AR Play: ‘AR is for everyone, like...
Apple CEO Tim Cook has once again affirmed his belief in the significance of augmented reality technology. Interviewed during a recent trip to Europe, he spoke broadly about how AR could benefit everyone’s lives in the future, highlighting the way...
AltspaceVR Goes Cross Platform with Gear VR Support, Closed Alpha Sign-Up is Live
AltspaceVR today announced a Samsung Gear VR version of the social VR platform, which will hypothetically allow anyone with the mobile VR headset and an internet connection to talk online face to face.
A dozen journalists from across two continents and...
Facebook Launch 360 Video News Feed Powered by Oculus
Facebook has today announced an update to the social network's News Feed which will now include support for 360 video. Revealed back in March during Facebook's F8 developer's conference, the company has lined up a number of premium content providers to 'chum the...
News Bits: Xing: The Land Beyond, Public Demo Available Soon
Frustratingly, Road to VR and the White Lotus Interactive team seem to keep missing each other. Such was the case at E3 this year too unfortunately. It's especially annoying because, as a backer of the project, I've been wanting to...
Vrvana Totem Kickstarter Passes $100,000 in Day One, CEO Shares Details on Hardware Acceleration
After the first day of Vrvana's Kickstarter campaign for the Totem VR headset the company has raised more than $100,000 CAD toward their $350,000 goal. I recently spoke with Vrvana CEO Bert Nepveu to learn more about the Totem...
Sixense Reveals 3 New STEM VR Controller Demo Videos
Sixense's wireless motion controller system STEM and its protracted development process seems finally to be nearing an end. To that end, the company have released 3 new videos of demo games early adopters will receive along with their hardware.
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