The cross platform 3D development engine Unity 3D, it's fair to say, has been incredibly important in the drive to get content created for virtual reality. According to Oculus' VP of Product Nate Mitchell, at one point, Unity based...

Legendary author of 80's cyberpunk thriller Neuromancer, a book in which he famously coined the term 'cyberspace', takes a spin in virtual reality courtesy of Samsung's Gear VR. It seems he was suitably impressed. At TED 2015 in Vancouver last...

ionVR is a smartphone based VR headset that augments the standard Google cardboard experience with custom optics and electronics to drastically reduce latency. We go hands on at CES to see if it actually works. VR smartphone adapters in my...

Oculus has recently released an intuitive learning tool for developers and designers looking to get into the medium. While it can be useful in wrapping your head around the do's and don'ts of VR design, Oculus maintains that the info...

Having tracked the emerging consumer VR market for more than three years now, it's hard to believe how fast it's taking off. VR is steadily transforming from a promising technology to a disruptive one. And the proof is now...

Sixense, creators of the tracking technology in the Razer Hydra, have been hard at work over the last year developing Hydra's successor, STEM. The company has also recently announced that STEM will be compatible with Samsung's Gear VR for...

Pixvana, a Seattle VR startup working to create a cloud-based processing and delivery platform for VR video, today announced a $6 million fundraise. In a round led by Madrona Venture group with participation from Vulcan Capital and angel investors, Pixvana...

Fove, the impressive eye-tracking VR headset that's smashed through their Kickstarter goal, has revealed plans to investigate 'Lighthouse' positional tracking from Valve as a $700,000 stretch goal. The company today is also announcing that they will support the OpenVR...

VRelia, a Spanish company recently formed with the aim of providing users with high resolution VR Headsets, has announced a partnership with ImmersiON, a startup formed from the key players behind TD Vision, a company with a history in...

Evangelizing virtual reality to the world is a difficult task. Each day, we creep closer to the consumer release of multiple VR devices that will disrupt technology as we know it, and the world needs to be prepared. Many of...

SteamVR made a powerful debut at last week's GDC 2015. Valve collaborated with a diverse group of indie VR developers to create demos for the system. Now SteamVR gameplay footage has emerged from The Gallery: Six Elements demo. See Also: HTC...

Tonight's 21 finalists at the Vision AR/VR Awards are in, and the AR/VR cross-industry event in Hollywood, California will be honoring a diverse range of AR/VR content spanning 8 categories. The winners will be announced this evening ceremony starting at 8PM Pacific Time...

With just 7 days remaining in the Oculus Rift Kickstarter which is nearing $2 million in funding, the campaign easily passed my early $1 million estimate. I took all of the publicly available data from the Kickstarter and compiled...

A video has just been released demonstrating a new device offering gaming locomotion, i.e. translating the actions of walking into in-game actions. It's called the Cyberith Virtualiser. Unique Approaches Not much is known about the device currently, but from the video...

FOVE's Kickstarter campaign to bring the first VR headset with eye-tracking to market at a consumer price-point is coming to a close in less than 24 hours. Potential backers take note: Lighthouse 'room scale' tracking is coming. FOVE, the eye-tracking VR...