One of the things we're written about many times on the site is the possibilities for virtual reality inside the entertainment sphere but outside the scope of traditional games. Virtual Tourism, VR Cinema and Virtual Arcades are all tantalising prospects when...

The lab of Human Computer Interaction at Germany’s Hasso Plattner Institute has developed impacto, a wearable, wireless device designed “to render the haptic sensation of hitting and being hit in virtual reality.” Led by Professor Patrick Baudisch, the lab has...

Cloudlands: VR Minigolf's new level editor makes creating and sharing new courses a snap. Level editors in videogames can greatly expand available content thanks to community-made creations, but actually learning how to use them can involve a steep learning curve, often...

At GDC last week Oculus announced they were bringing a VR rendering function called Asynchronous Timewarp to Windows with version 1.3 of the Oculus PC SDK. The feature (abbreviated 'ATW') smoothes over otherwise uncomfortable stuttering which can happen when...

The very first SVVR Conference and Expo kicks off today for 2 days and we have reporters on the ground to bring you the latest news from what promises to be an exciting show. SVVR Expo's first scheduled event entitled...

If you needed any convincing that Valve is serious about the Oculus Rift, check this photo for some evidence. Pictured left to right is Michael Abrash, Valve's VR/AR researcher, Palmer Luckey, the brains behind the forthcoming Oculus Rift HMD,...

Oculus today announced the acquisition of Pebbles Interfaces, an Israel based firm focused on depth sensing technology and computer vision for the purpose of hand tracking. According to Oculus' blog post, Pebbles Interfaces will officially be joining "the hardware engineering and computer vision...

We're excited to announce that Cymatic Bruce, the legendary VR Vlogger and Emcee of the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality meetup (SVVR), is partnering with Road to VR. "Face of VR" Joins Road to VR Hot on the heels of our recent...

The annual Proto Awards, set up to highlight and honour the best and brightest the VR industry has to offer, is over for another year, with Google's Tilt Brush walking away as the overall winner. But who else made the...

Two of the region's largest VR Meetups are teaming up to host a VR Mixer at GDC next week. Come by for a chance to meet developers, media, and enthusiast from the VR industry and community. "Join us for a...

Oculus Rift Developer Kits are finally arriving at people's doors. The first 300 units are either on their way or have already landed. One of the earliest recipients of a kit and seemingly the first to publicly announce his...

The 40th Annual Computer Graphics and Technology convention 'SIGGRAPH' kicks off on the 21st of July. A new video showcasing some of the technologies due to be displayed have implications for Virtual Reality. Demonstrating the Future since 1974 Since 1974, SIGGRAPH...

Oculus VR's 'Crystal Cove' prototype is a huge step up from the Rift developer kit (DK1). Those who have tried the very latest prototype technology from Oculus VR say that it's even better than Crystal Cove. Cliff Bleszinski, best known...

HTC's CEO Cher Wang has gone on record stating that one of the reasons for the recently announced delay to the release of the Steam VR powered HTC Vive VR headset was to incorporate the latest "very, very big...

Reload Studios, a VR development studio formed by former Call of Duty developers, has announced that they've received a $2 million investment from World Innovation Lab. World Innovation Lab is a tech investment firm based in Silicon Valley and Tokyo....