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Dust Off Your Silly Hats: The Kentucky Derby Will Be Livestreamed in VR
It's that time of year again—when people pretend to care about horse racing by putting on ridiculous hats and getting drunk during the daytime. Yes, it's the Kentucky Derby, and this time you can watch it live in your...
Google Goes Skydiving with Glass, Live [video]
Since Google's announcement of Project Glass, the company has remained quite silent on their augmented reality glasses project. We saw Project Glass in an interview with Charlie Rose back in April, but that was nothing compared to Google's latest...
Valve’s Joe Ludwig to Talk ‘OpenVR’ and ‘Lighthouse’ Hardware Partners at SVVR Expo
Valve Software Programmer Joe Ludwig, aka one of the brains behind Team Fortress 2's 'VR mode' and SteamVR, will be giving a talk at this year's SVVR Expo on the company's SteamVR APIs, otherwise known as OpenVR.
The 20 minute talk,...
GDC 2014: Immersive Technology Alliance Press Event – Live Blog @ 9:15
GDC 2014 - ITA Press Conference
Ben Lang Live Blogs from the Moscone Center where details of the evolution of the S-3DGA (Stereoscopic 3D Gaming Alliance) is taking place. Updates will appear live below, no need to refresh the page.
Minecraft Creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson “Officially Over Being Upset About Facebook Buying Oculus”
After initially speaking out against Facebook's purchase of Oculus VR back in March, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson is ready to move on.Despite backing the Oculus Rift Kickstarter for $10,000 and subsequently being one of the first people to...
Last Day to Back the PrioVR Kickstarter
There's one day left for the PrioVR Kickstarter; with a little less than 50% of their funding raised so far, PrioVR needs the help of the VR community to hit their goal.
PrioVR is a VR motion tracking suit by...
360fly Catches $40 Million in Series C Funding for Consumer-focused 360 Cameras
Thanks to the recent, headline-capturing releases of both the Vive and the Rift, investment money is continuing to pour into VR-based initiatives and complimentary hardware. An additional $40 million in Series C funding has gone into the coffers of...
Gamecom 2013: Cyberith Virtualiser Interview and Demonstration [Video]
One of the pleasant surprises we found whilst poking around the vast halls was finding a booth with the latest Cyberith Virtualiser prototype being demoed by Cyberith's founder and inventor Tuncay Cakmak. He kindly agreed not only to demonstrate...
Carl Zeiss Cinemizer HMD Now Available in US and Canada for $749, Headtracker Coming in January
Today Carl Zeiss is announcing that the Cinemizer head mounted display is available in the US and Canada for $749. The Carl Zeiss Cinemizer has technically been available for a few months, though it would seem that the company...
Oculus VR Receive $16M in Funding from Venture Capitalists
Reported by various news outlets and later confirmed in the latest Oculus Kickstarter update, it seems Oculus have received a substantial financial shot in the arm from two Venture Capitalist firms.
$16M R&D Dollars
In what must come as little surprise...
Virtual Reality Netflix Prototype for Oculus Rift Built in Less Than 24 Hours During Company’s Hackathon
Netflix Hack Day is a recurring event at the popular video-streaming company where employees spend 24 hours building cool experiments for the platform. One such experiment is 'Oculix' a virtual reality version of Netflix which supports the Oculus Rift...
Confirmed: Oculus Rift Support Coming to Slender: The Arrival
Last week Blue Isle Studios teased that they may be bringing Oculus Rift support to Slender: The Arrival. The studio has confirmed to Road to VR that Rift support is indeed on the way.
"I am happy to confirm that...
Oculus Rift Press Event to Be Livestreamed Tomorrow at 10am PT – Here’s What We Hope...
Oculus has announced that their forthcoming 'Step into the Rift' press event will be livestreamed for all to see. The action starts at 10am PT on Thursday (tomorrow!).
After recently revealing that the consumer Oculus Rift VR headset would launch...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 59): James Andrew Talks PAX East and Rift Wars, Download The Demo...
Indie developer, James Andrew, joins me on this episode of the Rev VR Podcast. He shares his epic adventures at PAX East and the development process behind his new game, Rift Wars.
Like so many other indie developers in the...
Oculus to Preview the Rift’s “Latest Titles” at Special Pre-GDC Event
Oculus has announced an invite only event to coincide with GDC which promises a preview of the games new owners will be able to get their hands on after launch.
The long awaited Oculus Rift consumer VR headset went up...






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