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CastAR Kickstarter Enters Final Stretch With Almost $900k Raised

CastAR, the new HMD technology that promises to bridge the gap between augmented reality and virtual reality is almost over—raising well over 200% it's original target, we take a look at its progress. A Kickstarter, Expertly Executed CastAR, the new Virtual...

Hands On: KartKraft VR Experience Revealed at Gamescom 2015

KartKraft, a go-kart sim created by Melbourne based games studio Black Delta, revealed VR-compatibility at Gamescom 2015 for their upcoming title. I had a chance to hop into their 6-degree-of-freedom hexapod motion simulator to race along a laser-scanned, virtual version of Geelong...

CloudHead Games’ Denny Unger: Mini Q&A Talks About The Gallery and Kickstarter Success

You've read our article on the VIP Preview of The Gallery: Six Elements, now read the Mini Q&A. We catch up with Denny Unger, Creative Director at Cloudhead Games,  to find out about what development life is like post-kickstarter. Road...
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‘Fantastic Contraption’ Devs Announce VR Remake for HTC Vive, Coming to PAX Prime

Fantastic Contraption, the free 2008 building game that challenged players to use a variety of tools to get their contraptions from point A to point B, is receiving a 3D makeover for virtual reality on the HTC Vive. According to...
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Nuns, Archaeology and the HTC Vive: 2015’s Hottest Habit

Archaeologist and realities.io founder David Finsterwalder recently turned to virtual reality to demonstrate the fruits of his archaeological labor for those lucky enough to catch him at meetups in Ellwangen, Munich and Stuttgart. One unlikely visitor, a local Nun, turned...

Preview: ‘Meso VR’ Transports You to 900AD to Visit Mayan Temples

Meso VR, an educational project created by Dallas based studio Eightfold VR, introduces you to the world of the Maya by taking you back to 900AD to see one of the ruins brought to life. Meso VR first presents you with a quick history lesson...

Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe Opens the NASDAQ Stock Exchange

This one flew way under the radar. After the Facebook acquisition, Oculus VR CEO, Brendan Iribe, has been making the rounds in the successful startup track. In April, Iribe joined the opening ceremony of NASDAQ stock exchange as part...

News Bits: Oculus Announces 2nd Self-Published VR Title, Steam Pioneer Joins The Team

Oculus VR have, since the beginning of the Oculus Rift Kickstarter rollercoaster, stated that without good content, VR wouldn't achieve launch velocity. They put their money where their mouth was back in February when they announced they'd be co-publishing...

Sony Acquires Softkinetic with Tech Ideal for Next-Gen PlayStation VR Input

Softkinetic are a 3D vision company specialising in depth-sensing technologies, specifically  ToF (Time of Flight) laser-based systems. Now, Sony have announced it has acquired the Belgian company, provoking speculation that we might see the company's tech used for hand-tracking alongside...

GTC 2016 Highlight: Oculus to Detail the Creation of ‘Quill’ VR Illustration Tool

At Sundance earlier this year, Oculus Story Studio revealed Quill, an in-house production tool that uses the company's Touch controllers to create VR illustrations. At GTC 2016 next week the studio will explore the technical challenges faced while creating the program. Quill...

Rev VR Podcast – Episode 55: Kickstarter Backers Speak Out About The Facebook Acquisition of Oculus

After reading several articles today in regards to the outcry from Oculus Kickstarter backers, I felt it was necessary to grab a couple of them and let them speak their mind on the podcast. Nikki and 320 (not his real...

Sony Showing “Close to 20 Morpheus Titles” at E3 2015, Here’s 10 Confirmed So Far

With Sony getting serious about VR as they approach the launch of their Morpheus headset next year, the company says they're showing nearly 20 Morpheus games at E3 2015 in LA, here is a look at the ones we were...

PrioVR LZ: New, Cheaper Kickstarter Reward Tier for Seated VR Gaming

For those wanting to get in on the PrioVR Kickstarter, but couldn't back the $349 'PrioVR Lite' kit with 11 trackers, YEI Technology has announced a new less expensive tier aimed toward seated VR gaming. PrioVR is a low-cost VR...

News Bits: Sony ‘Virtual Reality – A New Era for Games’ Panel at PlayStation Experience (video)

At Sony's PlayStation Experience event earlier this month, the company brought together four prominent folks from the game industry to chat about the future of virtual reality and Sony's 'Project Morpheus' VR headset for the PS4. Earlier this year, Sony...

The Verge Goes Hands-on With Google Glass [video]

Google Glass is an exciting wearable computing project that the company hopes will be ready for consumers by the end of 2013. The Verge's Joshua Topolsky recently got to demo Google Glass for himself -- something that only a...
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