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Oculus Brings Classic Gaming to Gear VR with ‘Oculus Arcade’
During the keynote speech at Oculus Connect, a new arcade app was revealed by head of mobile Max Cohen for the Samsung Gear VR platform. Oculus calls it simply Arcade.
With Oculus Arcade, the company is bringing classic titles from Sega, Midway and Bandai...
VorpX 0.9 is Out October 23rd, Brings Async Timewarp, Video Player Mode and Much More
VorpX is an application that lets you play your favourite games in virtual reality and is about to release its most "feature packed update ever". The new release will drop on October 23rd and brings with it a host...
Rev VR Podcast – Episode 52: More GDC 2014 Coverage with Ben Lang and Cymatic Bruce
In this episode, we continue our coverage of the big news coming from GDC 2014. Ben Lang and Cymatic Bruce report on the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2, Sony's Project Morpheus, and much more.
The big news today was Oculus...
VR Launchpad Startup Showcase Comes to Silicon Valley in October – Presented by SVVR & Road...
Join top VR innovators, investors, and thought-leaders for a day of focused pitching, networking, and demos.
Held in the heart of Silicon Valley, VR Launchpad is the focal point for innovative VR startups and products, curated by leaders in the...
Reminder: Oculus Rift VR Jam Starts Today, $50,000 in Prizes for Developers
Last week Oculus, in conjunction with IndieCade, announced the VR Jam, a virtual reality game design competition for Oculus Rift developers. Today marks the beginning of the competition, which will run through August 25th. All developers worldwide are welcome...
Oculus Connect: ‘The Force of Virtual Reality at Lucasfilm’ Liveblog @2:30pm PDT
Rob Bredow is VP of New Media and head of ILMxLAB, the Immersive Entertainment R&D wing of Lucasfilm, and will be presenting the talk, entitled 'The Force of Virtual Reality at Lucasfilm' at 2:30pm PDT today (Wednesday, September 23rd). Don't forget to...
Exclusive: New P.O.L.L.E.N Gameplay Highlights Eerie Visuals and Intriguing Puzzles
POLLEN is an upcoming first-person sci-fi puzzle exploration game produced by Finland based Mindfield Games. Taking you to the far-off research station on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, you follow an ominous quest to explore a mysterious time-bending phenomenon that has taken hold of the...
Last Day to Back the Sixense STEM Kickstarter
Today is your last chance to back the Sixense STEM Kickstarter!
The STEM Kickstarter, which passed its $250,000 goal just a few hours after launching back on the 12th of September, is now into its final day. The campaign has...
SHVR Vive Jam Dev Log: Opening Day
To keep you connected to the action at this weekend's SHVR Vive Jam in Shanghai we're reporting directly from the event. On day one we take a look at the setup and structure of this weekend long dev session.
See...
News Bits: Microsoft Research Demonstrates Incredible First-person ‘Hyperlapse’ Video Technique
With SIGGRAPH 2014 in full swing, incredible computer graphics papers and demonstrations are a'flowing this week. Microsoft Research has published a paper showing an impressive timelapse processing technique which turns jumpy first-person frames into beautifully smooth watchable 'hyperlapse' footage,...
Figment’s Take on the VR iPhone Case May be the Slickest Yet
For 'causal' virtual reality to take off—the kind that you and I can create and share as easily as we do with photos today—it needs to be accessible. Google Cardboard has made important strides in introducing people to...
‘Adventure Time’ Creator Becomes ‘VR Informer’ on Twitter, Posts Wild VR Concepts
Pendleton Ward, aka @buenothebear on Twitter, the creator of the hit surreal fantasy animation Adventure Time, seems to have 'gone full VR', what's more - judging by the content, he looks to be a fan.
If you haven't head of...
Minimalist iPhone Case Figment VR Passes Kickstarter Goal in 7 days
Figment VR, a virtual reality smartphone adapter created by Quantum Bakery LLC, has passed its $75,000 Kickstarter funding goal in just 7 days.
With more and more virtual reality-based content coming into the mainstream like Facebook's support for 360 video in its...
Scientific Paper Details a Virtual Reality Environment Used in the Lab for Insect Experiments [video]
Think virtual reality is only for humans? Think again. Researchers are increasingly turning to virtual reality to perform tests that would otherwise be impossible by traditional means. Case in point: recently Mikko Vähäsöyrinki, a physicist at the University of Oulu...
Sixense STEM Edges Closer to Release
Sixense, the company behind the much beleaguered motion control system STEM, have released what they term 'positive' results from their latest round of EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) testing.
The STEM system from Razer Hydra creators Sixense, having been successfully Kickstarted back...















