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Oculus Connect Live Recap in VR with Ben Lang, Cymatic Bruce, & Special Guest Brad Herman...

Last week's Connect conference was three days of exciting announcements from Oculus. Join Road to VR's Ben Lang as he and Cymatic Bruce host special guest Brad Herman inside of VR itself to recap and discuss the latest news...

Don’t Miss: Lunar Flight on Sale for $3.39, Oculus Rift Public Beta Included

Earlier this month I took a look at Lunar Flight, a game by indie developer Shovsoft, that has been working to integrate Oculus Rift support. I called it "a highly compelling Oculus Rift virtual reality experience ," definitely one of the...

Details on Oculus Rift Pre-Kickstarter Orders and Limited 100 DIY Kits

If you've been following the Oculus Rift story closely as we have, you'll know that it's an entirely different beast than it once was. Originally Palmer Luckey, the creator of the Rift, expected to sell a limited quantity of...

VRLA Summer Expo and 2015 Proto Awards Dates Announced

The Virtual Reality Foundation have announced dates for both the VRLA Summer Expo and the 2015 Proto Awards today. We take a look at what to expect from the events. The Virtual Reality Foundation, a non-profit consortium comprising professionals from the...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 111): Introducing ‘Bebylon Battle Royale’ With Ikrima Elhassan

  The guys from Kite & Lightning have already been on the Rev VR Podcast twice, and now Ikrima is back again to introduce their exciting new VR game title, 'Bebylon Battle Royale'. Rev VR Podcast: Episode 111 http://www.reverendkyle.com/media/com_podcastmanager/revvr_podcast_111.mp3 Before the podcast started,...

Big ‘Sightline: The Chair’ Update Brings Oculus SDK v0.7 and Unity 5 Upgrades

Sightline: The Chair is a virtual reality demo designed as a sort of showcase for the technology and one we're a big fan of. Now, developer Tomáš 'Frooxius' Mariančík of has released the latest iteration and it's packed with technical...

Kaleidoscope Film Festival Hits the Road to Celebrate Cinematic VR

Visiting 10 cities, showcasing 20 curated, innovative and immersive experiences from around the world, the Kaleidoscope VR Film festival heads out on a road show designed to celebrate leading innovators in cinematic VR content and to bring it to a wider...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep.76): Aaron Lemke Talks Eden River HD and the Importance of Sound Design...

After a stressful day at work, I needed to unwind. I popped on my DK2 and loaded up Eden River HD. It helped so much that I had to talk to the creator, Aaron Lemke, on this episode of...

Sixense STEM Kickstarter Crushes Goal on Day One, Wireless Base Station Stretch Goal Announced

The Sixense STEM system for VR motion control blew through its $250,000 goal one day one. The campaign is now at $476,000 and appears well on the way to $1 million. Sixense have announce a 'stretch goal' at $550,000...

PlayStation VR is Coming to EGX 2015, Book Your Demo Slot from Friday 18th September

EGX, the UK's biggest gaming show is just around the corner - running for 4 days starting 24th September - and Sony's newly christened PlayStation VR will be there - but if you want to try it, make sure...

HTC Vive Pre Arrives With Developers, Twitter Rejoices

HTC's second iteration of their SteamVR hardware, the Vive Pre, was unveiled last month at CES with a number of ergonomic and technical enhancements. Well it looks like developers worldwide are taking to twitter to rejoice the receipt of...

Kite & Lightning’s New VR Game Takes the Studio in a Radically Different Direction

Kite & Lightning is an LA-based creative studio that's released some of the most polished VR experiences we've seen throughout the development of the Oculus Rift. Now the studio is taking it's first step away from 'experience' and into...

Analysis of Gear VR’s Place at the Inception of the Consumer Virtual Reality Ecosystem

Ben Lang jokes that we've been at 'Year Zero' of VR for three years now, and the official release of the Gear VR today marks the first official launch of a consumer-ready virtual ready head-mounted display. Ben joins me on...
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Owlchemy Labs Shows Off New Convenience Store Level in ‘Job Simulator’

Owlchemy Labs's Job Simulator has become a staple demo in the HTC Vive demo reel thanks to its fun and intuitive room-scale interactions with everyday kitchen items. The studio has just revealed a teaser of another job that will...

ABC News VR is Here, First Report from Syria is Powered by JauntVR

ABC News announced the release of a VR experience now available on Jaunt VR’s iOS and Android apps. The video follows ABC News’ Alexander Marquardt as he reports on curatorial efforts to preserve endangered antiquities in Damascus, Syria, the...
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