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DisplayPort 2.0 Supports Dual 4K VR Displays @120Hz
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has officially released DisplayPort 2.0, representing the first major update to the audio/video standard since the entrance of DisplayPort 1.4 back in March 2016.
DisplayPort 2.0 is said to provide up to a 3×...
HTC Reveals ‘Vive Pre’ Development Kit at CES
HTC has finally taken the wraps off of the second development kit of the Vive VR headset, they're calling it the 'Vive Pre', and the new unit is being shown off here at CES 2016.
The Vive Pre largely seems...
Hands-on: Noitom’s Hi5 VR Glove Brings Compelling Finger Tracking to the Vive
VR input gloves are getting a big boost thanks to HTC's newly revealed Vive Tracker. The combination of Noitom's Hi5 VR glove and the Tracker forms a surprisingly compelling input experience that adds finger-level fidelity to Vive experiences.
We've seen plenty...
Exclusive: OTOY Shows Us Live-captured Light Fields in the HTC Vive
Rendering specialist Otoy has as of late taken to deep exploration of light fields as a medium for rendering high fidelity virtual reality scenes. While the company's computer-generated ray-traced light fields are great for viewing CGI envrioments, what happens...
Hands-on: VRMMO ‘OrbusVR: Reborn’ Offers a True World of Possibilities
OrbusVR has been in Early Access for a little over a year now, and with the entrance of its first expansion, Reborn, the VRMMORPG is finally launching as a full game. This was my first opportunity to scratch the...
VFX Studio Hive Division Shows off Their Custom VR Camera Rig ‘Panoptikon’
Hive Division, an Italy based VFX studio, have teamed up with VR multimedia and marketing solutions provider InVRsion to create a very curious looking custom VR camera rig.
With Google Jump, a 16-GoPro rig made in partnership with GoPro, and Jaunt's...
Saab to Further Develop VR Rocket Launcher Simulator
Saab, a global defense and security company (and former parent company of the car manufacturer of the same name), says that it will further develop a VR experience designed to demonstrate a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher offered by the company.
Saab...
Leaked Quest 2 Box Reveals ‘The Climb 2’ & ‘Jurassic World Aftermath’ Games
A purportedly leaked Quest 2 box reveals new games coming to Oculus Quest like The Climb 2 and Jurassic World: Aftermath.
It seems the floodgates have opened following the confirmed leak of Quest 2 earlier this week which gave away many of...
StarVR One Revealed with SteamVR Tracking 2.0, Eye-tracking, Upgraded Specs
StarVR today revealed the StarVR One headset at SIGGRAPH 2018, an upgrade to previous StarVR headsets which incorporates SteamVR Tracking 2.0, eye-tracking, and a slew of enhancements.
Made for the commercial and enterprise VR markets, the StarVR headset's defining feature...
‘Among Us VR’ Sells 1 Million Units Across Quest 2 & PC VR Headsets
The team behind the VR adaptation of popular party game Among Us announced it's officially gone platinum, selling over 1 million copies across all platforms.
Recreating viral flatscreen titles in VR seems to be a potent recipe for success, as Among...
‘Township Tale’ Studio Raises $12.4 Million to Expand Studio & Development
Australia-based Studio Alta, the developer behind A Township Tale, today announced it has raised a $12.4 million seed investment to expand its studio and accelerate development of the game.
Studio Alta had been quietly developing its brilliant co-op focused VR game A...
‘Star Citizen’ Alpha 2.0 Launches as Funding Passes $100M
Star Citizen, a hugely ambitious space epic, one of the first crowdfunding success stories to also pledge virtual reality support, has just launched its Alpha 2.0 release. Not only that, their total funding pot has now reached an astonishing...
Nearing Launch, Somnium Headset Partners With Maker of Unique Finger-sensing VR Controllers
Somnium Space, makers of the upcoming Somnium VR1 PC VR headset, announced it's partnering with TG0, the team behind the unique finger-tracking motion 'etee controller' that launched out of Kickstarter in 2020.
The companies announced they're are releasing a hardware bundle deal featuring...
Moth+Flame Raises $2.5M to Expand Its Immersive VR Work Training Tech
Moth+Flame, a creator of VR training software, today announced it's garnered $2.5 million in seed funding to expand the scale of its workplace VR training technology.
The New York-based company's latest funding round was led by Bee Partners with additional...
Survival Sim ‘Green Hell VR’ Demo Releases on Steam Today, Gameplay Trailer Here
As a part of Steam Next Fest, Incuvo Games is today releasing a free demo of its upcoming VR adaptation of Green Hell (2019), the popular open-world survival game.
The studio says Green Hell VR is officially launching on Steam...



















