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‘Bridge Constructor’ for Quest Brings XR Version of Popular Bridge-building Sim Starting Dec 12th
A familiar engineering puzzle sandbox is coming to Quest this week, offering up a bevy of bridge-building challenges in both virtual and mixed reality on Quest.
Bridge Constructor Studio was originally slated to arrive last week, bringing its bridge-building sim to...
‘VR Camp’ Coming to Burning Man Festival, Kickstarter Now Live
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1251129310/vr-camp-at-burning-man?ref=nav_search
Burning Man, a week-long festival in the Black Rock Desert that showcases the weird and wonderful, will be getting a VR Camp—an enclave of VR enthusiasts that should find themselves at home among the unbound imagination and psychedelia that often shows up...
Report: Vive Flow is a Consumer VR Standalone with Heavy Emphasis on Hand-tracking
HTC is serial-teasing its next VR headset again, this time hyping the reveal of Vive Flow, which is reportedly a slim and light 6DOF standalone focused on media consumption, casual gaming, and VR experiences.
New information reported by Protocol ahead...
HTC is Holding a Vive Product Event Just Ahead of Facebook Connect
HTC is gearing up to hold what seems to be a new product unveiling on October 14th, or just ahead of Facebook Connect on the 28th of that month. The company says we'll be hearing about some "big news...
bHaptics’ TactSuit Promises Better Actuator-Based Haptics at a Lower Price-Point
Gamescom is one of the few truly gargantuan expos dedicated to gaming, holding within its massive Zeppelin hanger-sized halls all manner of ostentatious booth featuring all the big names in gaming. But it's not all glitz, cosplay, and long...
Stunning View Synthesis Algorithm Could Have Huge Implications for VR Capture
As far as live-action VR video is concerned, volumetric video is the gold standard for immersion. And for static scene capture, the same holds true for photogrammetry. But both methods have limitations that detract from realism, especially when it...
Vive Focus to Get 6DOF Controller Mode, Optical Hand-tracking for Gesture Input
While it's exciting to start seeing 6DOF standalone VR headsets like the Vive Focus and Mirage Solo, both unfortunately include a 3DOF controller which in many cases functions as an immersion barrier compared to a fully 6DOF VR system....
Final Week: Pinć VR Nears Crowdfunding Goal for Smartphone Case That Transforms into a VR Headset
There's only a week remaining in Pinć VR's crowdfunded drive to take mobile VR out of backpacks and makeshift carry cases and put it straight in your pocket, and with the recently addition of support for selected Android devices,...
Watch: This Mobile VR Crane Simulator Showcases the Future of Industrial Training
Industrial Training International is readying their VR Mobile Crane Simulator for the March ConExpo Event in Las Vegas. The simulator uses an Oculus Rift headset in combination with a modular rig, in order to significantly reduce the costs of...
Vision Pro Has Apps and Quest Has Games, What Can Samsung Bring to XR to Compete?
Samsung has partnered with Google to make an XR headset, although the South Korean tech giant hasn't tipped its hand on what to expect just yet. Despite its $3,500 sticker price, Vision Pro has shown that big and expensive is...
‘Borderlands 2 VR’ Launches on PC VR Headsets Today, Leaving PSVR Exclusivity
Borderlands 2 VR (2018) is finally headed out of PSVR exclusivity today, with the game's Steam page ready to give PC VR headset users a crack at the VR port of the popular looter shooter.
Update (October 22nd, 2019): The Borderlands 2...
New ‘Pollen’ Footage Demonstrates Gameworld Interactivity
Mindfield Games, a Finland based games studio, have given Road to VR exclusive new footage showing pre-alpha gameplay of their soon-to-launch sci-fi themed exploration VR title, Pollen.
Update: At the request of Mindfield Games we've removed the video footage of Pollen as...
Windows VR Headsets Soon to Get Improved SteamVR Performance, New Home Environment
This Spring, Microsoft is planning to roll out an update to Windows which will bring a number of improvements to Windows VR headsets, including better performance when used to play SteamVR content and during typical use, and a new...
Leap Motion Releases Major Tracking Update and New Demos to Show It Off
Leap Motion builds the leading markerless hand-tracking technology, and today the company revealed a update which they claim brings major improvements "across the board." The upgraded tracking and improved developer tools are available in beta today on Windows, alongside...
Sandbox VR Raises $11M Investment from Will Smith, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry & More
Sandbox VR, the location-based VR attraction, announced an additional $11 million in funding from some of the biggest household names in entertainment and investment.
Sandbox VR says in a press statement that their latest investment brings their total funds to...




















