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Chess World Championships to Broadcast Live in Pay-per-view 360 Video

One of the world's oldest competitive games is to get the immersive video treatment as this November's World Championship is streamed live in 360 video. Yes, you read that right. The 2016 Chess World Championships are to set to be...

Google Brings Cardboard Camera to iOS, Take 3D ‘VR Photos’ With Your 2D Camera

Google's Cardboard Camera lets you capture immersive photos from smartphone hardware you already own. The app has now launched on iOS, letting you snap 360 degree 3D photos from your iPhone. Cardboard Camera launched on Android late last year. The...
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‘Cloudlands: VR Minigolf’ Level Editor Makes Building New Courses As Easy as Legos

Cloudlands: VR Minigolf's new level editor makes creating and sharing new courses a snap. Level editors in videogames can greatly expand available content thanks to community-made creations, but actually learning how to use them can involve a steep learning curve, often...
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VirtualGrasp Aims to Finally Deliver Realistic Hand Interactions in VR

Swedish robotics specialists are working on a system to allow game developers to deliver realistic, realtime and dynamic interaction animations, so that your VR hands can finally grasp in-game objects convincingly. By the end of this year, every major virtual reality...

Microsoft is Bringing WebVR Support to Edge, Windows 10’s Default Browser

Microsoft has announced plans to bring support for WebVR to Edge, which succeeds Internet Explorer as the default web browser in Windows 10. WebVR, which is currently a draft web specification in development by Mozilla, Google, and others, aims to...

Preview: Jon Favreau’s ‘Gnomes and Goblins’ Sparks the Imagination and Demands Your Curiosity

Gnomes & Goblins is a real-time interactive experience currently in development by VR production company Wevr and created by film director Jon Favreau, an industry professional known for his work on films such as the Iron Man franchise, Chef (2014) and The Jungle Book...

Google’s ‘Tilt Brush’ Gets Sketchfab Support to Share VR Artwork Across the Web

The latest update to Tilt Brush brings welcome improvements, including support for showcasing creations on the popular online 3D model viewer Sketchfab. Tilt Brush, Google's virtual reality paint program for the HTC Vive got a major update recently to version 7.0,...

Jon Favreau’s ‘Gnomes & Goblins’ is Out for HTC Vive Now

Veteran Director of Iron Man, Chef and more recently The Jungle Book, Jon Favreau has created a brand new project entitled ‘Gnomes & Goblins’, a realtime VR experience set in a magical fantasy world. And it's out right now. In collaboration with Reality...

Oculus Says Shipping Woes Are Behind Them, “Judge us on our Touch Launch”

Oculus is asking for early adopters to give the company a second chance on delivery expectations with the forthcoming launch of Oculus Touch. After years of anticipation, starting with the Oculus' 2012 Kickstarter for the first development kit (DK1) of...
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‘vTime’ Releases New Avatar Customization Tool

vTime, the social VR platform from Starship Group, today released an update to their avatar creation tool that now gives users access to thousands of avatar customization options, promising to "let you reflect more of yourself inside vTime." The new...

Apple Mum on AR/VR for iPhone 7, but Here’s How We Know They’re Still Working on...

Yesterday Apple held a keynote presentation to update the world on their latest products. While the company didn't have any announcements on the AR/VR front, it's clear that it's only a matter of time before they enter the fray. It's...

High Res Intel Project Alloy Photos Glimpse IPD Adjustment, Sensors, and More

Since announcing Project Alloy, a self-contained VR headset reference platform built with RealSense technology, Intel has released high resolution renders of the device providing an up close view of ports, buttons, and sensors. Intel announced Project Alloy last month as...

‘Casino VR Poker’ Launches on Oculus Home, Touch and Vive Support to Come

Casino VR Poker, the online free-to-play casino hosting live Texas hold'em, has today launched on Oculus Home, now allowing users to play in a cross-platform space with either Gear VR or Oculus Rift. The Steam version with Rift support is...

Oculus Warns Users Not to Use Note 7 in Gear VR Headset Amid Exploding Phone Recall

Amid a global recall for the newly launched Note 7 due to exploding battery issues, Oculus warns that users should not use the device in the Gear VR headset prior to getting it replaced. Following official confirmation of the defect...

PlayStation VR Sees the Return of the Demo Disc with 8 VR Games to Try in...

PlayStation VR arrives on October 13th, and with the promise of over 50 titles arriving by the end of year, Sony is sensibly providing demos of some of the key titles as a launch showcase. Sony has announced that each...
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