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Review: ‘Please, Don’t Touch Anything’ is a ‘Must Have’ VR Puzzle Game
Please, Don't Touch Anything (PDTA), a puzzle game from BulkyPix, has recently released a new VR adaptation of the year-old 2D title. Now built from the ground up in 3D for Oculus Rift and Gear VR headsets, PDTA offers the most immersive button-pushing simulator...
Why CES 2017 Will Set the Stage for the Next Year of VR
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has served as a good way-point for VR's progress over the years. With CES 2017 kicking off next week, here we take a look back at the highlights (and low-lights) from 4 years...
Google Launching WebVR Support for Android Chrome in January, Desktop to Follow
WebVR is gaining significant momentum; last month the biggest players in the browse space came together to discuss the future of VR on the web at the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality. There, Google said that the...
‘VR Human Anatomy’ to Give Medical Students a ‘Hands-On’ Using Oculus Touch
Vedavi, a medical animation studio working closely with the University of Zurich, wants students to drop the heavy books and plastic models and pick up a pair of Oculus Touch controllers later this year with their highly detailed anatomy software, VR...
Oculus Showing First Look at ‘Minecraft’ on Gear VR at GDC Next Week
Announced initially back in September, Oculus is bringing the ever-popular Minecraft to both the Rift and Gear VR. Next week at GDC 2016 we'll get our first glimpse of the game's mobile version.
During an invite-only event at GDC 2016, Oculus...
Looking for a Job in Virtual Reality? Apple’s Hiring
If you thought a company like Apple was too big and too busy to concern itself with virtual reality, think again. A new job listing from the company seeks a software engineering who can create "high performance apps that...
‘PHOBOS’ is a VR Therapy Platform for Phobias and Anxiety, Now on Indiegogo
While virtual reality is a great tool for entertainment, it's about more than just games and movies. It has the potential to assist in treatments during therapies in the medical related fields as well. Even now, researchers are beginning...
HTC Vive Orders Halted in U.S. “Due to Extraordinary Demand” [Update]
The HTC Vive has recently become listed as "out of stock" for U.S. orders. The company says it's no longer taking orders for the headset in the region "due to extraordinary demand."
Update (5/14/16, 7:59 PM): HTC has confirmed via...
Razer Earmarks $5 Million to Encourage OSVR Content Development
Today Razer is announcing a $5 million OSVR development fund which the company will use to incentivize support of its open-source VR platform.
With tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars being invested by Oculus and HTC into content...
New Steam Page Suggests HTC Vive November Release
We know that HTC and valve plan to ship Steam VR products such as the Vive VR headset by the end of the year. Are these new pages shows in Steam's client application and website, confirmation we may have it...
Valve’s SteamVR, Now with Support for Mac and Linux, Is the Best VR Web Browser Yet...
While there are a number of people and projects currently working on what the future of VR on the web might look like, the question remains: how do we use the internet—as we know it today—in VR? One of...
First Look: ‘Batman’ Gear VR Experience Featuring OTOY’s Incredible 18k Cubemap Video Tech
An unlikely combination of one of the most iconic interpretations of the superhero comic and cutting edge rendering tech come together to create one of the highest fidelity mobile VR experiences to date. But it doesn't stop at Batman. Otoy's...
First Look: NVIDIA Reveals Iray VR for “Breakthrough Photoreal Virtual Reality”
NVIDIA at GTC 2016 today has announced Iray VR, a virtual reality adaptation of their Iray ray-tracing engine. The company says it enables "breakthrough photoreal". On stage CEO Jen-Hsun Huang showed a quick demo of the rendering technology in action.
Iray...
Sony’s New VR Party Game, ‘Playroom VR’, Pits 4 Players on the Couch Against One Morpheus
Although Sony is working on engaging single-player experiences for Morpheus, their console-based VR solution is uniquely positioned for couch-based party gaming where local players interact with a player using the headset. Their new demo, The Playroom VR, does just...
You Can Now Buy Unofficial Oculus Rift Facial Interfaces, Kickstarter Now Live
VR Cover, the company known for its aftermarket accessories for VR headsets, recently revealed their latest project, an array of Oculus Rift-compatible facial interfaces and foam padding that effectively replaces the one shipped stock with the Rift.
Along with the big reveal of...







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