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Here’s a Look at Just a Few of Oculus Touch’s 300 Prototypes
During Oculus Connect's keynote speech yesterday, it was revealed that Touch, the company's optically tracked hand controller was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the result of hundreds of early prototypes.
While the latest prototype is incredibly comfortable, almost to the point of disappearing into...
Oculus ‘Medium’ 2.0 Overhauls Performance and Tools, Allows Exporting to ‘Home’
Medium, Oculus' first-party VR sculpting and modeling tool, today gets a major update in version 2.0, bringing better performance, improved tools, and the ability to export your creations into your own Oculus Home space.
Having launched Medium initially back in...
Giroptic Launches $250 iO 360 Camera for iPhone
Giroptic, creator of the standalone '360cam', today announced the launch of the iO 360 camera which attaches to any Lightning-enabled iPhone or iPad.
The Giroptic iO 360 camera for iPhone/iPad is available starting today for $250. With two counter-facing lenses,...
SDC 2016 Highlights: Gear 360 Pricing, Milk VR Powers Up and Hints of a New VR...
Samsung's developer conference, dedicated to all things part of the mobile giant's hardware and software ecosystem took place last week. Here are some of the VR highlights from the conference.
Samsung's commitment to virtual reality is growing stronger. After initially...
Oculus Quest 2 Review – The Best Standalone Headset Gets Better in (Almost) Every Way
When Quest first launched in 2019, we called it the "first great standalone VR headset," owing to it being a truly complete package between hardware, software, and content. And over the course of its life, we saw Quest improve...
‘Electronauts’ Review – Unlock Your Inner Groove
Electronauts sits at an interesting intersection somewhere between game, experience, and tool. Your experience with Electronauts then may vary depending upon what you hope to achieve with it. If you're anything like me—someone who can fall deep into music, but...
Unreal Engine 5’s New Rendering Tech is Beginning to Make VR Look Startlingly Real
Unreal Engine 5 brings two key features which stand to radically improve the realism of both 3D geometry and lighting. While the features aren't yet fully optimized for VR, early developer experiments are showing impressive results.
Unreal Engine 5 launched...
Holovis Uses Giant Robot Arms for Intense VR Motion Simulated Experiences
First demonstrated to theme park executives at the Asian Attractions Expo in Singapore last month, Holovis’ R3ex (Rideable Realtime Robot Experiences) project combines virtual reality with four/six-axis robot arm amusement rides. The technology claims to offer the rider genuine...
GameFace Labs Has the First VR Headset on the Block with a 2.5K Display—And It’s Mobile
GameFace Labs may very well be the furthest along in the quest to create a mobile VR headset. Based on Android, GameFace Labs has been working hard to iterate on their prototypes, their latest is the first VR headset...
Oculus Rift Kickstarter Watch: Palmer Luckey Spotted With Valve’s Gabe Newell and Michael Abrash
If you needed any convincing that Valve is serious about the Oculus Rift, check this photo for some evidence. Pictured left to right is Michael Abrash, Valve's VR/AR researcher, Palmer Luckey, the brains behind the forthcoming Oculus Rift HMD,...
Magic Leap is Selling Its First AR Headset for Just $550
It looks like Magic Leap is holding a barn burner of a sale on its first AR headset, Magic Leap 1, as the one-time $2,300 device can now be had for $550.
As first reported by GMW3, Magic Leap appears to...
Preview: Explore and Plunder the Deep Sea with ‘Neptune Flux’
It's only really a matter of time until humanity befalls some Malthusian calamity, bringing with it roving bands of cannibals, face-eating pathogens, etc. etc. Don't panic! Because in Neptune Flux, a friendly dystopian corporation is recruiting submarine technicians for their deep sea...
Oculus Rift DK2 Comes to the Philly VR Meetup Wednesday, August 27th
The VR Philly Meetup is holding its second gathering tomorrow, August 27th, the group's first meeting since the launch of the Oculus Rift DK2. The new headset will be on display at the Meetup, along with guest speakers and...
‘The Boys’ is Coming to Quest & PSVR 2 in Spring 2026, Trailer Here
Amazon's hit TV series 'The Boys' is coming to VR for the first time next year in an immersive adventure called The Boys: Trigger Warning.
Slated to land on Quest and PSVR 2 sometime in Spring 2026, The Boys: Trigger Warning lets...
‘Rez Infinite’ Gets Surprise Launch on PC Today With VR Support and 20% Discount
Happy day for Rez (2001) fans—with no prior announcement, the modern remake, Rez Infinite (2016), launches today on PC with optional support for both the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift. In addition to a 20% launch discount which prices...



















