We've been tracking Playful since E3 2014, when the developer behind virtual reality platformer Lucky's Tale blew away the pre-conception that VR was reserved only for first person games. Now, the developer is to receive $25M to accelerate the game's...

As the company drives toward releasing SDK 1.0 alongside the consumer Oculus Rift they've now released SDK 0.8 with "Improved Support for Windows 10." Until SDK 0.7, the Oculus Rift didn't officially support Windows 10. With SDK 0.8, the company...

Paramount Pictures will try to scare the pants off you whilst also extolling the virtues of virtual reality from today as they's rolling out a series of demonstrations of a new HTC Vive experience based on 'Paranormal Activity'. The...

Adam Orth, one of the founders of studio Three One Zero, will present the story of how 'astronaut in peril' virtual reality title ADR1FT game, came to be. The presentation, which will include a 'screening' of the title and a...

During yesterday's WSJD technology conference, Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz finally broke the silence since the mysteriously cancelled TED appearance scheduled back in March, where he was to give insight into the company's 'Digital Lightfield' technology. The Google-backed Magic Leap, which...

3D spatial audio specialists Two Big Ears have launched a new 'Spatial Workstation', a platform for audio engineers to mix and edit immersive audio with realtime feedback leveraging VR headset head-tracking information. Two Big Ears have been quietly building a...

Magic Leap debuted some footage of their mysterious tech at WSJDLive today, a yearly conference held by The Wall Street Journal featuring some of the biggest names in tech. Update: A much better quality video was posted by Magic Leap after publishing this...

Viorama, a Berlin-based VR startup, today announced the closed beta launch of Splash, a VR video sharing platform that aims to make capturing and publishing 360 videos easy. Presented today during VR Launchpad, a virtual reality-focused startup showcase sponsored by SVVR and Road...

3D engine giant Unity have been announced as a headline sponsor for the upcoming UK virtual reality conference VRTGO on November 11th. The company will also speak at the event, explaining why they believe VR is the future of...

Archaeologist and realities.io founder David Finsterwalder recently turned to virtual reality to demonstrate the fruits of his archaeological labor for those lucky enough to catch him at meetups in Ellwangen, Munich and Stuttgart. One unlikely visitor, a local Nun, turned...

Developer Three One Zero is bringing 'Astronaut in peril' adventure title ADR1FT to Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Sony PlayStation VR next year. Here's some new gameplay courtesy of GamesHQMedia that raises the question: Are you mentally strong enough to...

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...

VR Startup showcase VR Launchpad is now less than a day away and, in addition to a lively collection of hand-picked virtual reality pioneers and entrepreneurs in attendance, Nvidia will be showing off its latest, cutting-edge VR-ready laptop at the...

Emergent is creating 'Mobius', an app and platform enabling users to capture and share VR experiences using existing smartphones. From a user standpoint, Mobius seems like a fairly typical 360 degree stitching app, like Photosynth or Photo Sphere (part of...

VR Launchpad, the VR startup showcase, is upon us. Tomorrow the halls of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA will be filled with a diverse group of hand-picked VR startups alongside investors, media, and VR influencers. And it's...