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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...
Top 10 Most Downloaded PlayStation VR Games So Far
PlayStation VR launched just last month, and now Sony has shared which games players have downloaded the most so far.
Sony has added a new PSVR section to their monthly 'PlayStation Store Top Downloads' posts, revealing the top 10 most...
Apple CEO: VR Has “Lower Commercial Interest” than AR, New Hires from Magic Leap & Oculus
Apple CEO Tim Cook has stated that in his view, augmented reality and not virtual reality holds the ticket for commercial success in immersive technologies in the future.
On the subject of virtual and augmented reality Apple is still largely...
‘Job Simulator’ Surpasses $3 Million in Sales, Becoming “most popular VR title to date”
Owlchemy Labs today announced that its tongue-in-cheek simulator game, Job Simulator (2016), has earned over $3 million in sales since its launch last April. According to Owlchemy Labs, this combined with the fact that Job Simulator has generated over 250...
Hands-on: 4 Experimental Haptic Feedback Systems at SIGGRAPH 2016
One of the biggest limitations of current VR technology is the inability to convey a realistic and complete sense of touch. So far, the most you would feel from a modern consumer VR system, like the HTC Vive, is...
Oculus Announce Consumer ‘Oculus Rift’ CV1 Release Date as Q1 2016 (Update: Confirmed)
According to IGN and Polygon, it seems as if Oculus has at long last committed to a release window for its virtual reality headset the Oculus Rift and we're to expect it in Q1 2016!
Sources for this news is unclear,...
VR-capable Frostbite Engine Suggests More AAA VR to Come from EA
It's been confirmed that the soon to launch Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission on PlayStation VR is powered by DICE's coveted Frostbite Engine, a strong hint that more AAA VR development is on the way from the company.
Star...
‘DREAMS OF O’ is a Hauntingly Beautiful VR Dive into a Dark and Unforgiving World
Cirque du Soleil and Felix & Paul Studios recently launched another fantastical collaborative VR video, this time delving deep into the world of surreal underwater performance art with its aerial acrobatics, dives, fire, and hauntingly beautiful amphibious characters.
The 12-minute 360...
Valve’s ‘The Lab’ is a Wondrous Playground Full of VR Toys on HTC Vive
Road to VR's Scott Hayden goes hands on with Valve's latest virtual reality experience, a collection of experiments in immersive gaming known as 'The Lab'.
In the first public showing of the Lab, we got a chance to jump into...
Start Making Google Daydream VR Apps Today with a DIY Dev Kit
This week Google announced Daydream, the company's initiative for high-end mobile virtual reality. While Google didn't reveal a dedicated dev kit, the company says developers can cobble together their own using the Nexus 6P smartphone, Cardboard, and a spare phone.
Google says...
Facebook Teases “breakthrough technologies” Coming to New Oculus Products, Tours R&D Lab
Following the recent unfavorable court decision which saw a $500 million judgement levied on Oculus and some of its founders last week, Facebook has shared a glimpse into what they call "the most advanced virtual and augmented reality research center...
Hands-on: VideoStich Unveils ‘Orah 4i’, an All-in-One Livestreaming 4K 360 Camera
VideoStitch, the company behind the eponymous 360 post-production software suite, today announced their first 360 camera, the Orah 4i. The all-in-one solution aims to take the hassle out of creating 360 videos by automatically stitching and transmitting them live...
Oculus Rift Simulator Demonstrates 1080p, 2k, and 4k Oculus Rift with Low-persistence
Developer Michael Blix has created an Oculus Rift Simulator web app which gives an idea of what an Oculus Rift could look like equipped with a 1080p, 2k, and 4k screen. The demo also features simulated 'low-persistence' which helps...
Oculus Open-sources Rift DK1: Mechanical Designs, Firmware, and More All Freely Available
During a session at Oculus Connect, the company released the totality of the Oculus Rift DK1 plans to the public. Under an open-source license, anyone can now freely download the blueprints of the company's first VR headset and even...
Oculus Rift Anniversary Sale Brings Deep Discounts to Launch Titles
One year ago today, Oculus launched the Rift headset after two development kits and numerous prototypes. Today the company is celebrating with discounts up to 80% on 33 titles that launched in the early days of the headset. The...



















