The latest in a semi-regular series of features where Kevin Williams covers the wider aspects of the re-emergence of virtual reality development in consumer and commercial entertainment. In this special feature Kevin gets a chance to try one of the most...

Social virtual reality platform AltspaceVR have today announced they're partnering with Wizards of the Coast, publisher of Dungeons and Dragons, to bring the brand into virtual reality, retaining the social aspects that makes the table-top incarnations so popular. Role playing...

One of the most expensive and time-consuming parts of demoing at a VR event is outfitting enough demo stations. Too few and you'll have a long line of unhappy people, but at $700+ for a GearVR/Galaxy S6 combo, it's...

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. The latest horror experience from CB Games, just in time for Halloween....

NextVR, the company known for live-broadcasting immersive video such as last month's Gear VR-accessible Democratic debate, announced recently a $30.5 million Series A funding round with investments by some big names in traditional media. VR is changing the consumption of...

So, you've got the right Samsung phone and you're sitting patiently for your new Gear VR—currently available for pre-order from Best Buy—which is bound to come any day now, right? There's loads of fun virtual reality apps to download...

In a world all too full of crowdfunding campaigns built on an idea and some rendered mockups, I was impressed to see LucidCam CEO Han Jin pull a polished and functional VR camera out of his pocket—even more so when...

Icelandic developer Sólfar Studios have announced that their quest to bring one of the world's greatest natural wonders, Mount Everest, to virtual reality just got a significant boost. They've announced received over $2M in seed funding to bring their mountaineering...

Oculus has today released their much awaited Arcade app, which lets you play a number of original classic arcade titles from Sega, Midway, and Bandai Namco. While you won't need virtual quarters to try out the games for a limited time,...

With the reveal of today's pre-order for the first consumer Gear VR, Oculus has launched the beta version of Arcade, the company's first-party title currently featuring 21 classic arcade games from Sega, Midway, and Bandai Namco. Oculus Arcade beta is...

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. CastleCoaster is a clone of the legendary RiftCoaster roller coaster. CastleCoaster is...

Guest writer Sebastian Bos takes a historical look at virtual reality's affinity and maturity has been symbiotic with the growth in popularity of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter. Although, as Sebastian explores, it hasn't always been plain sailing. Sebastian Bos is...

Relying on jumpscares in VR to make a game frightening is fundamentally lazy. There's no finesse, no building terror that creeps inside you, just the looming possibility that a ghoul can flash in front of your face, thereby activating whatever...

Michael Glombicki shares his thoughts on the recent SEA-VR virtual reality community event, held in Seattle last month, and ponders the future of the community scene as VR becomes a mainstream technology. Michael Glombicki is Seattle based software engineer who...

Outside of the more visible publicity surrounding announcements at Oculus Connect 2 in September, the event is of course primarily a developer focused event, designed to bring creators up to speed with the latest in virtual reality techniques and technology....