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Watch this Gorilla’s 360 Video ‘Selfie’ that Inspired the Creation of a VR Company
This 360 degree VR video of a young mountain gorilla taking an accidental 'selfie' was so affecting, it drove the photographers to create their own company, VR Gorilla, in honour of the event.
Capturing the intimate and private world of...
IM360 to Live-Stream ‘Immersed Europe’ in 360 VR
IM360, the company behind the recent MTV VMA red carpet live stream, are heading to VR expo Immersed Europe to capture "key points" of the show in immersive 360 degree video, designed for VR viewing.
Immersed Europe, presented by the...
New Oculus Touch Documentation Reveals Capacitive Buttons and Recognizable Gestures
While the Oculus Touch controller is largely designed to tell the computer where a user's hands are, the controller also has an idea of what a user's fingers are doing. New documentation adds to our understanding of the controller's hand-tracking capabilities,...
Hands On: Otherworld Interactive’s ‘Nimbus Knights’ HTC Vive Demo at VRLA
The VRLA Summer Expo was held this weekend at the LA Convention Center, and it was bigger than ever. Otherworld Interactive was there, showing off their brand new HTC Vive game Nimbus Knights, a cutesy RTS where your aim...
Apple Has a Team “Exploring the AR Space” Analyst Speculates after ex-HoloLens Engineer Hire
Rumours surrounding Apple's entry into the immersive technology sector have been circulating for years. But as both AR and VR retail products begin to ship this year, Apple's latest hire has lead an analyst at Piper Jaffray to suggest that...
PAX Report: Vive Hands-on With ‘Final Approach’, ‘Fantastic Contraption’, and Cloudhead’s Blink System
This weekend's PAX Prime convention in Seattle was home to a number of exciting new experiences for the HTC Vive. This audio report from Voices of VR host Kent Bye gives us his impressions with the latest room-scale experiences.
Kent...
Hands-on: Creating Magical Machines in ‘Fantastic Contraption’ on HTC Vive
Greetings from delightfully temperate Seattle! At this weekend's PAX Prime, I had my first experience in the HTC Vive and got to see the brand new Fantastic Contraption demo.
Christine Genova Porter caught the VR bug in late 2014. She's...
New NVIDIA and AMD Drivers Unlock ‘Direct Driver Mode’ for Oculus Rift Users
Oculus' recently released 0.7 SDK and Runtime Drivers were a significant step forward in technology for the company, offering up major enhancements for Rift users. AMD and NVIDIA have now both launched drivers which allow Rift developers and users alike...
Latest Dexmo Input Glove Features Positional Tracking with Full Finger Input, Claims 5ms Latency
Dexta Robotics, a technology company with presence in the US, China and the UK, has announced the latest iteration of its Dexmo input glove. A new video released demonstrates some of the glove's capabilities, as a user is shown...
‘Distance’ is a Dazzling Neon Survival Driving Game, Try it at PAX in VR
Distance and its developer, Seattle based Refract Studios, are at PAX 2015 to demonstrate their unique futuristic survival racer in VR at a booth that you will not be able to miss.
Distance has been in development for a little while...
Hands On: Ubisoft’s VR Prototypes ‘Eagle’s Flight’ and Far Cry’s ‘Vaas VR’
Ubisoft's Montreal office is making some pretty big strides toward prototyping VR games to discover just how far they can push the boundaries of controls and narrative in the virtual space. Olivier Palmieri, game director and head of the...
VR Launchpad Startup Showcase Comes to Silicon Valley in October – Presented by SVVR & Road...
Join top VR innovators, investors, and thought-leaders for a day of focused pitching, networking, and demos.
Held in the heart of Silicon Valley, VR Launchpad is the focal point for innovative VR startups and products, curated by leaders in the...
Where to Try Vive, Rift, and Morpheus and What’s Playing at PAX 2015 This Weekend
The annual PAX Prime gaming festival starts today in Seattle and VR will be one of the highlights of the show for many gamers. The major players are out in force, and we've got a quick guide to where you...
‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’ VR Experience Coming to Immersed Europe
Attendees of Immersed Europe could get their chance to step into the shoes of Tom Cruise on his action packed ride off the side of Airbus A400M Atlas in the new Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015).
The experience was created by InMediaStudio in partnership...
‘Discovery’ Goes Virtual with New 360 Video VR Apps
Discovery Communications, known for its cadre of cable television channels and outdoors-focused programming, has released a VR video app for iOS and Android devices and Samsung Gear via Milk VR. The app’s website also emphasizes that it is “Coming...



















