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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...
VRTGO Organisers to Whet UK VR Appetites with Free Demo Day, Sept 10th
One of the UK's leading virtual reality conferences, VRTGO, is on its way to Gateshead, UK on November 12th. But if you can't wait until then to sate your VR hunger, the organisers are holding a VR demo day on...
Valve Dials Back Vive Release Expectations, Suggests Bulk Will Ship in Q1 2016
Having revealed SteamVR and the Vive VR headset just six months ago, Valve and HTC set an aggressive consumer release date of Q4 2015. This would make the companies first-to-market over major competitors. Now, however, Valve is dialing back...
HTC: Consumer Vive Is “Gonna Look a Lot Different” – Modular Headphones, New Mounting System, and...
While the HTC Vive's room-scale VR experience is one of the best available today, the device itself still needs to undergo a significant metamorphosis from development kit to consumer-ready product. Details about exactly what changes we'll see in the...
‘Fantastic Contraption’ Devs Announce VR Remake for HTC Vive, Coming to PAX Prime
Fantastic Contraption, the free 2008 building game that challenged players to use a variety of tools to get their contraptions from point A to point B, is receiving a 3D makeover for virtual reality on the HTC Vive.
According to...
‘Two Bit Circus’ Can Sync Audience Experiences in VR, Tech to Debut at VRLA
Two Bit Circus VR, an experiential entertainment company based in LA, has developed a system to sync 360 VR video experiences across 'limitless' local Gear VR users to help create a truly shared VR experience.
As isolating as virtual reality is...
Preview: ‘Null of Hope’ Brings the Retro Adventure RPG to VR
Null of Hope, a retro first-person adventure RPG produced by Wade Arcade, gives a new twist to the genre and puts you in the game like never before. A 'list and click' variant of the popular 'point and click' games of the...




















