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Hands On: ‘The Assembly’ Offers New ‘Comfort Mode’, a Multi-Pronged Attack on Sim-Sickness

nDreams, a UK based games studio producing upcoming VR title The Assembly, are declaring war on the discomfort commonly associated with first-person VR games. We sat down with Senior Designer Jackie Tetley and Communications Manager George Kelion at Gamescom 2015...

Ximmerse Adds Motion Tracking to PC and Mobile VR Using Stereo Camera Tech

Ximmerse, a tech company based in China, are working on a suite of optically tracked input systems based around a proprietary stereo camera. The system is claimed to work with both PC and mobile based virtual reality. The three big...

Oculus PC SDK 0.7 is a Major Overhaul, New Direct Driver Mode Made with NVIDIA &...

Oculus have given developers a heads up on their forthcoming PC SDK release, due August 20th. The release brings with it major overhauls, not least of which include a new Direct Driver Mode, developed in conjunction with NVIDIA and...

Formed by Ex Pixar and Bungie Alumni, Limitless Entertainment Says “We will be the Pixar of...

Limitless Entertainment is a new startup created by Tom Sanocki who hails from two of entertainment's biggest heavyweights, Pixar and Bungie. He saw the promise of virtual reality and decided he had to be involved. We talked to Tom...

Hands On: ‘Manus’ Wireless VR Gloves Adding OSVR Integration, Promising Hints of Future Positional Tracking

Manus, the minds behind the eponymous VR data glove and Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) partners, have revealed to us that they are well on their way integrating OSVR equipment for their wireless VR gloves Far from giving up on...
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‘Pollen’ Devs Talk Narrative, HTC Vive Integration and Putting Beer Cans into Microwaves

Pollen, a first-person exploration VR game from Helsinki based Mindfield Games, is well on its way for its series of multi-headset launches soon too come, including Sony Morpheus, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift. We sat down to talk with CEO Ville...
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New ‘The Assembly’ Gameplay Video Offers Insight into VR Development

The Assembly is a morally ambiguous adventure game built from the ground up for virtual reality by nDreams. In this new gameplay video, Senior Designer Jackie Tetley walks you through some brand new footage whilst offering commentary on how...

Oculus ‘Toybox’ is a Playground for Touch Controllers and Sets the Bar for Remote Interaction

Gamescom 2015 has just started, a time when a sizeable portion of the European gaming community flocks to Cologne, Germany for a chance to get a glimpse at the newest that the videogame industry has to offer—which in our case...

Crytek and Basemark Announce VR Benchmark Using CRYENGINE

Finnish benchmarking company Basemark have today announced that they're working with game technology house Crytek to produce a virtual reality specific benchmark to test how well your gaming hardware can handle the forthcoming consumer VR revolution. Hot on the heels...

8i are Generating Light Fields from Standard Video Cameras for VR Video

8i, a startup based in New Zealand, has unveiled a new 3D / VR Video format based on light field technology. 8i claim to be capturing Light Fields using standard video camera arrays, resulting in video you can view...

‘Oculus Cinema’ Getting Online Multiplayer and New Social Features, Coming to the Consumer Rift

Oculus Cinema is a first-party VR application that recreates the experience of having your own personal cinema or leather chair adorned home theater. And while it's great to feel like you're sitting in front of a massive screen, what...
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New ‘Pollen’ Footage Demonstrates Gameworld Interactivity

Mindfield Games, a Finland based games studio, have given Road to VR exclusive new footage showing pre-alpha gameplay of their soon-to-launch sci-fi themed exploration VR title, Pollen. Update: At the request of Mindfield Games we've removed the video footage of Pollen as...
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Latest Gear VR Ad Contrasts How Dumb You Look in VR with How Cool It Is...

It's an argument I've heard time and time again from people who have never used VR. "You look so dumb with a headset on. No one wants to wear something on their head." Then you give them a headset...

Stanford Unveils ‘Light Field Stereoscope’ a VR Headset to Reduce Fatigue and Nausea

Researchers at Stanford University have unveiled a prototype VR Headset which they claim reduce the effects of VR sickness through the use of an innovative 'stacked' display which generates naturalistic light fields. VR display technology continues to evolve rapidly, with...

‘Elite Dangerous: Horizons’ Expansion to Offer Planetary Landings, Crafting and Looting

Frontier Developments, creators of intergalactic trading and combat title Elite Dangerous have today announced a series of expansion packs which will bring planetary landings and will offer new crafting an looting systems. Elite Dangerous was one of the first triple-A studio release...
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