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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...

Autodesk’s New Stingray Game Engine Will Launch with Oculus Rift Support

At GDC Europe 2015, Autodesk has announced that their new Stingray game engine will launch worldwide on August 19th. The engine will support the Oculus Rift VR headset out of the box. Autodesk is the maker of industry standard computer...
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‘Gunjack’ UE4-based Turret-shooter Announced by CCP Games, Affirms Fall Release for Samsung’s Consumer Gear VR

Gunjack is a quite gorgeous looking turret-shooter for Samsung's Gear VR headset. The game is set in the EVE universe, that of developer CCP Games' Eve Online. As an arcade-style shooter, players can collect powerups as they fend off waves...

HTC and SHVR Partner for Shanghai Vive Jam, Road to VR Supports as Official Media Sponsor

August 14th kicks of the SHVR Vive Jam, a collaboration between HTC and the Shanghai VR Meetup to bring teams from across China for a weekend of rapid prototyping room-scale VR experiences for the SteamVR platform. Road to VR...

Kat Walk VR Treadmill Passes Kickstarter Goal With 3 Weeks to Go

Kat Walk, a VR treadmill from China based company KatVR, can now add its name to the list of omnidirectional treadmills currently in pre-order, which includes the likes of Cyberith Virtualizer and Virtuix Omni. KatVR has yet to release any news...

GDC 2016 to Include Standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference

UBM Tech, the company behind the annual Game Developers Conference and many other events across industries, is recognizing the continued explosion of consumer virtual reality by forming a standalone Virtual Reality Developers Conference to be held alongside their massive GDC...

Nokia and Tongal Offer $42,000 and an OZO Camera for VR Video Pitches and Production

Nokia has announced a partnership with film crowdsourcing website Tongal to help create compelling new VR cinema content, to be captured with their newly announced OZO 360, 3D camera. Nokia made a splash today as they announced they're to enter the...
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