Daniël Ernst is the founder and sole member of The Shoebox Diorama, a production company dedicated to exploring the brand new artistic possibilities of a new genre, the virtual reality diorama. Ernst has thus far eschewed VR's early rush for cheap thrills...

A recent survey conducted by Touchstone Research, an online marketing research firm, suggests that kids and teens between the ages of 10–17 know what VR is, and when they see it in action they think it's "off the charts cool." Touchstone...

Just before nearly doubling their Kickstarter funding goal of $250,000, Fove introduced a new and improved design for their eye-tracking VR headset, making it lighter, smaller, and more ergonomic. Fove calls their new industrial design "refined and enhanced" with the addition of a...

VR: The Movie is an in-depth documentary film that follows virtual reality from its mid-1900s past to the VR technology of today. The documentary features interviews with designers, scientists, engineers and several industry professionals to help illuminate virtual reality's legacy. VR: The Movie was conceived by...

We recently got our hands on the latest 'Mark 6' mobile VR headset prototype from GameFace Labs. The 'Head Mounted Console' as the company calls it, features a 2560x1440 OLED display and an on-board processor, making the device a...

The second annual Proto Awards will be held on September 22nd alongside Oculus' Connect developer conference. The award ceremony highlights the best in virtual reality content. Submissions for consideration close on July 15th. Under the umbrella of the non-profit Virtual...

OSVR's Hacker Developer Kit (HDK) VR headset has started shipping units to early supporters. We take a peek at some potential future upgrades, including Wearality Sky 150 degree FoV lenses and an Android phone holder faceplate. Hard to believe OSVR is...

Although Oculus has sold more than 175,000 development kits, the vast majority of the world has still never had the opportunity to try the Rift VR headset, let alone any virtual reality headset. For a technology that frequently inspires notions of 'you...

Magic Leap recently announced that Rio Caraeff, former president and CEO of Vevo, has assumed the role of the company’s Chief Content Officer. Like many recent hires at Magic Leap, the first order of business is usually to explode somehow. Rio...

Sphericam 2 is a 360-degree camera offering 4K video capture in a very small package, and aims to deliver immersive video specifically targeted at VR headsets. The Czech Republic based team calls their geometric crystalline camera "no bigger than a tennis ball,"...

AMD demonstrated its commitment to the future of virtual reality during last month's E3 2015 by pulling together big name industry executives, content creators, and retailers to discuss the practical future of consumer virtual reality. The results were a refreshingly...

FOVE's Kickstarter campaign to bring the first VR headset with eye-tracking to market at a consumer price-point is coming to a close in less than 24 hours. Potential backers take note: Lighthouse 'room scale' tracking is coming. FOVE, the eye-tracking VR...

In a recent episode of Gunter's Universe, a weekly VR panel show that takes place in the VRChat social space, an interesting melange of newly revealed information about The VOID came to light. For one, the Salt Lake City location is considering itself is a...

Southern California's very own VR conference and expo (SoCal VR) is bringing together devs, content creators, and VR enthusiasts of all stripes to take part in a celebration of all things virtual on the 12th of July. Supported by a number of...

Sixense has just sent out an update to backers of their 2013 STEM motion controller Kickstarter campaign which includes an updated production roadmap and a new estimated release date. Sixense, makers of the Razer Hydra and inventors of the promising...