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‘FlyInside FSX’ Puts You in the Cockpit of a 747 and Many More Aircraft, Kickstarter Now...

FlyInside FSX aims to put Microsoft Flight Simulator X into VR with its Oculus Rift DK2-compatible plugin. Did you know that becoming a commercial pilot requires a minimum of 250 hours of flight time? And they don't even let you crash once....

NVIDIA Takes the Lid Off ‘Gameworks VR’ – Technical Deep Dive and Community Q&A

Virtual reality is coming, and it's going to need high frame rates and low latency visuals. In this guest post from NVIDIA Graphics Programmer Nathan Reed, we take a deep dive into their forthcoming Gameworks VR initiative. What is it...

You Can Now Watch 360 YouTube Videos in VR (Currently Android Only)

With a recent update to the Android YouTube app, Google Cardboard-compatible smartphones can now view 360-degree video in side-by-side configuration. The video streaming giant quietly rolled out VR support for their 2D 360-degree videos earlier this month, with no official mention...

FOVE Gets Samsung Ventures Investment, Guarantees Lighthouse Positional Tracking

Fove is today announcing that the company has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Samsung Ventures to further their eye-tracking VR headset, and additionally firms up their commitment to support Valve's Lighthouse positional tracking technology. Having now raised 180%...
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Morpheus Exclusive ‘SuperHyperCube’ Shares Heritage With One of Indie Gaming’s Biggest Hits

When I was initially surveying the 17 Morpheus VR titles that Sony was showing at E3 2015, I came across one with a logo that was printed so small on the booth's placard that I could hardly read it. I...
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Preview: ‘Salvaged’ is a Multi-screen Tactical Game that’s Scary in all the Right Ways

Somewhere in the deep of space a starship docks with a derelict science station in search of its long forgotten loot. A contract brought you there, but your employer didn't specify the contents, or why it was abandoned in the first...

Jaunt and Google Announce ‘High-End’ Cinematic Content Collaboration

360 degree immersive video specialist Jaunt VR has today announced that it's become a preferred VR content creator for Google as the search giant ramps up its presence in the VR space. Jaunt has risen to become one of the most...
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Sony’s New VR Party Game, ‘Playroom VR’, Pits 4 Players on the Couch Against One Morpheus

Although Sony is working on engaging single-player experiences for Morpheus, their console-based VR solution is uniquely positioned for couch-based party gaming where local players interact with a player using the headset. Their new demo, The Playroom VR, does just...

GameFace Mobile VR Headset Will Also Tether to PCs Through Valve’s OpenVR

GameFace Labs showed off their latest prototype mobile VR headset at E3 last week, a device that promises to deliver both a standalone Android-based mobile VR experience and a tethered PC experience in the same headset. GameFace calls their prototype headset a head...
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‘Salvaged’ the Unique Tactical-Action VR Game Hits Steam Greenlight

Salvaged is a tactical-action game for the Oculus Rift that divides your attention between command consoles and a team of 4 space marines that you must guide through the Aliens (1986) inspired sci-fi universe. Created by Opposable Games, the Bristol-based indie studio behind...

Oculus Demonstrates Their Own ‘Room-scale’ Tracking Capability at E3 2015

Much praise has been lavished on Valve's 'room-scale'-capable Lighthouse tracking system, which affords users an impressively large tracking volume for virtual reality interaction. Not to be outdone, Oculus demonstrated to us at E3 2015 that their own tracking technology...

NextVR Livestreams US Open Golf Tournament in VR, App Coming to “All VR Devices”

NextVR and FOX Sports have recently partnered to bring live streaming VR to the 2015 U.S. Open golf tournament. Live VR broadcasts of the event were available onsite and across select North American cities via Gear VR headsets. NextVR, a company focused...
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Gameplay Video: World War Toons on Sony’s Morpheus at E3 2015

Sony's Morpheus had a huge presence at E3 this year with the system present in nearly 20 demos on the show floor. World War Toons by Reload was one of them. Here's a short gameplay video of the game in...
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First Look at ‘Harmonix Music VR’ a Trippy Visualizer for Morpheus from the Makers of Rock...

Harmonix, the studio behind the Rock Band franchise, created a VR music visualizer called Harmonix Music VR. The Sony Morpheus exclusive title shown at E3 this week takes you through a trippy on-rails experience that Harmonix says will get you listening...
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AMD Creates VR Gaming Rig of the Future with ‘Project Quantum’

AMD recently unveiled a supercharged, small form factor PC at E3 this week, a futuristic-looking gaming rig that promises to easily deliver the 90 FPS required by VR headsets like the new Oculus Rift. They're calling it 'Project Quantum', and is...
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