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2 New Web VR Experiences Highlight the Creative Power of Browser-based VR

While VR on the web is still in its infancy, two new experiences highlighted by Mozilla's 'MozVR' team reveal diverse takes on what kind of VR content will find a home in your browser. VR on the web is expanding...

Google Launches ‘Works With Google Cardboard’ Certification for VR Smartphone Adapters

Today Google is taking the wraps off of a new certification program for VR smartphone adapters. 'Works with Google Cardboard' will allow Cardboard VR apps to adjust specifically for a given VR smartphone adapter and help users see which adapters...

Google Acquires ‘Tilt Brush’ Developer and Thrive Audio to Add to VR Team

Google has today announced that it's acquired two VR companies to add to its growing internal virtual reality team: Skillman & Hackett, the studio behind Tilt Brush, and Thrive Audio. Skillman & Hackett, winners of the 'Best GUI' at the...
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HTC Vive Support Coming to Altspace’s Social VR Platform, Experimentation Ongoing with Gear VR

I recently sat down with "Cymatic" Bruce Wooden, Developer & Community Relations Manager at AltspaceVR, a social virtual reality space that allows users to connect and communicate with voice chat and shared web browsing. While the software currently supports the...

Intel Makes Multimillion Dollar Investment in VR Enterprise Developer WorldViz

Today WorldViz has announced that it received a "multimillion" dollar Series A investment from Intel Capital, the investment arm of the famed chip manufacturer. The company wouldn't specify the exact amount, but says that the money will be used...

The Oculus Mobile VR Jam Starts Today, $1 Million Worth of Prizes up for Grabs

Oculus' Mobile VR Jam begins today with prizes totaling $1 million. The company is incentivizing the creation of virtual reality games and experiences for the Samsung Gear VR headset, which Samsung built in collaboration with Oculus. The Oculus Mobile VR...

Latest ‘Blade Runner VR’ Screenshots Show Incredible Attention to Detail

We reported a while back on a hobby project by 3D modeller Quentin Lengele to reproduce Rick Deckard's apartment from the classic dystopian Sci-fi flick Blade Runner (1982). Well, the project received an update recently with screenshots showing great progress and...
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FirePanda’s Nick Pittom talks ‘Gaze Cues’ and the Art of VR Storytelling at SWVR 2015

SWVR‘s (Southwest VR) inaugural UK event in February attracted a great selection of industry talent to talk on their experiences developing for VR. One of the current hot topics amongst creative thinkers in the VR space is how to...
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‘Surge’ is a Real-time VR Music Video You Don’t Want to Miss

Surge is an impressive real-time VR music video built in Unreal Engine 4 that's definitely worth your time. Music videos have been a canvas of some very inventive artists. With VR, viewers will be able to step into the middle of...

Watch this Team Build an Oculus Rift Star Wars Pod Racing Game Live at Bitcamp (Video)

Bitcamp is a place for exploration. You will have 36 hours to delve into your curiosities, learn something new, and make something awesome. With world-class mentors and hundreds of fellow campers, you’re in for an amazing time. If you’re ready...
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Epic New ‘Descent: Underground’ Trailer Shows Promise, Kickstarter in Final Hours

The crowdfunded successor to the PC gaming classic Descent, Underground packs Oculus Rift and Steam VR / HTC Vive support and the impressive new trailer gives us a tantalising glimpse of what could be should it's campaign succeed. Along with Doom,...

Unello Design Brings VR Meditation to Google Cardboard with ‘Zen Zone’ and ‘Nebuland’

Unello Design, the indie studio behind Eden River HD, has just released two new apps for Cardboard, Zen Zone and Nebuland. Taking a few 'me time minutes' in the middle of a hectic day was never so easy. Pop on a...

Freefly VR Smartphone Adapter Launches Today – 18% Discount for Road to VR Readers

Freefly VR launches today, a VR smartphone adapter with a unique universal design for phones from 4.7 to 6.1-inches. Road to VR readers can take an exclusive 18% discount off a purchase of the headset. The Freefly VR smartphone adapter uses an iOS...

Latest Version of ‘Virtual Desktop’ is Here, The Free App That Makes Your Entire Windows Computer...

While futurists have contemplated for years what virtual reality computing might one day look like, there's a simple solution to using your Windows computer in VR today, it's called Virtual Desktop, and we've got a look at the latest...
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Sony’s Dave Ranyard Talks Project Morpheus VR Development and Accessibility at SWVR 2015

SWVR's inaugural UK event in February attracted a great selection of industry talent to talk on their experiences developing for VR. One such talk was given by Sony London Studios' Director Dave Ranyard, whose team is working heavily with the...
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