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Rothenberg Ventures ‘River’ VR Accelerator to Invest $1 Million Across 10 Startups, Apply Now

Today Rothenberg Ventures has announced the launch of the first VR accelerator, 'River', created to jumpstart early-stage companies working on exciting virtual reality projects. To start, Rothenberg Ventures plans to invest $1 million across 10 companies, and they're accepting applications...

First Look: Coldplay’s Virtual Reality Concert ‘Ghost Stories’ Shot by NextVR

NextVR, a company focusing on live-broadcast 360 degree 3D VR video, has recently announced the first piece of content that they will publically release: Colplay's Ghost Stories Virtual Reality Concert Experience. The company will start by releasing a VR video...

Hands On with ‘Radial G’ Steam Early Access Demo (60 FPS Gameplay Video)

Tammeka games, the UK based creators of "high-octane multi-player sci-fi racer" Radial-G, have made it to Steam via the Greenlight program. To celebrate, the team have released an 'early access' demo which includes new tracks and ships. We take...

Sony Morpheus Development – ‘Vanguard V’ Dev Shares Perspective

With the Gear VR and Oculus Rift 'Crescent Bay' prototype currently in the spotlight, it shouldn't be forgotten that Sony's PS4 VR headset, Project Morpheus, is still brewing in the background. Development kits are out in the wild and work has...

Latest in Professional VR Shown at I/ITSEC 2014 Conference

Deep inside the inlands of Florida, a technology conference was held that brought together a collection of virtual reality headsets and simulations that focused primarily on military applications. The event was called I/ITSEC (Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference) and...

First Public Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Demo Provokes Extreme Reactions at SVVR (Video)

Attendees to one of the longest running VR meetups around, the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality event, had an extra special treat in store for them this thanksgiving as Oculus dropped by with their latest feature prototype, the Crescent Bay....

3 Insights for New Gear VR Developers from the Creator of ‘Darknet’

With Samsung's Gear VR now out in the wild, yet more developers will be inspired to get started with mobile VR development. While there are many parallels to regular mobile development, there's also unfamiliar challenges to tackle. To help...

NewRetroArcade Version 2 is Out, Now With Support for SNES, NES, and MAME

Version 2 of the '80s inspired NewRetroArcade is out, now offering an even wider selection of '80s and '90s emulated titles. The developers, DigitalCyberCherries, haven't just swapped a few cabinets in the reminiscently dingy virtual arcade though, but have actually added support for...

4 New 3D 360 Videos from Jaunt, Including ‘Jack White: Third-D’ and ‘The Hobbit’

Jaunt VR are seemingly working overtime to make up for their months running in stealth mode. A veritable flood of content is ushering forth from the company that's specialising in producing and distributing stereoscopic 3D, 360 videos for VR....

Reigniting the Passion: Putting Veterans Back in the Pilot’s Seat With VR

There's something magical about flying, an almost legendary energy that taps into the fundamental will of all humans to be free -- to control our own destiny in the face of certain peril. That's how I imagine it to...

News Bits: More Amazing Procedural Sea Life from ‘Ocean Rift’, Coming Soon to Gear VR

More life-like sea creatures are emerging from the depths of Dr. Llyrd ap Cenydd's Ocean Rift, the underwater VR experience that's soon to appear on Samsung's Gear VR headset. Dr. Llyr ap Cenydd, developer of Ocean Rift, generated the uncanny sea life...

Oculus Acquires Nimble VR and Two Others for Computer Vision Expertise

Yesterday Oculus announced that they're acquiring Nimble VR, which launched a Kickstarter in October to fund creation of their motion input camera designed for VR headsets. Along with Nimble VR, 13th Lab and Chris Bregler also join the Oculus...

Samsung Gear VR Detailed Review: Part Two – Experience, Gameplay Videos, and More

It's been just a few days and I've already been able to wow more people with VR through Gear VR than in the last month with the Oculus Rift DK2. Mobility is one of Gear VR's biggest assets; at...

Last Chance to Back ‘Crystal Rift’ Kickstarter, New Version of Alpha Released

Crystal Rift, a grid-based dungeon crawler game designed especially for VR, has reached their funding goal with only a few hours to spare until the official end of its crowdfunding campaign. In an effort to drum up more support, the...

News Bits: Note 4 and Gear VR Compatibility Update Rolling out to Verizon and Sprint

Samsung has reached out to let us know that Note 4 users on Verizon and Sprint can expect an update soon which will enable compatibility with Gear VR. To the excitement of many, Samsung's Gear VR mobile headset went on...
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