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NailCanvasVR Lets You ‘Virtually’ Experiment With Nail Polish Designs

Have a hard time getting past the character selection screen of video games because you're too busy picking out the perfect clothes and styling your hair just right? If so, there's some fashion-oriented VR applications popping up that might be right down...

News Bits: 1 Day Left to Save Up to 80% on VR Games in Steam Holiday...

There's still time to cash in that cheque grandma gave you this holiday season (for piano lessons) and turn it into your favorite VR supported games, because Steam's yearly Holiday Sale is coming to an end on January 2nd. Among others,...

At the End of 2014, Tech Giants Sony, Facebook, Google, Samsung, Apple, and Microsoft All Have...

Having tracked the emerging consumer VR market for more than three years now, it's hard to believe how fast it's taking off. VR is steadily transforming from a promising technology to a disruptive one. And the proof is now...

Samsung Launches ‘Milk VR’ Service for Curated 360 Video on Gear VR

Today Samsung has announced that it's adding a new member to the company's family of curiously named 'Milk' services. 'Milk VR'—joining Milk Music and Milk Video—aims to offer a destination for curated VR video on the company's Gear VR...

Toybox Turbos and BlazeRush: The ‘Tiny Racer’ May Be an Emerging VR Genre

Two little games have been making a big splash with the VR community as of late, with their classic Micro Machines gameplay and solid Rift DK2 integration. Leading this pack of 'tiny racers', BlazeRush and Toybox Turbos showcase a masterful use...

What it Feels Like to Roll Through a Virtual World in the Virtusphere

During a recent virtual reality hackathon at OCVR, I was able to try out a crazy contraption called the Virtusphere—essentially a giant acrylic human hamster ball that lets the user feel like they are walking through a virtual world....

News Bits: Sony ‘Virtual Reality – A New Era for Games’ Panel at PlayStation Experience (video)

At Sony's PlayStation Experience event earlier this month, the company brought together four prominent folks from the game industry to chat about the future of virtual reality and Sony's 'Project Morpheus' VR headset for the PS4. Earlier this year, Sony...

How to Play Wii and Gamecube Classics on Your Oculus Rift with DolphinVR

Ever wanted to play old gaming classics in virtual reality? Well, DolphinVR is an emulator with enhanced support for the Oculus Rift headset that lets you do just that. Here's how to get it working. Back in the dim, distant...

Next Major Version of UE4 to Include Samsung Gear VR Support and Latest Oculus Runtime

Epic Games, creators of the Unreal Engine game authoring software, plan to include support for Samsung's new Gear VR headset in the next major version of the software. Unreal Engine is one of two big game authoring engines with support...

Exclusive: VRClay Beta Hands-on, the 3D Sculpting Software for VR

Another video has surfaced within the past few days of VRClay, sparking more curiosity around the only 3D modeling software currently designed to be used in virtual reality. We reached out to the team behind the software and were granted an...

The VR Community Shows Its Christmas Spirit with Cards, Demos, and More

In the spirit of Christmas, some members of the VR community have mashed up their passion for virtual reality with today's holiday. We offer a quick roundup of some of our favorite Christmas VR creations. One of the best parts...

Temple Run Now On Gear VR, (Spoiler Alert: You die)

A new VR version of the classic 2011 mobile game, Temple Run, has just been released and is now available on Samsung Gear VR. Like all of the titles that currently populate the Oculus Store, the game is free...

Eden River HD Launches on Steam and Google Cardboard, a VR Relaxation Experience

Eden River, a virtual reality relaxation experience, is now available on both Steam and Google Cardboard. The game, which essentially replicates the experience of floating down a lazy river, was produced by indie game studio Unello Design as an effort to...

Vox Machinae Brings Mech Action to VR – Hands-on Preview (60FPS Gameplay)

From Canadian developer Space Bullet Dynamics comes a mech action shooter built from the ground up for the Oculus Rift VR headset. This is Vox Machinae, and it looks extremely promising.  A genre seemingly made for VR, the mech combat...

Samsung is Demo’ing Gear VR at America’s Largest Mall

One of virtual reality's greatests strengths—that it's a unique and unprecedented experience for most—is also one of its greatest weaknesses when it comes to marketing the technology. Without actually trying VR for themselves, how do you sell someone on...
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