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Surgeon Uses Oculus Rift On Patients, Streams Operation Using Google Glass
One of the joys of writing about reporting from the cutting-edge of a newly reborn technology like virtual reality is that you're constantly being surprised as what people are finding to do with it. Almost weekly there's some innovation...
News Bits: Oculus VR: “Please Update Your Billing Info” – DK2 Shipments May be Imminent
In the last 24 hours, some of those who secured a pre-order for Oculus VR's 2nd Developer Kit (DK2) have received emails from the company requesting that they check their payment and shipping details so that order faced no...
News Bits: Oculus Connect Conference Tickets Priced at $249
Oculus VR has confirmed the price for their inaugural developer conference, Oculus Connect. Tickets will be priced at $249. Oculus Connect registration opened on Wednesday without any pricing information.
Oculus calls the Connect event “a developer conference that brings together engineers,...
Guest Lineup , Attendance Instructions, and Live Stream – Road to VR Live Roundtable Happens Tomorrow,...
Tomorrow (Friday the 18th), Road to VR is hosting a live roundtable discussion inside of virtual reality. Anyone is welcome to be part of the live virtual audience, whether you have access to VR hardware or not. We will...
Latest UE4 Release Includes Time-Warping, Couch Knights Demo and is DK2 Ready
Unreal Engine 4 has only been on general release since March but has made quite an impression on developers. Its low cost of entry, wealth of supporting documentation, tutorials and its 'no coding required' approach to game development has...
Exclusive: Eden River HD Preview – Tranquility Amidst a Sea of Action-packed VR Games, Launching August...
Just because VR is more immersive doesn't mean its only use is to get your adrenaline pumping. Aaron Lemke is one of only a few developers getting serious about relaxing and meditative virtual reality experiences. Eden River's peaceful gameplay...
Radial-G Just Earned Itself a Spot in My Oculus Rift Demos Folder (video)
As a fan of the Wipeout series, I absolutely had to try Tammeka Games' Radial-G, a low-grav arcade racer with Oculus Rift virtual reality support. While I've long enjoyed the frenetic action-packed racing of Wipeout, could a similar title...
First Oculus Rift DK2 Shipment Delayed to Polish New SDK
Oculus VR today has made an official announcement about the shipping status of the first batch of Rift DK2s. The shipment, which the company previously said would be leaving distribution facilities on the 14th of July, has been held...
News Bits: Oculus Now Accepting Registration for Connect Developer Conference
Early last week, Oculus VR announced its first official developer conference, Oculus Connect. Registration for the conference was expected to open on the 10th, but was delayed indefinitely. Today, Oculus has opened registration for the Connect VR developer conference.
Registration...
Valve’s SteamVR, Now with Support for Mac and Linux, Is the Best VR Web Browser Yet...
While there are a number of people and projects currently working on what the future of VR on the web might look like, the question remains: how do we use the internet—as we know it today—in VR? One of...
Review: Infinity Runner—The Game Nobody Thought Would Work with the Oculus Rift (for good reason)
Today Wales Interactive launches Infinity Runner, which is exactly what it sounds like—an infinite running game like many found on mobile platforms. The team appears to have successfully ported the genre from mobile to PC, but does it work...
Aerometrex Combines Impressive 3D Mapping with VR for Intense Flyovers
Flying in virtual reality, a commonly held wish by enthusiasts since the dawn of the technology. The prospect of swooping over virtual landscapes, your mind convinced your body has taken flight is an extremely enticing one. Now that virtual...
VRelia Partners with ImmersiON to Offer VR Headsets and Content
VRelia, a Spanish company recently formed with the aim of providing users with high resolution VR Headsets, has announced a partnership with ImmersiON, a startup formed from the key players behind TD Vision, a company with a history in...
Altspace Raises $2.5 Million From Google Ventures, Formation 8, and More for Shared VR Browsing Environment
Altspace (formerly Qualia3D) is announcing that they've raised $2.5 million in venture capital to develop a shared virtual reality browsing environment. Investors include Google Ventures, Formation 8, Dolby Family Ventures, and more. Altspace is developing a shared VR environment...
News Bits: ‘Aliens, Trolls and Dragons’, 12 Minutes of Oculus Rift Enabled Action Adventuring (Video)
Virtual Reality is still and emerging (perhaps re-emerging) technology and gaming platform. As such, new surprises and interesting uses of the technology are never far away right now. 'Aliens, Trolls and Dragons' is an Action Adventure game with native...
















