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Nvidia Sponsored ‘Proto Awards’ to Honor VR Luminaries in Venue of First Academy Awards

Today the Virtual Reality Foundation has announced the The Proto Awards, a virtual reality award show that will be hosted at the Blossom Ballroom, the site of the first Academy Award ceremony in 1929. The Proto Awards are being held...

Photo Surfaces of Samsung’s VR Smartphone Adapter, Codenamed ‘Project Moonlight’

Samsung's long rumored VR smartphone adapter just left the rumor mill and entered into (virtual) reality. The Verge has published a photo of the device allegedly codenamed 'Project Moonlight'. Here it is in all of its blurry low quality glory...

DODOcase Expects to Sell 1 Million Google Cardboard VR Kits By Year’s End

Within hours of Google's announcement of Google Cardboard, a radically simple VR smartphone adapter, DODOcase started taking offers for a pre-made version of the kit. DODOcase says they've sold 15,000 of the kits so far and expect to reach...

GDC Europe 2014: Oculus VR – ‘Developing Virtual Reality Experiences with the Oculus Rift’, Liveblog @...

This GDC Europe 2014 session will be given by Tom Forsyth, Software Architect at Oculus VR. Road to VR Editor Paul James is at the session to bring you a liveblog. Find the event in your timezone here. Virtual reality is...

Oculus SDK 0.4.1 Beta Released: Mac OSX Support, SSE Fix, UE4 and More

Oculus VR today released the Oculus SDK 0.4.1 beta which brings important fixes for developers and enthusiasts alike. With the release of the Oculus Rift DK2 at the end of last month, Oculus VR pushed out the Oculus SDK 0.4.0...

News Bits: Microsoft Research Demonstrates Incredible First-person ‘Hyperlapse’ Video Technique

With SIGGRAPH 2014 in full swing, incredible computer graphics papers and demonstrations are a'flowing this week. Microsoft Research has published a paper showing an impressive timelapse processing technique which turns jumpy first-person frames into beautifully smooth watchable 'hyperlapse' footage,...

Nintendo’s ‘Virtual Boy’ HMD Could Get a New Game 19 Years After Discontinuation

The Vanguard V Kickstarter is raising funds to bring the sleek virtual reality arcade shooter to a bevy of VR platforms, with the potential to support one platform that hasn't been available for nearly two decades. Developer ZeroTransform has...

Why ‘Sightline: The Chair’ on the DK2 is My New VR Reference Demo

Virtual Reality is still so fresh, young and new that it's likely those VR Enthusiasts around  since the inception of the Oculus Rift still have only a handful of moments that they can point to that convinced them virtual...

Sunday VR Live Stream with Cymatic Bruce – Ep. 29 (@1pm PDT / 9pm GMT)

Hey Rifters! Missed the live stream? Here is the episode 29 recording with recap!  This week, we checked out the latest DK2 demos released, as well as a few experiences that have been updated for DK2 including PolyRider and Euro...

‘Pollen’ is a Sci-Fi Virtual Reality Exploration Game with Stunning Visuals

Let's be honest here. Back when the Oculus Rift DK1 was barely in enthusiast's hands, the majority of content available for this new breed of VR headset wasn't pretty. Such was the power of this new platform and the new-ness...

Enthusiast Opts for $2200 Laser Eye Surgery to Enhance Oculus Rift Experience

The buzz surrounding virtual reality continues to grow and now at least one enthusiast is so convinced by the technology that he has opted for laser eye surgery, after 30 years of wearing glasses, to enhance the Oculus Rift...

SVVR and Road to VR Host the U.S. Virtualizer Debut August 19th in Mountain View California

The Cyberith Virtualizer Comes to the US for the First Time for Live Demonstrations Silicon Valley Virtual Reality and Road to VR today announced a special event featuring the debut of the Virtualizer and accompanying technology from the virtual reality...

Preview: Eden River HD Early Access Release for Oculus Rift DK2

Eden River HD launches today in early-access form. While the game is pending some optimization updates before its full launch on Steam in late August, we got an early glimpse at this serene title which is being launched with...

Gamescom 2014: VR’s Momentum Continues to Build, Road to VR Will Be There

It's hard to believe it's been 12 months since we last headed to the epic Koelnmesse Conference venue in Cologne, Germany to attend Europe's biggest gaming event, Gamescom. Last year's highlights included witnessing the Oculus Rift HD Prototype, EVE: Valkyrie,...

News Bits: Second Life Viewer with Oculus Rift DK2 Support on the Way

A developer is working on an unofficial application to allow Second Life (2003) to be played with the Oculus Rift DK2. David Rowe developed the first unofficial Second Life viewer to offer Oculus Rift DK1 support nearly a year ago, and...
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