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Oculus + IndieCade VR Jam Winners Announced

The VR Jam held by Oculus VR Inc and IndieCade has come to an end. Two winners, announced today, take home $10,000 each, along with a trip to attend and exhibit their game at IndieCade 2013, and an invitation to...

Sixense STEM Kickstarter Crushes Goal on Day One, Wireless Base Station Stretch Goal Announced

The Sixense STEM system for VR motion control blew through its $250,000 goal one day one. The campaign is now at $476,000 and appears well on the way to $1 million. Sixense have announce a 'stretch goal' at $550,000...

Oculus and IndieCade ‘VR Jam’ Finalists [Preview Roundup Part 1]

The 20 finalists singled out for the finals of the Oculus / IndieCade VR Jam have now been chosen. We take a look at the first 10 games to be selected as finalists. Grass Roots Right from the beginning, Oculus VR...

Sixense STEM VR Motion Controller Kickstarter is Live — Prices Start at $149

Today Sixense launched a Kickstarter for the highly anticipated STEM VR motion controller. STEM is essentially a sequel to the Razer Hydra. It cuts the cords to go fully wireless, supports up to five independent sensors for full-body...

YEI Technology Announces Big Price Drop for PrioVR VR Motion Capture Kit, Earlier Delivery

In a move that's sure to make PrioVR backers and would-be backers alike quite happy, YEI Technology has announced a big price drop for both the PrioVR Lite and PrioVR Pro systems. On top of that, they're shaving four...

Confirmed: Oculus Rift Support Coming to Slender: The Arrival

Last week Blue Isle Studios teased that they may be bringing Oculus Rift support to Slender: The Arrival. The studio has confirmed to Road to VR that Rift support is indeed on the way. "I am happy to confirm that...

PrioVR Q&A With Paul Yost, Chief of R&D at YEI Technology

With yesterday's launch of the PrioVR Kickstarter, we had a few questions about the system. We got in touch with Paul Yost, Chief of R&D at YEI Technology, to get answers straight from the source. Read on for our...

GamesCom 2013: Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell talk Carmack, InfinitEye and HD Prototypes [Video]

At Gamescom this year I was lucky enough to be granted time with Palmer Luckey (Founder of Oculus VR) and Nate Mitchell (VP of Product) to talk all things VR. Here's the video of that interview. Gracious Hosts and Horrible...

Slender: The Arrival Getting Official Oculus Rift Support?

It seems that Slender: The Arrival, one of the scariest games in recent history, will be getting Oculus Rift support. Tweets from the game's developer indicate that there is a build of the game with Oculus Rift support being...

Gamescom 2013: vrAse Transforms Your Smartphone Into a Portable 3D Cinema [Video Interview]

We caught up with Miguel Schiaffino, part of the team behind a new smartphone holder with integrated lenses that promises to leverage the power of the smartphone in your pocket to surround you with your favourite 3D movies, wherever...

Virgin Media Game Space Embraces Virtual Reality

Guest writer Kevin Williams stopped by the Virgin Media Game Space in London for yesterday's launch party. The space, which functions as a place to play and develop games, features a number of Oculus Rift headsets with games like...

Virtuix and Sixense to Show the “Ultimate Virtual Reality Experience” at PAX Prime

Virtuix and Sixense will be at this weekend's Pax Prime in Seattle to demonstrate what they're calling the "ultimate virtual reality experience," a platform consisting of the Virtuix Omni, Sixense STEM, and the Oculus Rift. Today marks the start of...

Gamescom 2013: Hands On With EVE Valkyrie and the Oculus Rift HD Prototype

At Gamescom this year I was lucky enough to have the chance not only to play the latest build of EVE VR (now known as EVE Valkyrie), but I got to experience it on the new 1080p panel-equipped Oculus...

Sixense STEM Kickstarter Launches September 12th: Longer Range, Better Performance

Sixense STEM, which is essentially the Razer Hydra 2, is officially headed to Kickstarter on September 12th. Sixense, who makes the magnetic tracking technology in the Razer Hydra, says that the STEM will have better range and better tracking...

Gamecom 2013: Cyberith Virtualiser Interview and Demonstration [Video]

One of the pleasant surprises we found whilst poking around the vast halls was finding a booth with the latest Cyberith Virtualiser prototype being demoed by Cyberith's founder and inventor Tuncay Cakmak. He kindly agreed not only to demonstrate...
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