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HTC Announces Vive ‘Business Edition’ for $1200

HTC today announced a new edition of the Vive headset targeted specifically at businesses looking to get into room-scale experiences. Called simply 'Vive Business Edition' (Vive BE), HTC says that the new enterprise-focused presentation of the headset will include "additional services...

Oculus is Working on a ‘Chaperone’-like Boundary System for Touch

Physically moving your body around to move through the virtual world is a great way to enhance immersion, but it can be potentially dangerous if users lose a sense of their real world surroundings. To keep users safe, Valve...

2017 VR Industry Report to Bring Data-driven Insights & Forecasts That Cut Through the Hype

Greenlight Insights and Road to VR are teaming up once again to co-author a comprehensive report on the VR industry which will provide global forecasts, analysis, and best practices. The Virtual Reality Industry Report: Spring 2017 launches April 4th, pre-order...

Report: Google May Introduce a New All-in-one VR Headset at I/O Developer Conference

According to a Variety exclusive, Google may be gearing up to show off a brand new mobile VR headset at Google I/O developer conference this week, one that not only delivers VR in an all-in-one device, but could likely offer inside-out...

Hands-on: ‘VELOCIBEASTS’ Explores Another Promising Form of Experimental VR Locomotion

Moving around in VR isn't a solved problem. In 5 years, the best games and experiences won't be using point-and-click teleportation. At GDC 2017 last week, I saw two promising new types of experimental locomotion in VR. First was...

Google Announces New, Larger Cardboard VR Viewer with Universal Input Button

At Google's I/O 2015 developer conference today, Clay Bavor took to the stage to update the world on the company's VR developments and has revealed a new and improved Cardboard VR viewer for smartphones. Google announced the Cardboard viewer and...

XBox Head Phil Spencer Sends Mixed Messages on Project Scorpio and VR

Microsoft unveiled 'Project Scorpio' to the world at E3 this year, stating that it would provide the Xbox platform enough power to run high fidelity VR experiences. But a recent interview with Xbox head Phil Spencer seems to show a...

Hands On: ‘PlayStation VR Worlds’ is an Immersive Starter Pack for PSVR

Sony's virtual reality gaming and experience compilation PlayStation VR Worlds is a virtual reality taster selection of sorts from Sony's London Studio, designed to show off just what their forthcoming PlayStation 4 powered VR headset is capable of. Frank...

Hands On: ‘Lone Echo’ Nails Zero-G Movement in VR With Oculus Touch

Frank He gets his hands into Ready at Dawn's first VR title and finds Lone Echo to deliver one of the best zero g experiences yet seen in VR, all thanks to clever design and of course the Oculus...

Send HTC Your Idea for a Vive Accessory and Win a Free HTC Vive

The Vive's Lighthouse tracking system is an impressive piece of tech, considering it boasts sub-millimeter, 3D room-scale positional tracking for a VR headset and hand controllers using lasers. But haven't you ever wished the Vive controllers could be used for more...

DreamWorks, Marvel, Playful and More Among Studios Creating Content for Gear VR

At Samsung's IFA Unpacked event earlier today, the company revealed a swath of big studios who are working on content for the Gear VR headset. Among them are some well known names like DreamWorks, Marvel, and IMAX, along with...
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Horror Game ‘Here They Lie’ Coming to PSVR, Teaser Trailer is Here

PlayStation's pre-E3 event teased a number of PSVR games from well-known names out there, including Batman: Arkham VR, Star Wars: X-Wing VR Missions, and Final Fantasy XV, but it looks like some original IP has made its way into the event's rapid fire...

New Unreal Engine 4 VR Roller Coaster Demo Shrinks You to the Size of a Mouse...

Well, it looks like the legendary RiftCoaster may well finally have a successor. Teddy Lipowitz knocked up this coaster demo, based on the new Unreal Engine 4 platform, over the Easter Weekend. The twist? You're avatar is the size...

PlayStation VR Demos Coming to Hundreds of US Retailers

When it comes to virtual reality, you really do have to 'see it to believe it', so Sony is joining the ranks of HTC and Oculus in opening demo spaces for their VR headset to retailers nationwide. PlayStation VR is launching on October...

New NVIDIA and AMD Drivers Unlock ‘Direct Driver Mode’ for Oculus Rift Users

Oculus' recently released 0.7 SDK and Runtime Drivers were a significant step forward in technology for the company, offering up major enhancements for Rift users. AMD and NVIDIA have now both launched drivers which allow Rift developers and users alike...
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