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Mozilla Research VR Launches Experimental Website Compatible with Oculus Rift

Earlier this year Mozilla began exploring virtual reality capabilities for the web. Now, they have released MozVR.com, which they call “a VR website about VR websites,” in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Firefox. It uses a virtual reality...

HP and MSI Show Off ‘PC on Your Back’ for Untethered Rift and Vive Sessions

HP and MSI are working on concept 'PC on your back' projects (often known as backtops) which opens the door to untethered PC-level virtual reality experiences by allowing you to carry around your VR experience without those trailing cables. A relatively...
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Conan O’Brien Plays ‘Wilson’s Heart’ in Latest ‘Clueless Gamer’ Segment

Wilson's Heart, the latest exclusive on the Oculus Rift and Touch, has launched to much fanfare, including a funny take on the game (and VR in general) by Conan O'Brien. Conan O'Brien is the long time late-night talkshow host of Conan which includes...

Facebook is Researching Brain-Computer Interfaces, “Just the Kind of Interface AR Needs”

Regina Dugan, VP of Engineering at Facebook's Building 8 skunkworks and former head of DARPA, took the stage today at F8, the company's annual developer conference, to highlight some of the research into brain-computer interfaces going on at the...

First Look: ‘New Retro Arcade Neon’ Launches Today with All New Arcade Space, Multiplayer, Mini-games, and...

The much anticipated New Retro Arcade Neon, a totally revamped version of the lauded virtual reality arcade, finally lands on Steam today, built to take advantage of the HTC Vive. While the original New Retro Arcade, debuting on the second...

VRcade: A Look into the Future of the Virtual Reality Arcade

VRcade looks like the next logical step for immersive video gaming: With full body & weapon tracking, haptic feedback, a large motion capture arena and realistic graphics, the system offers everything needed to get closer to the virtual reality...

Zombies on the Holodeck Wins ‘Best Overall’ at Proto Awards, Winners Took Home Nvidia’s New GTX...

At the first ever Proto Awards last week, Zombies on the Holodeck, developed by Survios, took home three awards including Best Overall. The event was a resounding success, honoring innovative work happening in the young VR industry. Nvidia, one...
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Hulu Beats Netflix to Social Viewing in VR on Gear VR

Finally, one of the two major video streaming services available in VR will let you watch with your friends. Hulu has broken ground on social video viewing in VR with an update to their Gear VR app which lets...

8i are Generating Light Fields from Standard Video Cameras for VR Video

8i, a startup based in New Zealand, has unveiled a new 3D / VR Video format based on light field technology. 8i claim to be capturing Light Fields using standard video camera arrays, resulting in video you can view...

Magic Leap and ILMxLab Announce “Collaboration Lab” Strategic Partnership

At the WIRED Business Conference today, augmented reality technology specialist Magic Leap and Lucasfilm's ILMxLab have announced a "collaboration lab" to be used to work together on immersive experiences using Magic Leap's technology. In a surprise move, Magic Leap's founder...

Rewind FX Uses Lidar-scanning and UE4 for Red Bull Air Race VR Experience

Road to VR was invited to an event at Red Bull Studios London to be among the first to try the latest version of the Red Bull Air Race VR Experience with positional tracking and the Oculus Rift DK2, an...

CES 2015: Razer Announces $199 ‘Hacker Dev Kit’ VR Headset as Part of OSVR Initiative

Today Razer and Sensics, along with a bevy of VR industry supporters, have announced the OSVR (Open Source Virtual Reality) initiative alongside the $199 'Hacker Dev Kit' VR headset which is due to launch this summer. Hacker Dev Kit The Hacker...

Oculus Update Adds Room-scale ‘Guardian’ Feature, Async Spacewarp and User Reviews

In readiness for the imminent launch of Oculus' 'Touch' motion controllers, the company have rolled out the new 'Guardian' feature, their version of SteamVR's Chaperone VR boundary system for room-scale VR. The update also brings anti-judder tech Asynchronous Spacewarp...
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This is How NOT to Shoot 360 Video, According to YouTube

YouTube tells budding VR film-makers what not to do when shooting an immersive 360 in this excellent crash course in this fledgling but ever more popular form of content. With the production of VR film and 360 video becoming ever...

Breaking: Valve Launches SteamVR Beta On the Eve of Steam Dev Days

Ahead of Steam Dev Days, the annual conference where this year Valve will demonstrate VR hardware and hold several talks on VR, the company has released a beta for 'SteamVR' a new way to interact with Steam using the...
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