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Hands-on: Rhythm Game ‘Audio Beats’ is a Hidden Gem That Plays to VR’s Strengths

At SVVR 2017 this week in Silicon Valley, Chinese VR developer organization VRCore brought a range of content to the show representing some of the VR work happening in the West. Among that content was Audio Beats by developer Famiku,...
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First Look: Inside Oculus ‘Arcade’ Beta – New Tech Brings Back Games of a Bygone Era

Oculus has today released their much awaited Arcade app, which lets you play a number of original classic arcade titles from Sega, Midway, and Bandai Namco. While you won't need virtual quarters to try out the games for a limited time,...

Gear VR Will Soon be Able to Livestream VR Gameplay to Facebook

Oculus plans to bring livestreaming to Gear VR, letting users stream their gameplay to Facebook allowing friends to watch and interact with comments and reactions. One of the common problems with Gear VR and mobile VR in general is that,...

Digital Combat Simulator (DCS), the DK2 Enabled Flight Sim That Flew under the Radar at E3...

Guest writer Kevin Williams lifts the lid on a game which missed the glare of the media spotlight at E3 2014—Digital Combat Simulator. During E3 2014, there was a crowded assortment of demonstrators on the Oculus VR booth. One of...

Hands-on: Killing Zombies with the Survios Prime 3 Prototype is a Blast [video]

Survios, formerly Project Holodeck, continues to work to create a fully immersive virtual reality environment. I got my hands on their latest prototype hardware, dubbed the Prime 3, to slay Zombies on the Holodeck once again. The last time I...

Oculus Acquires Eye-Tracking Company The Eye Tribe

The Eye Tribe, a Denmark-based eye-tracking startup, today confirmed they'll be joining the ranks of Facebook's Oculus VR. Both Oculus and The Eye Tribe today confirmed the acquisition with TechCrunch's Josh Constine. The specifics of the acquisition are still fairly thin however....

Go On Safari with the Award Winning Cyberith Virtualizer, Kickstarter Campaign Coming (video)

Cyberith has released a new video demonstrating its unique omni-directional treadmill being used to go on safari on the wildlife rich plains of Africa. Plus, hints of an incoming Kickstarter campaign. Update: More Kickstarter details from Cyberith emerge With the development making...
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360 Short Film ‘Step to the Line’ Published as Part of Oculus’ VR for Good Initiative

Mark Zuckerberg recently posted the 360 film Step to the Line on his Facebook page, which highlights the challenges of living with the criminal justice system in the US, on both sides of the prison wall. The short documentary...

Oculus ‘Pausing’ Rift SDK Development on Mac and Linux

Oculus have announced what PC specs you'll need to deliver a great Windows based VR experience. However, Oculus Mac OSX and Linux VR users are out of luck as Oculus have stated that they're "pausing" development for those platforms. Oculus...
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Exclusive: Nokia’s $60,000 VR Camera Goes on a Drone Test Flight

At 9.3 pounds, Nokia's Ozo VR camera is impressively compact. Not only can the device be handheld if need be, but it can also take to the skies as a drone payload. We've got the first look at Ozo's...

Unreal Engine 4.12 is Out Now, Gets ‘VR Editor’, OSVR and Google VR Support

Epic Games' popular Unreal Engine has just received a major update with version 4.12 now sporting Google VR 'Daydream' and OSVR native support. It also ships with a preview of the company's impressive VR Editor, which allows developers to...
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Watch: Square Enix’s ‘Project Hikari’ Melds Manga and VR

By now, there have been many attempts at storytelling in VR that have been inspired by various traditional forms of entertainment, such as film or animation, but with Project Hikari the Square Enix Advanced Technology Division is pioneering the concept of...

DODOcase Sells More Than 65,000 Cardboard VR Kits, Now Kickstarting New Version and Open-source VR Tools

DODOcase is probably known by most for their phone and tablet cases, but the San Francisco-based company jumped on an opportunity to get Google Cardboard VR kits into the hands of a VR-hungry public. To date, the company has...
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Virtuix Omni with HTC Vive & Lighthouse Enables Fully Decoupled Locomotion

As developers continue to experiment with a range of VR navigation techniques, Virtuix's Omni treadmill gives gamers a way to physically walk and run around virtual worlds in an otherwise limited space. The company's latest developments bring compatibility with the...

Big News for VR: Nvidia’s New Graphics Cards Are Designed for High Performance Virtual Reality Rendering

We knew it was coming and it looks like Nvidia is the first to throw their hat into the ring, now being the first of the big GPU manufacturers to design their latest processors with VR in mind. Nvidia's...
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