During a recent virtual reality hackathon at OCVR, I was able to try out a crazy contraption called the Virtusphere—essentially a giant acrylic human hamster ball that lets the user feel like they are walking through a virtual world....

There isn't a studio that can claim to be 'The Pixar of VR' just yet, but many heavy hitters in traditional media and tech are taking notice of the growth potential of animated films in VR, and specifically in Baobab Studios,...

ImmerSight is a positional tracking system, that can be used with any head mounted display, being produced by a company in Germany. Notably, this could be a solution for the Oculus Rift developer kit which currently lacks positional tracking....

This guest article is written by Jordi Batallé, who has been hard at work over the last few months developing a DIY positional tracking solution for head mounted displays (HMDs / VR headsets). Batallé is a virtual reality enthusiast who holds...

Stationary biking is boring almost anyway you slice it. And while some people can zone out to music or lock their attention to a TV screen, others crave something a little more interactive. This is where Widerun sees their made-for-VR cycling system, a...

I sit down with Valve Writer, Game Developer and seemingly omnipotent VR Evangelist Chet Faliszek to discuss the new Vive Pre, Valve's focus on a safe VR experience, expectations for the upcoming VR content showcase and his startlingly sneaky cat. On...

Steam VR and Valve's accompanying VR hardware, the HTC Vive, is on its way and with release windows already confirmed, the question is what content will be available for early adopters of the virtual reality platform? These images, found...

The Forest is a forthcoming survival horror game with Oculus Rift support. A recent trailer leaves us impressed with the game's visuals and with high hopes for its gameplay. The game launches in alpha through Steam on May 22nd and...

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is an undeniably fun VR party game that you can play together with a big group with only one VR headset. Now the game has added much requested support for both Vive and Rift's...

A report published last month in Fortune seemed to indicate that HTC would make the SteamVR / Vive Developer Edition system available for sale prior to the forthcoming launch of the consumer version of the headset. Speaking with Road...

Wearality Sky has surpassed half of its crowdfunding goal of $100,000 for their VR smartphone adapter, a device that offers a 150 degree field of view (FOV) for 5–6 inch phones. With former Google Chief Technology Advocate Michael Jones signing...

In preparation for the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Valve has enhanced the categorization of VR games listed on Steam. Steam first added a basic 'VR Support' category all the way back at the end of 2013,...

Oculus has today confirmed all 53 launch titles that will be available on December 6th for the launch of the Touch controllers. Among the 53 Oculus Touch titles, 22 have been seen previously on SteamVR, leaving 31 brand new Oculus...

Competitors are lining up to introduce the world to the very first 360 degree video-sharing service, a concept that could soon become an industry standard for both the newly emerging mobile VR scene and PC-driven VR headsets alike. VCEMO (pronounced...

When the Kite & Lightning developers told me they had something to show me that couldn't physically be demonstrated anywhere else, I was intrigued. Little did I know, upon arriving at their office, that I would be stepping into...