Starbreeze Studios to Open VR Arcade Venue to Showcase StarVR Headset
Starbreeze Studios, a videogame publisher which recently entered the VR arena with their StarVR headset, announced that they’ll be opening a VR arcade venue in Los Angeles, CA called Project StarCade. The goal of the venue is to “make premium VR experiences accessible for the masses” and showcase the company’s VR headset.
Watch Tonight’s Premier Boxing Champions Match Live in Gear VR at 8PM ET
VR broadcasting company NextVR has partnered with FOX Sports to bring tonight’s Premier Boxing Champions live in virtual reality to the Gear VR headset. You can watch it for free starting at 8PM ET tonight (Saturday, January 23rd).
4 Ways to Visit a Sunny Beach in VR for US East Coasters in the Midst of a Blizzard
Are snow storms threatening your existence, your livelihood, your sanity? Well, we can’t help with that in the slightest, but we do know of some good VR beaches you can visit as the storm rages outside.
Google Developing “High Volume” Consumer VR Hardware, New Job Postings Suggest
Beyond Room-Scale: Exploring Infinite Worlds with THE VOID
On my way out to cover VR at Sundance this week, I had a chance to try out THE VOID, one of the most advanced out-of-home VR systems today in an industrial park in the middle of Utah. The VOID goes beyond room-scale with their minimum 60×60′ stage which employs ‘redirected walking’ techniques in order to trick you into thinking you’re walking in an even larger physical space.
The Oculus Rift Will be in Retail Stores Come April
Oculus says that getting the Rift into “broad retail around the world” is going to be critical to the success of the Rift headset and VR in general. The company plans to have a retail presence starting in April.
Nearly $700 Million Invested in AR/VR in 2015
According to a recent report by Digi-Capital, investors have injected some pretty big bucks into companies focusing on augmented and virtual reality lately. A total of $686 million in 2015 alone. The most interesting bit: they aren’t counting Magic Leap.
New Investigative VR Horror Title ‘Ghost Theory’ Hits Kickstarter
Czech developers Dreadlocks, the company behind crowd funded RPG Dex, have launched their latest Kickstarter campaign for Ghost Theory, a VR focussed horror title that casts you as a clairvoyant paranormal investigator.
Apple’s Latest VR Hire is Top Researcher Doug Bowman
Apple has reportedly hired a highly respected virtual reality researchers Doug Bowman, as it continues to trail behind other major company’s in the virtual reality race
AltspaceVR’s Eric Romo on the Early Challenges of Social VR
Eric Romo is the founder and CEO of AltspaceVR, a company aiming to make virtual reality social. He shares his story of how he got interested in the potential of social VR long before the 2012 Oculus Kickstarter.
Crytek Wants to Build Your School a VR Development Lab
Crytek recently announced a new initiative that they’re calling VR First. The goal is form so-called ‘VR First Labs’ within academic institutions to act as ready-made centers for a wave of future VR developers.
DIY Guide: Play PC Games with Your Smartphone VR Viewer
Since publishing his popular DIY VR headset guide back in 2014, Austin “Ohaple” is back with his latest refinements to the project, allowing you use use your DIY headset (or an off-the-shelf viewer like Google Cardboard) to play PC games by streaming them to your smartphone.
