Gear VR owners have been chomping at the bit for a full-featured Internet browser since last year’s initial launch of the first Innovator Edition headset, and now they have it, YouTube videos and all.
There’s no cover charge, no two-drink minimum, and you don’t even have to put on pants. Yes, improv and stand-up comedy is coming to virtual reality starting tonight (Dec 2) in AltspaceVR, the social VR space that brought you official Dungeons and Dragons to virtual reality.
The VR Report is a talkshow about virtual reality, filmed specifically for virtual reality. Distributed across VR headsets and 360 degree video platforms, The VR Report caught up with Road to VR Executive Editor Ben Lang.
Accessories extend and adapt the functionality of cameras for the filmmaker’s need; when it comes to VR film, things are no different. Nokia has announced an initial set of accessories to keep their Ozo camera flexible.
Announced at a Nokia media event last night in Los Angeles, the company has finally put a price to OZO, it’s professional grade 360-degree camera rig revealed back in July. Nokia is asking an upfront deposit of $5,000 for the $60,000 camera array. We hope it comes with a carrying case.
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey is set to take the stage of The Game Awards this Thursday, December 3rd to make a ‘special announcement’.
Joe Kraus is a general partner at Google Ventures, and he was on a panel at the Virtual Reality Intelligence conference in San Francisco talking about VC investment trends in virtual reality. Joe predicts that 2016 will be a “perceptual year of despair” for virtual reality where the market won’t really start to take off in a big way until 2017. He says that for VR start-ups, the key will be to conserve cash and survive 2016 until 2017 when the VR market will start to really take off. Joe talks about some of the VR investments that Google Ventures has made, and some of his predictions for the future of VR and AR.
If you’re hoping to pick up a smartphone compatible with Samsung’s Gear VR headset, Best Buy is continuing their Black Friday sale on compatible phones for Cyber Monday.
LucidCam, a 3D 180-degree photo/video camera with a sleek and pocketable design, has passed its IndieGogo funding goal of $100,000.
Not much is known about Escape Velocity VR, but it’s safe to say that this Gear VR title is going to be a lonely ride through space, stranded or otherwise.
Executive produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Robert Stromberg, a sneak-peek of The Martian VR Experience has landed on Samsung’s Gear VR headset. The full experience is set to debut in 2016 on desktop-class VR headsets, clocking in at 15-20 minutes.
Kink, a San Francisco based adult entertainment studio and network of adult websites, has today taken their first step into virtual reality, offering adult films for playback on Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and Google Cardboard.
Samsung’s Gear VR headset is shaping up to be a hot holiday item… if you can get your hands on one.
With Samsung’s consumer Gear VR headset now up for sale, folks looking for compatible phones this holiday season should keep their eyes peeled for holiday deals. For Black Friday, Best Buy is offering cash back in the form of a gift card for Gear VR phones or deep discounts if you’re buying on-contract.
