Last weekend, Owlchemy Labs and VR Austin hosted an event in conjunction with Valve, HTC, Nvidia, Epic, and Unity, that gave VR developers a chance to created rapidly prototyped VR experiences for the brand new HTC Vive headset that works with Valve’s SteamVR platform to enable a ‘room-scale’ 15×15 foot play space.
In part 2 of our regular series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we take a look at three educational apps that show the transformative power of VR to instill curiosity about subjects that are traditionally hard to grasp.
Got an incredible idea, related to virtual reality you know that, if only you had the chance to tell someone, would wow the VR industry? At the SVVR Conference and Expo 2015, they’re giving you that chance; 3 minutes to convince a panel of industry professionals and venture capitalists that you and your idea have what it takes. Here’s how to make the most of that time.
After hearing positive reports of Wearality’s 150 degree VR lenses, I was excited to try them for myself. Having done so, I came away with a sense that, barring entirely new ways of bending light, there is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ lens for VR, only one that trades certain characteristics for others.
The first class of Rothenberg Ventures’ ‘River’ VR accelerator have graduated. Thirteen companies, in which Rothenberg invested a combined $1.3 million, showed off their latest work at the company’s annual Founder Field Day event. Road to VR was on the scene to see what the companies had accomplished during the three month accelerator.
Oculus’ Mobile VR Jam has garnered over 300 entries vying for over $1,000,000 in cash prizes, and that means the competition to deliver immersive content for Gear VR is as stiff as they come. In part one of a regular series, we take a look at 3 hopeful entrants that have caught our eyes at Road to VR.
In May, WEARVR and Road to VR are joining forces to bring you VR goodness from the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. This video gives a glimpse of the top 10 most popular experiences from the last week.
Which is your favorite?
Interested in listing your app on WEARVR? The company encourages you to reach out to info@wearvr.com. In the next few weeks they’ll allow developers to manage their own listings and upload files directly.
WEVR’s theBlu: Encounter was one of only a handful of titles to grace Valve’s demo suite when the HTC Vive was revealed at GDC 2015 in March. Matthew Terndrup paid a visit to the developers’ headquarters to spend some quality time with both the Vive and theBlu: Encounter, here are his thoughts on the experience.
The 2015 Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference and Expo is just around the corner, so we’ve taken a look at what is shaping up to be a packed schedule. We’ve also got $100 discount codes for all Road to VR readers!
The newest iteration of Samsung Gear VR, the company’s VR headset designed to work with Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, is now available from both Samsung’s US website and Best Buy’s online store for $199.
