While VR on the web is still in its infancy, two new experiences highlighted by Mozilla’s ‘MozVR’ team reveal diverse takes on what kind of VR content will find a home in your browser.
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg fielded a number of questions from the community in an hour-long online Q&A session recently, touching on everything from net neutrality to his personal tips on how best to learn Mandarin. The longest answer however came from a solitary question: “What is your vision for Oculus?”
Today Google is taking the wraps off of a new certification program for VR smartphone adapters. ‘Works with Google Cardboard’ will allow Cardboard VR apps to adjust specifically for a given VR smartphone adapter and help users see which adapters are certified for use with those apps.
Google has today announced that it’s acquired two VR companies to add to its growing internal virtual reality team: Skillman & Hackett, the studio behind Tilt Brush, and Thrive Audio.
I met Alex and Kuangwei at Oculus Connect last year, and we had a great time talking about VR video and their company’s vision for the future. Now, they join me on the podcast to share their vision with the rest of the community.
In addition to competing for more than $1 million in prizes, developers can get a little boost during Oculus’ Mobile VR Jam in the form of a $50 credit to the Unity Asset Store.
VorpX, the VR driver that adds Oculus Rift support to your old games has just added support for Rockstar’s GTA V just hours after the game’s PC release.
Today WorldViz has announced that it received a “multimillion” dollar Series A investment from Intel Capital, the investment arm of the famed chip manufacturer. The company wouldn’t specify the exact amount, but says that the money will be used to “advance the development and distribution of WorldViz’s virtual reality applications for the enterprise.”
Reload studios, a development studio comprised multiple members of former Infinity Ward (Call of Duty) alumni, unveiled their multi-player made-for-VR shooter World War Toons at the VRLA Spring Expo last month. The studio, as promised, have released a new trailer for the game .. and here it is!
The trailer is in keeping with the cutesy, aesthetic unveiled in screenshots released last month but if you’re expecting footage revealing detailed gameplay information, I’m afraid you won’t find it here. Still, the trailer was supposedly constructed using pre-alpha assets, which means at the very least we can get a feel for the world and characters.
Reload is planning on a 2015 release date for World War Toons. We’ll keep you in the loop when we know more. In the mean time, take a look at our screenshot gallery from our unveiling coverage to get more insight into what you can expect from the game.
Oculus’ Mobile VR Jam begins today with prizes totaling $1 million. The company is incentivizing the creation of virtual reality games and experiences for the Samsung Gear VR headset, which Samsung built in collaboration with Oculus.
Ana Ribeiro, the creative mind behind the delightful retro gaming infused VR experience Pixel Rift (recently re-titled ‘Pixel Ripped’) talks to Road to VR’s Jon Tustain at the inaugural Southwest VR conference recently on how the project came to be and her desire to bring the classic 80’s and 90’s gaming experience to a new generation through the medium of virtual reality.
We reported a while back on a hobby project by 3D modeller Quentin Lengele to reproduce Rick Deckard’s apartment from the classic dystopian Sci-fi flick Blade Runner (1982). Well, the project received an update recently with screenshots showing great progress and some staggering attention to detail.
SWVR‘s (Southwest VR) inaugural UK event in February attracted a great selection of industry talent to talk on their experiences developing for VR. One of the current hot topics amongst creative thinkers in the VR space is how to tackle the storytelling challenges and grasp the narrative opportunities that virtual reality presents. Nick Pittom, who has pioneered VR storytelling through his acclaimed Studio Ghibli VR dioramas, has more experience than many in this area and was asked to speak on the subject at the event.
