Oculus Reveals Second Made-for-VR Film – ‘Henry’, the Hedgehog Who Just Wants a Hug

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Oculus has revealed their second VR film project from Story Studio, the company’s internal CG film studio. The VR film is called Henry and is based on a lovable but folly-prone cartoon hedgehog.

VR Developer Reload Studios Picks up $2 Million Investment

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Reload Studios, a VR development studio formed by former Call of Duty developers, has announced that they’ve received a $2 million investment from World Innovation Lab.

1 Million Cardboard Headsets Shipped, Google Says

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The latest public data point on the number of Google Cardboard viewers shipped shows tremendous growth for this inexpensive entry point into virtual reality.

Behind-the-scenes With Google’s New Live-action 360 Short Film ‘Help’

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During ATAP’s presentation at this year’s Google I/O, the in-house skunkworks debuted HELP, a new live-action 360 monster movie made in collaboration with The Mill and Star Trek 3 director Justin Lin.

Watch 2 Players Take on GTA V with Cyberith Virtualizer Treadmills in Virtual Reality

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Cyberith are well known for their fun and irreverent gameplay videos, demonstrating their omni-directional treadmill the Virtualizer. The team are back with this new video, showing 2-player Grand Theft Auto V hilarity as they career around San Andreas in VR using two individual Virtualizer treadmills – all in virtual reality courtesy of VorpX.

Cyberith Reveals New Virtualizer ‘Analogue’ and ‘Decoupling’ Features, Heading to E3 2015

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Cyberith are gearing up for the E3 Expo this month as they release details of new exciting Virtualizer (an omni-directional treadmill for VR) features. They’ve also confirmed they’ll be on hand at the event with 3 Virtualizers for attendees to try.

Introducing the VR Event Calendar from Road to VR

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Virtual Reality is a worldwide phenomenon which has inspired people from around the world to connect with one another, virtually and in real life. Today, we’re introducing the VR Event Calendar, in an effort to help highlight and promote the growing social VR scene.

nVidia Launches GTX 980ti GPU Targeting Virtual Reality and 4k Gaming

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nVidia has launched the first salvo in the impending VR GPU wars as it launched it’s newest graphics card, the GTX 980ti. The message from the GPU giant is clear: if you’re a gamer interested in either 4k or VR gaming, this is the card for you.

VRLA Summer Expo and 2015 Proto Awards Dates Announced

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The Virtual Reality Foundation have announced dates for both the VRLA Summer Expo and the 2015 Proto Awards today. We take a look at what to expect from the events.

nVidia Announces ‘Gameworks VR’ to Launch Alongside New GTX 980ti GPU

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nVidia, who has been making noises on the virtual reality front for a while now, has announced that they’re to launch ‘Gameworks VR’ to “help VR headset and game developers build incredible experiences on GeForce GPUs”.

Google’s ‘Project Soli’ Radar Hand Tracking and How VR and AR Might Use it

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Google’s I/O 2015 conference last week was packed with technology with potential uses with VR or AR. The most unusual among them, Project Soli, uses radar technology to detect minute movements and gestures and translate them for input.

VR Philly Meetup #6 – Riftmax and Surreal Developers on Social VR, June 4th at Drexel

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Get ready to enter new worlds and discover how virtual reality will revolutionize the way we communicate. On June 4th, VR Philly will be hosting the next meetup and you’re invited! This time, we will be talking about what may very well be the most compelling use of virtual reality: social events.

Google Wants to Use Tango Tech for VR, But Admits Current Dev Kits Aren’t Optimized

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Project Tango, Google’s computer vision project able to track and map 3D spaces in realtime, may well find its way into future VR projects from the company, but they admit that current developer hardware may not be up to the job.

Google’s New ‘Cardboard Design Lab’ App Uses VR to Teach You About VR Design

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Google has just released the Cardboard Design Lab app for Android which puts users inside of a VR environment and teaches them fundamentals of VR design. The app demonstrates each of its lessons quickly in impressively effective ways.

200 Companies Now Hiring – A Look at the Growing Virtual Reality Jobs Market

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We all know that the VR market is heating up, but what is staffing like at the companies that are creating these devices and applications? Whether or not companies are able to find the talent they need may have an impact on their ability to penetrate the market and gain customer adoption. Considering this, we took a deeper look into the demand and supply for virtual reality skills.

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