Valve ‘Vive’ Developer Edition Kits Have Arrived – First Unboxing Images Appear
Valve’s first ‘Vive’ Developer Edition VR headsets and controllers are now shipping and some lucky devs already have them. We take an early look inside the box.
‘River’ VR Accelerator Startups Showcased at Founder Field Day (part 3)
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.
Augmented World Expo 2015 8-10 June to Feature Over 200 AR and VR Industry Pioneers
The 2015 AWE (Augmented World Expo) is around the corner and it’s set to feature over 200 companies that are blazing trails in the augmented and virtual reality industry. Better yet, Road to VR readers get 50% off the entrance fee.
2 VR Gloves Promising Haptic Feedback, 2 Very Different Approaches
There’s a coming tide of VR peripherals on the horizon, and haptic gloves represent a compact, and (relatively) cost-efficient solution among the multi-pronged challenge that is VR input.
Oculus Mobile VR Jam Winners Announced, Taking Home $1 Million in Prizes
Oculus today announced the winners of the Mobile VR Jam, a contest that saw some of the most innovative games and experiences targeted at the Gear VR platform.
Google Tango Dev Contest Includes AR/VR Track and $95,000 in Prize Money
Project Tango is Google’s computer vision initiative that seeks to equip consumer devices with consistent and useful environmental tracking capabilities. Google thinks that the platform could be useful for virtual and augmented reality too, and is encouraging developers to start experimenting by adding an AR/VR track to the Project Tango dev contest.
Oculus Reveals Second Made-for-VR Film – ‘Henry’, the Hedgehog Who Just Wants a Hug
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
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
The latest public data point on the number of Google Cardboard viewers shipped shows tremendous growth for this inexpensive entry point into virtual reality.
Watch 2 Players Take on GTA V with Cyberith Virtualizer Treadmills in Virtual Reality
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
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
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
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.
