Coming to part 4 of our ongoing series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we now take a look at three very different apps—that through the lens of fiction—takes us to the past, the far-off future, and then back to the present again.
The VOID is a mixed reality experience that builds virtual worlds over physical environments, allowing users to experience enhanced Presence as they’re able to feel the actual objects around them and wield real props like lanterns and swords. Road to VR’s Chris “DeepRifter” Madsen is one of the first to step deep within this promising VR theme ride of sorts.
James Andrew, Founder of PixelRouter VR and creator of Z0NE, explores the challenges virtual reality developers face when trying to transcend the boundaries of users’ physical space for the purposes of virtual reality. He shares his experiences at NYU’s MAGNET ‘Holodeck’ and some of his research into creating ‘extra-dimensional’ VR space.
Oculus have announced what PC specs you’ll need to deliver a great Windows based VR experience. However, Oculus Mac OSX and Linux VR users are out of luck as Oculus have stated that they’re “pausing” development for those platforms.
Oculus have today released the latest version of their software development kit (SDK) and it’s one of the most significant to date.
A high school student from Perth, Australia, has launched a Kickstarter campaign focused on a novel plastic VR smartphone adapter, that unlike many designs on the market actually snaps apart to retain its flat pack portability.
Oculus is slowly drip feeding information about the forthcoming consumer launch of the Rift, the so-called CV1. Today the company has revealed the recommended system specifications for users who hope to own the device and confirmed the resolution of the device’s dual displays.
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.
In part 3 of our ongoing series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we take a look at three high-energy games from three very different game genres: real time strategy, first person shooter, and a new style of game called a “first bullet simulator.”
When Alex Schwartz told people he could juggle in VR with the HTC Vive and SteamVR controllers, they didn’t believe him. But now he has video proof: not only can he juggle quite effectively with the system, he thinks that it would be an excellent way to teach the skill to beginners.
Chris Pruett, Oculus’ head of developer relations and co-founder of Robot Invader, has recently released somewhat of a technical quick-start guide targeting potential Gear VR devs looking to get that extra mile out of their game or experience.
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.
