News Bits: Designer Mocks-up Oculus Rift Consumer Version (CV1) Concept
A product designer has taken a stab at conceptualizing the look of the Oculus Rift consumer version, colloquially called the ‘CV1’.
Cyberith Virtualizer Targets Mobile VR With New Bluetooth Feature
Cyberith, fresh from their extremely successful Kickstarter campaign, are clearly not resting on their laurels. They’ve announced that with their newest addition to their VR locomotion device the Virtualiser, they can offer compatibility with the new generation of mobile VR headsets such as Samsung’s Gear VR.
Nimble Sense Kickstarter Aims to Bring Time-of-Flight Depth-sensing Tech to VR on the Cheap
Today Nimble VR launches a Kickstarter campaign for Nimble Sense, a natural input controller that the company says was designed for virtual reality input. And while Nimble Sense doesn’t at first appear to be much different than Leap Motion, the company says they’re using ‘time-of-flight’ depth sensing technology, like what’s used in the Kinect 2, which they say has unique benefits.
This is the Beginning of VR Education, and It Will Only Get Better
At a school in the Czech Republic on October 20th, a groundbreaking experiment took place. Instead of pens and paper, students sat down with specially adapted VR headsets (Oculus Rift DK2s) that dropped them into a fascinating, immersive, educational experience that allowed them to interact naturally using natural hand gestures. This is the World of Comenius.
‘Zero Point’ Is the First 3D 360 Degree Documentary for the Oculus Rift, Available now
Zero Point is the first 3D 360 degree documentary film to be released for the Oculus Rift VR headset. The film is not only shot for virtual reality, it’s also about virtual reality. Academy Award nominated director Danfung Dennis talks with virtual reality pioneers about the medium as he uses VR itself to bring viewers closer than ever to the subjects.
Oculus Hosting ‘Getting Started with the Oculus Mobile SDK’ Among VR Sessions at SDC 2014
Next month, Samsung Developer Conference 2014 will include a virtual reality track for the first time. The track will see eight, 50 minute sessions dedicated to VR. Among them, two sessions hosted by Oculus, including ‘Getting Started with the Oculus Mobile SDK’ which will be of particular interest to developers hoping to work with Samsung’s new Gear VR headset.
After More than Doubling Funding Goal, About Face Kickstarter Has 37 Hours Left for Ergonomic Oculus Rift Accessory
About Face, an ergonomic liner for the Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2, was enthusiastically received when it launched on Kickstarter at the end of September. The campaign passed its funding goal of $12,000 in less than 24 hours. Now, having more than doubled its goal, the crowdfunding campaign has 37 hours remaining. About Face founder Eric Greenbaum talks post-Kickstarter plans and the future of About Face as a company.
Road to VR’s Ben Lang and Cymatic Bruce to Moderate VR Panels at Samsung Developer Conference 2014
At next month’s annual Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, California, Road to VR’s Ben Lang and Cymatic Bruce will moderate the conference’s two panels on virtual reality. 2014 will be the first year that Samsung, who announced their Gear VR headset back in September, will have a track focused specifically on virtual reality at SDC.
Producer of Final Destination Crowdfunding ‘Hell Mountain’, an Oculus Rift Horror Franchise
From the producer of Final Destination, the writer of Pumpkinhead, and the costume creator of Jeeper Creepers comes the first horror franchise shot specifically for the Oculus Rift headset. The campaign for the series has been released on Indiegogo and looks to raise $100,000 for the production of the films.
‘Dexmo’ The VR Exoskeleton Glove with Force Feedback Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Dexta Robotics today launched a Kickstarter campaign for their VR input device known as Dexmo, a mechanical exoskeleton glove designed for VR input and which offers users force feedback.
Oculus SDK 0.4.3 Beta Release Brings Unity Free and Experimental Linux Support
Oculus just fired an email to developers notifying them of their latest SDK release, 0.4.3 Beta. The latest version seems like a significant release with numerous feature additions and stability / performance improvements.
Xing Developer Goes Hands-On With Crescent Bay at Oculus HQ
The Kickstarter funded Oculus Rift game Xing: The Land Beyond has continually showed promising progress since it successfully reached it’s target way back in April of last year. What’s more, the development team have been eager to share their experiences on the road to releasing the game. Their latest dev blog update is one that’ll likely inspire jealousy in VR enthusiasts everywhere.
You Can Finally Ride the Light Cycle from ‘Tron: Legacy’ in Virtual Reality
Tron, a franchise whose style influenced the look and feel of many early VR depictions, is also the birthplace of the famous Light Cycle. Now an Oculus Rift developer has created a demo to put users on the awesome futuristic bikes.
Oculus VR Jam 2013 Finalist ‘Time Rifters’ Launches on Steam with 10% Discount
Time Rifters is a single player co-op shooter created by Proton Studio that has been cooking in development since the early days of the Oculus Rift. The game has finally been released on Steam with a 10% off discount for the launch.
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 82): VR Desktop, Windows Versions, and Confusing Elevator Rides with Developer Guy Godin
In this episode of the Rev VR Podcast, Guy Godin, developer of the Virtual Desktop, joins me in a fun discussion about his amazing app. After doing a bit of personal tech support, Guy was able to help me get it up and running on my system, and I have to say it is a great way to view your Windows environment in VR. Browsing the web and watching movies, and even coding in my Oculus Rift DK2 is wonderful experience.
