The third VRLA community VR meetup happens this weekend on Saturday, August 16th. Among some 28 exhibitors, Oculus VR will be on hand to demonstrate the recently released Oculus Rift DK2, alongside Sony who will be present with the Project Morpheus VR headset. Presentations include talks on using Unity 5 and Unreal Engine 4 for virtual reality development. Tickets to the event are still available.
Jamie, Dave, Mark, and Ivan from VRcade join me in this episode of the Rev VR Podcast to discuss their role in the VR industry, their recent Kickstarter, and the future of VR Out-of-Home entertainment.
Virtual Reality is still so fresh, young and new that it’s likely those VR Enthusiasts around since the inception of the Oculus Rift still have only a handful of moments that they can point to that convinced them virtual reality is something worth shouting about. The new demo from Sightline developer Tomáš “Frooxius” Mariančík, is one of those moments.
Hey Rifters!
Missed the live stream? Here is the episode 29 recording with recap! This week, we checked out the latest DK2 demos released, as well as a few experiences that have been updated for DK2 including PolyRider and Euro Truck Sim 2. Quake II ended up much more comfortable and addictive than expected! Catch the video recording and written recap here.
Let’s be honest here. Back when the Oculus Rift DK1 was barely in enthusiast’s hands, the majority of content available for this new breed of VR headset wasn’t pretty. Such was the power of this new platform and the new-ness of the experience, it didn’t matter that visuals would barely have passed muster had they been released as standard monitor based PC demos. But, things change and Pollen, from Finnish developers Mindfield Games represents a new breed of games whose ambition and visuals match the expectations of the hardened VR enthusiast and the every day gamer.
The buzz surrounding virtual reality continues to grow and now at least one enthusiast is so convinced by the technology that he has opted for laser eye surgery, after 30 years of wearing glasses, to enhance the Oculus Rift experience.
The Cyberith Virtualizer Comes to the US for the First Time for Live Demonstrations
Eden River HD launches today in early-access form. While the game is pending some optimization updates before its full launch on Steam in late August, we got an early glimpse at this serene title which is being launched with Oculus Rift DK2 support.
It’s hard to believe it’s been 12 months since we last headed to the epic Koelnmesse Conference venue in Cologne, Germany to attend Europe’s biggest gaming event, Gamescom. Last year’s highlights included witnessing the Oculus Rift HD Prototype, EVE: Valkyrie, and an early Cyberith Virtualizer. Well, we’re doing it all over again this year—what exciting VR news will we see? I’ll be there to find out.
Last month Road to VR brought together notable VR developers with a live audience for a roundtable discussion held inside of a virtual reality world. If you weren’t able to join us live, a recording of the event is now available.
A developer is working on an unofficial application to allow Second Life (2003) to be played with the Oculus Rift DK2.
The latest update to the Project Torus Kickstarter shows off some major improvements to game design and assets, as well as introduces a new 180 degree option for those running the game on desktop computers.
One of the biggest concerns with single-camera based optical tracking solutions is occlusion—when the tracking target is hidden from the camera’s view. TrinityVR has announced that they are working to bring multi-camera support to the Magnum VR motion controller, eliminating the occlusion issue, to enable 360 degree tracking.
The Mission VR is a forthcoming short film shot specifically for virtual reality. The film is being produced in conjunction with Jaunt VR and New Deal Studios, a visual effects studio based in Los Angeles that has worked on major motion pictures.
It’s been a little while since VorpX, the 3D injection driver that allows you to use your Oculus Rift with many non-VR games, was released. VorpX was the first commercially available driver of its kind to be released to the public and allowed you to fire up Skyrim and wander the world in VR with head tracking and stereoscopic 3D. Now, VorpX developer Ralf Ostertag has announced that the next major release will add some cool new features, including support for the Oculus Rift DK2.
