New Oculus Rift SDK v0.3.1 Preview: John Carmack’s Timewarp, Improved Distortion, and More
VR Cinema Is Booming, Filmmakers Felix & Paul Talk Pioneering 3D 360 Venture ‘Once’
‘Look Around’ Video Content Set To Explode
Whilst VR is generally a 360 degree experience, traditional filmmakers and production companies are exploring how 360 degree video can revolutionize storytelling and make a viewer feel more emotionally involved.
Two New Game Engines Support Oculus Rift: TouchDesigner and CopperCube
More game engines with Oculus Rift support means more choices for developers! Recently, TouchDesigner and CopperCube have updated their engines to work with the Oculus Rift.
Cyber-thriller ‘Technolust’ for Oculus Rift Launches Kickstarter, Unveils New Prototype (Developer Interview)
Futuristic cyber-thriller Technolust launches its Kickstarter today and unveils a stunning new prototype for the Oculus Rift. Brian Hart takes a look and speaks with its developer, Blair Renaud.
Darknet Demo Now Available for Oculus Rift
We were lucky enough to get an early glimpse of Darknet last week. Now, developer Ed McNeil has made the demo available to Oculus Rift users everywhere to try.
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 57): Discussing the First Los Angeles VR Meetup (VRLA), with Founder Cosmo Scharf
With almost 200 people from the Los Angeles area packing the motion capture stage of FX-house, Digital Domain, the first VRLA Meetup exceeded founder Cosmo Scharf’s vision to bring virtual reality to his city.
New 360 Video Trailer Teleports You to Japan, Courtesy of the Oculus Rift
Polygon Window Productions are a company specialising in the capture of immersive movies. Their latest project leverages the power of the Oculus Rift to deliver a 360 video in which you can look around at will. We take a look at the teaser trailer.
GameFace Labs Has the First VR Headset on the Block with a 2.5K Display—And It’s Mobile
GameFace Labs may very well be the furthest along in the quest to create a mobile VR headset. Based on Android, GameFace Labs has been working hard to iterate on their prototypes, their latest is the first VR headset (mobile or tethered) to include a 2.5K display, with 78% more pixels than 1080p based VR headsets like the Oculus Rift DK2. And they’ve got even more surprises up their sleeve.
Save $100: Road to VR Discount for SVVR Conference & Expo
The SVVR Conference & Expo is next month and the organizers have kindly extended a $100 discount to 50 lucky Road to VR readers.
What’s the Mystery Port on the Oculus Rift DK2? (Update: Mystery Solved, But More Questions Arise)
The Oculus Rift DK2 includes a number of upgrades over the DK1, one of those being a conveniently placed USB port for people who want to experiment with other devices attached to the Rift, like depth cameras. Next to the USB port is another port with an unidentified function.
Virtual Reality Will Go Mainstream, But Here’s a Little Perspective
Virtual reality, with Oculus Rift as the industry front-runner, is poised to become the ‘next big thing,’ but it isn’t there just yet… in fact, there’s a long way yet to go.
Tickets Now Available: First Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference & Expo, May 19–20
Tickets are now available for the first Silicon Valley Virtual Reality (SVVR) Conference and Expo event. To mark the event, Karl Krantz walks us through the short but already history of the social event from which it was born.
Rev VR Podcast – Episode 56: Conversation with Darknet Developer E McNeill
The last time I spoke with E McNeill , he had just won the 2013 VR Game Jam with his amazing game, Ciess. Now, he is showing off the latest evolution of his game, Darknet.
Inside Look: Jaunt Pulls in $6.8 Million in Venture Funding for Virtual Reality Cinema Toolset
After nearly a year, Jaunt comes out of stealth mode today with what they hope will be the launch of a new content medium: cinematic virtual reality. For many months now, they have teased on their their website: “At Jaunt, we are developing a revolutionary new media experience. With our total immersion technology, you no longer just watch content, you live it.” Today they reveal their innovations, and announce they have raised $6.8 million in funding towards bringing them to market.
Darknet Teaser, Cymatic Bruce Video Playtest and Impressions
Cymatic Bruce playtests a preview of Darknet, E McNeill’s evolution of 2013’s VR Jam winner Ciess. Plus, Ben Lang shares his thoughts on his time with the game.
