Reactive Grip is a haptic VR controller by Tactical Haptics which has finally hit Kickstarter. Reactive Grip uses sliding bars on the surface of the controller to create unique tactile sensations that go beyond mere rumble.
Cloudhead Games, developer of the forthcoming Oculus Rift title The Gallery: Six Elements, has been teasing a demo of the game with a series of entertaining videos. The ‘Exploration School’ demo will soon hit Kickstarter backers, where they’ll be able to use the Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra in a virtual reality playground to bowl, shoot hoops, fire a paintball gun, and more.
The VR frontier is an exciting place to be right now and it’s indie developers who are leading the way in exploring what makes for great virtual reality gaming. B-12 and Super Mega Mega are two exciting in-development indie Oculus Rift titles doing just that.
Alone is an prototype Oculus Rift game made by indie studio Greenwood Games, which has now taken the project to Kickstarter.
Palmer Luckey, creator of the Oculus Rift and co-founder of Oculus VR Inc, is one of only two people to support the CastAR Kickstarter at the highest ($10,000) tier.
After having checked out the first PrioVR prototype the other week, I had a chance to sit down with YEI Technology’s Head of R&D, Paul Yost, to learn more about the VR motion tracking system. Yost talks VR gloves, vests, and Post-Kickstarter plans.
Yesterday Google teased with photos of a new version of Google Glass featuring a mono earbud, saying that Glass ‘Explorers’ would be getting the revamped model later this year. Additionally, the company is working on custom frames for Google Glass to suit your style and/or prescription.
InfinitEye is a prototype head mounted display that uses dual 1280×800 displays to create a massive 210 degree field of view. I traveled to Toulouse, France to be the first journalist in the world to go hands-on with the unit. These are my thoughts on the trip, the team, and the HMD itself.
If you’ve got an outlying IPD, there’s now a simple adapter you can purchase to better fit the Oculus Rift’s lenses to your eyes.
Intel’s Daniel Pohl speaks to Road to VR about Intel’s research into improving the user experience for the new generation of virtual reality HMDs.
Earlier words from Oculus CTO, John Carmack, seemed to confirm that a second Oculus Rift developer kit (DK2) was in the works, but the language was a bit ambiguous. Now, Oculus Co-founder Palmer Luckey explains clearly that a second Oculus Rift developer kit will be released before the consumer version.
In an Interview with Engadget, recently appointed Oculus VR CTO John Carmack confirms possible new specifications for an as yet unannounced Developer Kit Mark II.
There’s one day left for the PrioVR Kickstarter; with a little less than 50% of their funding raised so far, PrioVR needs the help of the VR community to hit their goal.
