11 Reactions to the New Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Prototype (video)

Continuing our tradition, we caught 11 reactions to the new Oculus Rift Crescent Bay prototype by folks who had tried it for the very first time at Oculus Connect. Unlike other new hardware demonstrations, Oculus isn't sharing specs for their...

Felix & Paul Studios Revealed as Producers of Samsung Gear VR 3D 360 Introduction Experience

Felix & Paul Studios can be revealed as the creators of the Introduction to VR 3D 360° virtual reality cinematic experience commissioned by Samsung and Oculus to come bundled with the Samsung Gear VR. Users of the Samsung Note 4...

Darkfield VR Launches Kickstarter, Hands-On and Developer Interview

Darkfield VR is one of the earliest members of a new resurgence in the Space Combat genre - seemingly brought back from the dead with the advent of the Oculus Rift. It's a pure multiplayer dogfighting game which pitches...

News Bits: ‘VRClay’ Allows Quick and Easy Creation of Digital Sculptures Using Razer Hydra

VRClay is a recently revealed piece of digital sculpting software which utilizes the Oculus Rift and Razer Hydra motion controller to create 3D models in no time at all. If games like Minecraft (2011) have shown us anything, it's that...

Oculus Confirms Mobile SDK Launch in October, Gear VR Release Date This Fall

At Oculus Connect last weekend I spoke with the company's Head of Mobile, Max Cohen, who confirmed that Oculus plans to release its Android mobile SDK in early October. Gear VR, which runs virtual reality games and experienced built...

Hands-on: Striker VR Pistol Prototype Borrows Design From Halo’s Famous M6 Magnum

We recently went into detail in an interview with Striker VR, a company working on a powerful gun recoil technology for virtual reality. Not shown in that interview was the company's pistol prototype which felt to have even more...

Interview: Oculus Head of Mobile – Gear VR is ‘Designed for 5 to 20 Minute Experiences’

At Oculus Connect 2014 last weekend in Hollywood, CA, I spoke with Oculus VR's Head of Mobile, Max Cohen, about his work on the Android SDK and Samsung's Gear VR. Among other topics, Cohen noted that Gear VR is...
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John Carmack’s Brilliant Oculus Connect Keynote Goes ‘off Message from the Standard PR Plan’

There are two sorts of people in this world: those that have listened to John Carmack talk and those who are unenlightened. One of the key minds behind Doom and Quake is a most unlikely orator, but one who...

‘Tilt Brush’ Surprises and Delights with Best GUI at Proto Awards – Lets You Create VR...

A previously unknown virtual reality software title, Tilt Brush, went home with the Proto Award for Best GUI (graphical user interface) thanks to its innovative virtual reality interface. The software uses a gaze-based interface that allows users to paint...

Zombies on the Holodeck Wins ‘Best Overall’ at Proto Awards, Winners Took Home Nvidia’s New GTX...

At the first ever Proto Awards last week, Zombies on the Holodeck, developed by Survios, took home three awards including Best Overall. The event was a resounding success, honoring innovative work happening in the young VR industry. Nvidia, one...