News Bits: Sony’s Project Morpheus Goes Prime Time with Jimmy Fallon and the Tonight Show
The mainstream media are slowly warning up to the advent of virtual reality, or at the very least that demonstrating new and exciting ways to play games pulls viewers of the demographics they're interested in. Now Sony's Project Morpheus,...
News Bits: Jaunt VR 360 3D Camera Spotted Ringside at Boxing Match
Seems Jaunt VR, the company that specialises in the capturing of 3D 360 Virtual Reality enhanced video, have secured themselves some ringside spots for some knockout virtual reality boxing footage. A prototype Jaunt VR camera array has been spotted...
MemoRift Brings Your Retro Arcade Memories to Life in Virtual Reality
I've now been a gamer for, well, far too long now. More than books, movies or television, games have been my obsession for as long as I can remember. For me, growing up is inextricably linked to the games around...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 66) – SVVR, VR Controllers, and Game Design with Matt Carrell and Brian Bullard
In this episode of the Rev VR Podcast, I am joined by Matt Carrell and Brian Bullard who host the PodVR podcast. Both of them were part of the SVVR Ubercast, and are pioneers in the VR community. We...
Senza Peso is a Stunning, First of Its Kind, Virtual Reality Mini-opera for the Oculus Rift
For those following the virtual reality scene, the name Kite and Lightning will be familiar—a small indie studio behind several impressive Oculus Rift demos. Now, the team has released a visually rich new virtual reality experience that tours users...
The Elite: Dangerous Community Q&A, Frontier’s David Braben Answers Your Questions
The Elite series is legendary. Father to the modern Space Exploration and Combat genre of games, it hailed a new era of involved gameplay with adult themes and expansive universes to explore. Now, almost 30 years after the release...
Control VR is the Virtual Reality Data Glove You Always Wanted, Kickstarter Now live
If you've been following virtual reality news and opinion recently, you'll have noticed a definite switch of focus for those seeking VR nirvana. Whilst there are myriad hard problems surrounding convincing your mind it occupies a virtual space,...
Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe Opens the NASDAQ Stock Exchange
This one flew way under the radar. After the Facebook acquisition, Oculus VR CEO, Brendan Iribe, has been making the rounds in the successful startup track. In April, Iribe joined the opening ceremony of NASDAQ stock exchange as part...
News Bits: Oculus Announces 2nd Self-Published VR Title, Steam Pioneer Joins The Team
Oculus VR have, since the beginning of the Oculus Rift Kickstarter rollercoaster, stated that without good content, VR wouldn't achieve launch velocity. They put their money where their mouth was back in February when they announced they'd be co-publishing...
Two Reasons You Will Want to Buy a New Gaming Rig for the Oculus Rift CV1
Here and there I see threads pop up around the web asking what hardware ought to be bought in preparation for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift (also known as the CV1). If you're looking to get top...