Quick Tip: The Best Way to Put on the Oculus Rift (or any other VR headset)

Don't strap on the Oculus Rift like ski goggles to eliminate smears on lenses from oil on your hair and forehead. This was one of many excellent tips shared in a great guest article by VR developer Namielus: 10 Tips for...

‘Snow’ Brings Open World Skiing to the Oculus Rift, Hands On and Developer Interview

At this year's Gamescom in Cologne, I got the chance to meet up with the team from Poppermost Productions, a small development team from Sweden who are mad keen on throwing themselves down steep slopes strapped to planks of...

Samsung Gear VR and Google Project Tango Support Coming to Unreal Engine 4

  In a unique bout of transparency, Epic Games makes publicly available their internal to-do list for Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) development. The company has an entire category of the list dedicated to virtual reality features; support for Samsung Gear...

Proto Awards Nominees Are In, Thomas Middleditch of HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ to Host Ceremony

The inaugural Proto Awards, a ceremony to honor those making early strides in consumer virtual reality development, has revealed the nominees for 10 categories. Award winners will be announced at the award ceremony at the end of this week...

Totem VR Headset Kickstarter is Live, In-depth Interview with Vrvana CEO Bert Nepveu

The Totem VR headset Kickstarter has launched. Vrvana, formerly 'True Player Gear', is seeking $350,000 CAD to get a dev kit of the product into the hands of developers. I sat down with Vrvana CEO Bert Nepveu to...

News Bits: Oculus Updates Connect Conference Schedule With Gear VR Session and More

Last time we checked in with the Oculus Connect schedule, the company had elaborated on most of the sessions that would take place, but left several timeslots 'to be announced'. Oculus has now updated the schedule with all but...

Totem VR Headset Kickstarter Launches Tomorrow, Hands-on and Interview Coming Soon

Last week we met with Vrvana, formerly 'True Player Gear', for our first hands-on with the Totem VR headset. We've got a juicy interview on the way with Vrvana CEO, Bert Nepveu. The company launches a Kickstarter campaign for their headset...

Perception Neuron More Than Doubles Kickstarter Goal for VR Input Suit at $572,000

Perception Neuron, a VR motion input suit by Beijing-based Noitom Technology, took to Kickstarter on August 8th and came to a very successful conclusion yesterday, reeling in nearly $572,000, more than twice the campaign's $250,000 goal. Perception Neuron uses...

Eden River HD Developer Teases Samsung Gear VR Projects with New Screenshots

Aaron Lemke, the developer behind audio-visual virtual reality experiences like Eden River HD and Opera Nova, has provided Road to VR with some new teaser screenshots of upcoming projects that are targeted at the Samsung Gear VR headset. Lemke...

NextVR’s Stereoscopic 360-degree VR Cam Uses $180,000 Worth of RED 6K Cameras

The first glimpse at NextVR's camera rig for recording stereoscopic 360 degree video for VR has been revealed in new photos. The camera platform uses the six of the RED Epic Dragon cameras to capture up to 6K resolution...