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...

VRLA Meetup to Host E3 VR Mixer Next Week in Los Angeles

Next week at E3 2014, the VRLA Meetup will be hosting the VR community at a VR Mixer event near the Los Angeles convention center. The doors are open to anyone (21+) interested in VR! Taking after the successful VR...

News Bits: New Valve VR Headset, Impressions from the Boston VR Bender

As we reported a couple of days ago, a new version of Valve's prototype VR Headset was demo'd at the recent VR Bender event in Boston. We noted the changes in tracking technology meaning the units are now seemingly...

News Bits: The Gallery: Six Elements E3 Update, Public Demo, Pics, Videos and More

The Gallery from Cloudhead Games, was an early entrant into the crowd funded, virtual reality focussed game pantheon. Cloudhead were adamant that The Gallery: Six Elements would not just promise to slap VR support on a title destined for standard...

News Bits: YEI Announces PrioVR Shipping Delay, New Video of Alpha Demos

July was going to be 'the month of VR', with the expected arrival of several major virtual reality accesories from previously successful Kickstarter campaigns, along with the Oculus Rift DK2. PrioVR, the motion capture suit for VR, is the...

Overview of Positional Tracking Technologies for Virtual Reality

Positional tracking is very important towards achieving immersion and presence in virtual reality. There are many ways to achieve positional tracking, with pros and cons for each solution. This article presents an overview of positional tracking technologies which could...

News Bits: New Valve VR Headset Makes an Appearance at Boston VR Bender

Prior to Valve's developer expo Steam Dev Days earlier this year, little was known about the company's hardware R&D in the VR space. However, the now famous Steam Dev Days demo room which housed Valve's latest development prototype, was...

News Bits: Lunar Flight Creator Releases E3 Trailer for ZVR: Apocalypse, a VR Zombie Shooter for...

There are a few titles in the public domain which exemplify what a virtual reality experience should feel like. Lunar flight by developer Shovsoft is one such title. It was released mid 2013 and has been a benchmark for...