Sony Morpheus VR Headset Shown in Public for First Time at SVVR Meetup #10

Sony Computer Entertainment surprised last evening's Silicon Valley VR meetup #10 with the first public display of their Project Morpheus VR headset prototype. Morpheus, unveiled at this year's Game Developers Conference in March, was only shown to a limited audience...

Yay3d VR Viewer Turns Your Tablet into a Hand-held VR Headset (video review)

There have been several smartphone/tablet VR viewers making their way into the virtual reality market lately which take advantage of an Android phone or iPhone screen, as well as their gyroscopes and accelerometers. Since mobile phones are on the forefront of...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 61): Lawyer Eric Greenbaum Discusses ZeniMax Claims Against John Carmack and Oculus...

ZeniMax, John Carmack's former employer, is claiming that Carmack and Oculus VR owe them for technology that was developed while Carmack was still with id Software. Eric Greenbaum, New York lawyer and VR developer, joins me to discuss the...

News Bits: Project Cars Announces Support for Sony’s Morpheus VR Headset

The forthcoming hardcore racing sim, Project Cars, was one of the titles originally rumored to support Sony's Project Morpheus. Today it's been announced officially that the game will support Sony's PS4 VR headset alongside the Oculus Rift. Prior to the...

Breaking: New Eve Valkyrie Gameplay Video from Eve Fanfest, Development Moves to Unreal Engine 4

Today marks the beginning of the annual Eve Fanfest event, hosted by developer CCP Games. A keynote presentation focused heavily on the company's forthcoming virtual reality title, Eve Valkyrie. In addition to announcing that the game will be built...

Report: ZeniMax Wants Compensation for Tech it Says Carmack Stole to Oculus

ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda, Arkane Studios, Zenimax Online Studios, and, John Carmack's former employer, id Software, is seeking damages for tech it says Carmack stole away to Oculus. "It was only through the concerted efforts of Mr. Carmack,...

News Bits: First Orange County VR Meetup Happens Today

In the backyard of the Oculus Headquarters in Irvine, California; Orange County Virtual Reality (OCVR) is launching its first official meet up on Thursday May 1st. The event will be at PeopleSpace, a nonprofit tech-hub, for a gathering of...

[Update From Oculus] News Bits: Oculus Confirms Consumer Rift for 2015?

According to a report from Business Insider Australia, the consumer version of the Oculus Rift (also known as the CV1) will go on sale in 2015. Update (5/1/2014, 12:52pm EDT): Speaking with Road to VR, Oculus reiterates what their position has been for...
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Oculus Rift and Other Tech Combined to Induce Real-life Lag

Ever wonder what it's like to live with three seconds of lag in real life? An 'experiment' from Swedish ISP UME uses the Oculus Rift to show just what that would be like. It turns out that real-life lag...