Welcoming Dominic Eskofier to the Road to VR Team

Hey there VR fans. A bit of meta-news today. I'd like to welcome Dominic Eskofier to the Road to VR team. Dominic joins in as a news contributor. He's well versed in the world of online journalism, works in the...

Oculus Rift Shipping Update — All Kickstarter Orders Delivered by End of May

Palmer Luckey, creator of the Rift and founder of Oculus VR Inc, stopped by reddit the other day to give an update on Oculus Rift shipping. According to Luckey, the company is on track to deliver all Kickstarter orders...

How to Configure Half-Life 2 Beta for your Oculus Rift

A couple of days ago, Oculus announced that Half-Life 2 now has official support for the Oculus Rift, albeit in an early beta form. Compared with unofficial mods and hacks, the experience (once working correctly) is incredibly compelling and...

VR and 3rd Person: An Unexpected World of Possibilities?

Hi everyone! Cymatic Bruce here with yet another gameplay exploration. This time, we look into some third person experiences in VR, and try to make some tentative conclusions about what works and what does not. The Assumption When most folks are...

Half Life 2 Gets Early Official Oculus Rift Support

Gordon Goes Virtual Oculus have just announced via their Developer forums, that they've 'shipped' support for Half Life 2 in beta form at least. The update can be obtained via Steam, and you need to follow the below instructions in...

Cliff Bleszinski on the Oculus Rift: “..they’re porting Skyrim..”

Skyrim in VR In an interview with Engadget's Billy Steele, Cliff Bleszinski (aka Cliffy B) seems to confirm that Bethesda's hugely successful RPG 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' is indeed receiving official Oculus Rift support. The fact of the matter is...

Oculus Rift on the Cover of This Month’s Edge Magazine

We're happy to see the Rift on the front of one of the world's biggest gaming magazines. Congratulations to Oculus VR Inc! There were some nice insights into Oculus VR's journey; from Brendan Iribe [CEO Oculus: When we launched the kickstarter, I got...

Reach for the Skies with the Oculus Rift in Unassisted Flight — Developer Interview and Hands-on Gameplay [video]

Have you ever dreamt of flying? Kelly Weaver certainly has. He's the developer behind a new sandbox flying 'experience' using the immersive power of the Oculus Rift and the motion precision of the Razer Hydra to make that dream an interactive...

Unofficial Mod Adds Oculus Rift Support to Minecraft

An update on something I've been eagerly looking forward to -- Oculus Rift Minecraft support. While the game's creators have hinted at official support, one modder is taking things into his own hands and has released an early mod. In...

Fancy an Execution? Step in a Virtual Reality Guillotine with Disunion

Disunion is an experimental Oculus Rift game which puts the player through a first-person execution via the infamous Guillotine. The game was created by Erkki Trummal, André Berlemont, and Morten Brunbjerg in two days as part of the Exile Game Jam in Denmark which...