Official: Oculus Rift Developer Kits Ship March 29th, First Unboxing Video
The hotly anticipated Oculus Rift developer kit is set to ship on March 29th, said Oculus VR, Inc. in their latest update.
We hope you’re ready– Dev kits should start shipping out to the earliest backers on March 29th (we...
Watch Sergey Brin’s Banned Google Glass TED Talk
Last month Sergey Brin took to the stage for a Google Glass TED talk. Reports of Brin's 13 minute talk were readily available on the web, but TED never released a video. Why? Today Brin's Google Glass TED talk...
Team Fortress 2 Oculus Rift Hat Pictured, VR Mode Patch and Wiki Page Now Live
Valve has provided the first high-res glimpse of the unique TF2 Oculus Rift hat that users of the HMD will be able to wear. A patch for TF2, which enables 'VR mode', rolled out yesterday alongside the news. Valve...
Oculus Rift Dev Kit is Packed with Extras, Including SDK and a Carrying Case [video]
When we backed the Oculus Rift Kickstarter back in August, $300 for the Rift alone felt like a steal. Oculus has said that they're making almost no margin on the Kickstarter. Knowing this, we're impressed to learn that Oculus...
Explore Your Own Personal Earth with Outerra and the Oculus Rift
Soon you could be roaming your own virtual reality Earth. Outerra is an in-development 'world rendering engine' which is literally capable of rendering a geographically detailed world -- your own personal planet. The engine uses an impressive combination of real-world data...
Team Fortress 2 to Get Oculus Rift ‘Virtual Reality Mode’ (Update: Confirmed, Video)
Valve Software’s hugely popular, free-to-play online FPS, Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is to get Oculus Rift support! Oculus Rift users will also be gifted a unique in-game hat. A news release provided by an anonymous source details Valve's first...
Doom 3 Won’t Be Ready for Oculus Rift Launch, Dev Kit Shipment Imminent
In a recent update to Kickstarter backers, Oculus VR Inc. has announced that the much anticipated Doom 3: BFG, the game that John Carmack used to help catapult the Oculus Rift's fame, will not ship alongside the Oculus Rift...
Build Your VR Hardware with 3D Printing — USC Launches Open Source DIY VR Website
The University of Southern California's 'MxR' Lab today launched an 'open source' DIY virtual reality website. The lab is making freely available many of their innovative virtual reality hardware and software projects. Users can download schematics to 3D print...
Watch the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Panel at SXSW
The first Oculus Rift developer kits are but a few weeks away from landing in the hands of eager developers. Oculus continues to build excitement for the release; this week they were at the annual SXSW and held a virtual reality...
Guide: Build Your Own Oculus Rift VR Headset
Thanks to Rod Furlan, we've got a great DIY Oculus Rift guide to share with you. Inside you’ll find a parts list and all of the steps necessary to build your own Oculus Rift head mounted display / VR...
