Watch the QuakeCon Virtual Reality Keynotes Here

At QuakeCon this week there were two keynotes that are relevant to the VR world. These presentations were streamed live, but if you missed them  they're now available in their recorded form. First is John Carmack's keynote which isn't 100%...

Watch the QuakeCon VR Keynote Tonight Live at 7PM EST. Oculus Rift Kickstarter Passes $1 Million Under 36 Hours

Tonight at QuakeCon a panel of VR experts will take the stage to talk about the future of VR and the Oculus Rift. Speaking of which, the Oculus Rift Kickstarter has passed $1 million in less than 36 hours...

Oculus Rift Kickstarter 230% Funded Before Day 1 Ends, Well on the way to $1 Million; Minecraft Support Coming

We knew that the Oculus Rift was going to be big... but this big?! After only 3 hours or so Kickstarter contributors had backed about $130,000, about 56% of the $250,000 goal. At the time of writing (8:28pm EST), the Oculus...

Oculus Rift Kickstarter is Live Starting at $275!

The Oculus Rift Kickstarter is officially live. Here's the link! Read on for pricing and other details. Here's the Kickstarter launch video for the Oculus Rift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxptk8P15TI   There wasn't a straightforward commitment from Valve about Source integration as I had hoped, but...

Oculus Rift Kickstarter Watch: Palmer Luckey Spotted With Valve’s Gabe Newell and Michael Abrash

If you needed any convincing that Valve is serious about the Oculus Rift, check this photo for some evidence. Pictured left to right is Michael Abrash, Valve's VR/AR researcher, Palmer Luckey, the brains behind the forthcoming Oculus Rift HMD,...

Oculus Rift Kickstarter Watch: Prototype, SDK, and Other Updates

The Oculus Rift Kickstarter is due to start any day soon and the VR community couldn't be more excited. The man behind the promising wide field-of-view head mounted display / VR headset, Palmer Luckey (AKA PalmerTech), has shared this...

Project Holodeck Seeks to Create a Low Cost Full-motion VR Gaming Environment with the Help of the Oculus Rift HMD

A team of 25 members is working at the University of Southern California to create a full-motion virtual reality gaming environment, they're calling it Project Holodeck. By 'full-motion' I mean that the playspace allows the user to actually walk...

Here’s CliffyB With an Oculus Rift Prototype (and other updates)

Need proof the Palmer Luckey (AKA PalmerTech) wasn't teasing when he said he was working on the Oculus Rift HMD with some big names in the game industry? Here's Cliff Bleszinski (AKA CliffyB), checking out a prototype of the Oculus...

Welcome to the New Road to Virtual Reality

Hi and welcome to the new Road to VR. If you've been a regular reader, you'll notice that things look at bit different. Fear not, looks are indeed the only thing that have changed. This refresh of the site...

Oculus Rift 2.0, 1080p+ High FoV HMD / VR Headset by 2013 Under $1000?

Much has happened since the Oculus Rift Head Mounted Display / VR headset started picking up steam in May. Palmer Luckey has been teasing that he was in discussion with some big names in gaming, and today he's ready...