The developers behind Modbox (2016), the VR physics sandbox for SteamVR-compatible headsets, have been experimenting with augmented reality recently, something they say is a perfect fit for the Modbox software. Developer Lee Vermeulen didn't wait for VR headsets like the Vive...

HTC has announced a new set of tools allowing developers to build applications which take advantage of the Vive Pro's stereo front-facing cameras, effectively turning the device into an AR headset dev kit. The new tools allow the cameras to...

Researchers at The Human Computer Interaction Lab at Hasso-Plattner-Institut in Potsdam, Germany, published a video recently showing a novel solution to the problem of wearable haptics for augmented reality. Using a lightweight, mobile electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) device that provides...

Japan-based startuped Exiii, which is developing a pair of haptic gloves with force feedback, has raised $750K for continued R&D, expansion of sales channels, and growing the company's team. Back in March we wrote about Exiii's two haptic VR gloves,...

Downward Spiral: Horus Station is an upcoming sci-fi adventure set in the lost and forgotten Horus space station. Created by Finland-based 3rd Eye Studios, the minds behind the game recently put out an extended look at some of the its...

Following a small rash of reports from new Vive and Vive Pro users, HTC says they're looking into issues regarding mismatched display brightness. Additionally, SteamVR's beta branch brings a firmware update to the Vive Pro which is said to...

Oculus Studios today revealed their latest Rift exclusive, Defector, a high-action first-person adventure from Twisted Pixel, the studio behind Wilson's Heart (2017). Defector aims to put players in the shoes of a veritable action movie spy, with gadgets and guns aplenty. Set...

4 I Lab, the studio behind Drunk or Dead (2017), released a trailer announcing their next game, B3, a co-op VR shooter that's definitely borrowing some of its vibe from Starship Troopers (1997). Not much is known about the game besides...

Tim Heidecker's Adult Swim parody movie review show On Cinema went full 360 in its latest episode, strapping a number of Ricoh Theta 360 cameras around the set. In On Cinema, Heidecker's fictional alter ego is usually looking for the next big...

Turin, Italy-based developer Enea Le Fons is aiming to spend more than 30 days of extended stints in VR, and although he won't be able to qualify for any records—he's still eating, sleeping, and using the bathroom sans headset—Le...