Microsoft Shows New Research in Haptics With ‘CLAW’ VR Controller Prototype
As VR display resolutions become more packed with pixels and new controller types such as Valve's Knuckles dangle tantalizingly in front of us, one thing that often goes overlooked is haptic feedback. There are plenty of companies out there...
HTC Vive Pro to Arrive With Redesigned Link Box Featuring DisplayPort and Power Button
HTC Vive Pro, the company's higher resolution VR headset targeted at prosumers, isn't on sale yet, although developers have been receiving Vive Pro as early as mid-February. While there still isn't a comprehensive look at all of the gubbins...
VRgineers to Integrate Leap Motion Hand-tracking Into Its Wide FOV VRHero Headset
Enterprise VR headset manufacturer VRgineers and Leap Motion, the company behind its eponymous optical hand tracker, announced they're working together to embed Leap Motion's tech into professional-grade VR headsets.
VRgineers is best known for their enterprise-focused wide field of view...
Pimax “8K” Pre-production Units Planned for April, Initial Backer Shipments on Track for Q2
Offering an update to backers of the successful Pimax "8K" Kickstarter, which aims to deliver a high resolution VR headset with an ultrawide field of view, Pimax says 'M1' pre-production units should be complete by April, with initial backer...
Decentralizing Identity in VR with Holonet & Self-Sovereign Identity
Holonet is an open source project that implements the Decentralized Identity Specifications for open web VR platforms like WebXR. A self-sovereign identity system could enable the seamless portability of your avatar identity across multiple sites without having to use...
‘The American Dream’ Parodies US Gun Culture, Launching This Week at a Key Moment in Gun...
The American Dream is set to launch on March 14th, and the moment, most unfortunately, couldn't be more timely. The game's gun-fueled gameplay takes US gun culture to the extreme, examining a world where babies are born packing heat...
‘Wedding VR’ Offers an Uncanny Peek into the Wild World of Anime Marriage Simulators
Wedding VR, a marriage simulator created by Japan-based game studio Voltage Inc., came to the Oculus Store and Steam recently. In it, you become a bride-to-be, replete with wedding dress, bouquet and impossibly tiny hands only fit for a character...
Google to Reveal “World’s Highest Resolution OLED-on-glass display” for VR Headsets in May
Google announced at last year's Society for Information Display (SID) Display Week that the company was actively working on a VR-optimized OLED panel capable of packing in pixels at a density heretofore never seen outside of microdisplays - all...
Nickelodeon Brings Kid-friendly Multiplayer VR Experience ‘SlimeZone’ to IMAX VR Centers Worldwide
Nickelodeon and IMAX Corporation have partnered to bring SlimeZone, a new multiplayer social VR experience, to IMAX VR centers globally. Allowing up to six players to step inside a cartoon-filled virtual world, SlimeZone features games, the ability to 'slime' friends, and...
Go One-on-One with David Attenborough in ‘Hold the World’ VR Museum Experience This Spring
Hold the World, an upcoming VR experience from Sky, will let you go face-to-face with Sir David Attenborough, the English broadcaster and world’s foremost naturalist as he explains the finer details of some of the creatures in the world we call...
