Designing the Future Through Sci-Fi World Building
VR represents a shift from telling stories to building story worlds that people experience and interact with. There is a process of world building and experiential design that first creates the conditions of the environment, and then the full...
New Report from ILMxLab & Disability Visibility Project Shares Insights on VR Accessibility Design
The Disability Visibility Project recently published a report that highlights the accessibility issues relating to VR users with disabilities. This follows a survey created by Disability Visibility Project founder Alice Wong in partnership with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLab, which covered user...
Oculus Rift Core 2.0 Update Now Available in Beta – Hands-on with Home & Dash
Announced back in October, Oculus is launching the Rift Core 2.0 update today in beta, a major overhaul to the platform’s underlying experience. The update not only rebuilds the default ‘Home’ environment with huge customization potential, it also introduces...
‘High Fidelity’ Makes First Strides into its Blockchain-based Digital Economy
High Fidelity, the social VR app founded by Second Life founder Philip Rosedale, recently launched Avatar Island - the first of many future in-world stores stocked with digital assets for its users to buy. While purchasing digital items like hats and t-shirts may not...
Oculus Flash Sale: Get up to 75% Off on 80+ VR Titles, Sale Lasts Today Only
It's been exactly one year since Oculus launched Touch, the motion controller that made Rift a truly competitive room-scale headset. To celebrate, the company is hosting a dedicated flash sale of up to 75% on 80+ major Touch titles. The sale expires today...
Free ‘Farpoint’ DLC Adds 1v1 Multiplayer Combat & Expanded Weapon Selection, Now Available
Farpoint (2017), PSVR's bug-shooting showcase for the mightily impressive PS Aim, has had one free expansion so far, the 'Cryo Pack', which added additional co-op levels and challenge mode. Now the game has just received its next free DLC in...
Oculus Offers Comprehensive List of VR GPUs Meeting Recommended and Minimum Specs
With so many choices for graphics cards out there, it's hard to know exactly what you should buy to outfit your next VR-ready PC. To make things a little easier, Oculus recently published a list of GPUs that meets its...
VRX 2017 Hosts Top VR/AR Companies in San Francisco This Week – Road to VR Readers...
With the latest amazing innovations in VR/AR, VRX 2017 next week in San Francisco is the place to be to hear from those leading the charge.
Bringing together the brightest minds from across the globe to dive deep into the...
‘Dark Corner’ Creates a New Distribution Channel for Immersive Horror
The Dark Corner app is creating a new distribution channel for immersive horror experiences and 360-degree videos. Guy Shelmerdine and Teal Greyhavens are hoping that fans of the horror genre will be enthusiastic enough about the potential of VR...
Black Friday Has Gone but This Incredible Deal on a VR Ready PC & Headset Remains
There was a time not long ago when just buying the PC required to power a high-end desktop VR headset cost at least $1,000. The last eight months in VR land has seen aggressive drops in pricing, culminating in...















