Everything You Need to Know About Samsung Gear VR Phone Compatibility
The Samsung Gear VR headset is a collaboration between Samsung and Oculus, and is one of the best mobile VR headsets out there. However, the release of the device has seen several variations over time, each compatible with a...
‘Dispatch’ Expertly Weaves a Tale of Grizzly Murders in VR Through the Sound of 9-1-1 Calls
Dispatch (2017), a new episodic story from VR pros Here Be Dragons, launched on Oculus Rift and Gear VR yesterday. Following a small-town emergency dispatcher named Ted (voiced by Martin Starr), you experience the story through a sort of half-imagined, half-real...
Fan-Created ‘xkcd’ VR Tool Lets You Make Your Own xkcd-style Webcomics in VR
Created by Winnipeg-based indie studio The Campfire Union, xkcd VR lets you become a character from Randall Munroe's popular webcomic and create your very own stick figure-based stab at the comic's famously acerbic humor.
Built as an entry at the Winnipeg Winter Game Jam and xkcd...
Best VR Experiences to Introduce Your Family to Virtual Reality Over Thanksgiving
The turkey is in the oven, the cranberry sauce is in the can, and your VR setup is in the box ready to be shown off to the family at Thanksgiving. Since you'll be doing a fair bit of...
Report: Apple Acquired VR Headset Startup Vrvana for $30 Million
Citing sources close to the deal, TechCrunch reports that VR headset maker Vrvana has been acquired by Apple for $30 million.
Vrvana is a little known VR headset maker that's been on the scene since 2014. The company was building...
‘Rez Infinite’ is Now Available on Google Daydream
Back in August, developer Enhance Games announced that Rez Infinite (2016) would launch on Google Daydream "later this year." With little forewarning, the futuristic action-shooter is now available on Google Play for Daydream-compatible smartphones.
Update (11/22/17): Rez Infinite just dropped on the Play Store. Check...
Samsung Teases 6-DoF Standalone VR Headset as Company’s ‘Next Mobile VR System’
Taeyong Kim, VP of Samsung Electronics and Head of Graphics R&D, took the stage last month at the company's annual developer conference to talk a little bit about the future of VR for the company. While no big reveals were expected...
Toyota’s New Experimental Humanoid Robot Uses HTC Vive for Remote Operation
Toyota recently revealed T-HR3, the company’s third-generation humanoid robot. Designed primarily as an experiment to explore new technologies to make robots more physically capable, T-HR3 demonstrates a new "remote maneuvering system" that not only mirrors a user's movements to...
Samsung’s VR Strategy with Tom Harding, Director of Immersive Products
Without explicitly announcing a new specific product, Samsung quietly implied that they may be developing a new standalone mobile VR HMD during a session during their developer conference last month. While there were no major VR announcements during the...
Facebook Releases First Mini-game for Social VR Platform ‘Spaces’, Paving the Way for More to Come
Facebook Spaces, the company's social VR platform available on Oculus Rift, has updated to include a new mini-game that aims to pave the way for more yet to come. Called Bait! Arctic Open, the game lets you ice fish while...
