Samsung Introduces Pro-focused ‘360 Round’ Camera for 4K 3D Livestreaming
Announced at the Samsung Developer conference last week, the 360 Round is the company’s new camera for creating and streaming 4K 3D content. The camera appears to be a reboot of the 'Project Beyond' camera that the company introduced...
Oculus Explores 8 Experimental Locomotion Methods, Adds Samples to SDK
Following a two-part blog series in partnership with Crytek, where the studio shared some of its research into VR locomotion comfort, Oculus has now added eight new experimental locomotion methods to the SDK. A recent entry on the official...
‘Waltz of the Wizard’ Gets Substantial Update Including New Locomotion Scheme and Combat Area
Waltz of the Wizard, an uncommonly high-quality VR wizard experience from Reykjavik-based Aldin Dynamics, just got an update today introducing a new locomotion system and a "significant" expansion to the potion-mixing magical experience including an entirely new area full of traps and...
ILMxLab’s John Gaeta Joins Magic Leap as Senior VP of Creative Strategy
John Gaeta, known for his work as visual effects supervisor on The Matrix trilogy and for launching Lucasfilm's immersive media branch ILMxLab, is joining the mysterious augmented reality start-up Magic Leap.
As reported by The Verge, Gaeta says he's joined Magic Leap as Senior Vice...
Pimax “8K” Surpasses Oculus Rift as Top VR Headset Kickstarter Project, $2.45M Raised So Far
Pimax, the company aiming to deliver three flavors of its high field of view (FOV) headset via their Kickstarter, have recently blasted past the $2 million funding mark. With only a week left in the crowdfunding campaign and now...
Future of Invasive Neural Interfaces & Uploading Consciousness with Ramez Naam
Ramez Naam is the author of The Nexus Trilogy sci-fi novels, which explores the moral and sociological implications of technology that can directly interface with the brain. He gave the keynote at the Experiential Technology Conference in March exploring...
Steam Halloween Sale Brings Discounts to 20 Spooky VR Titles Through November 1st
Looking to get scared in VR this Halloween season? Steam's Halloween sale runs through November 1st, bringing discounts to fright-themed VR titles.
Leading the VR portion of the Steam Halloween sale is the fan-favorite zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine, on sale for...
Update: ‘SUPERHOT VR’ Won’t Be Getting Long-Awaited DLC Planned for PC, Now on Sale 25% Off
One of our favorite VR titles, SUPERHOT VR, won't be getting that additional DLC we reported on in a previous version of this article announcing the supposed update. Despite this, if the game has been on your list, now might be a good...
Exclusive: Inside HTC’s Beautiful New SteamVR Home Environment, ‘Driftwood’
Today HTC Creative Labs is debuting a beautiful new SteamVR Home environment—the hub space for when players aren't inside any VR apps—called Driftwood. The environment takes players virtually outside on a beachfront wilderness inspired by the United State's Pacific...
Survival-Exploration Game ‘Space Pirates and Zombies 2’ Launches Out of Steam Early Access November 7th
Space Pirates and Zombies 2, a single player, space-based survival-exploration game from indie studio MinMax Games, is officially heading out of its year and a half-long stint in Steam Early Access on November 7th, including its fully featured VR port that supports the...
