Google Goes on VR Hiring Spree Amid Daydream Launch

Google started its virtual reality initiatives early but slowly, announcing the now widely known Cardboard program way back in 2014. As the company nears the launch of Daydream, the next stage in their VR plans, they're adding significantly to their...
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Microsoft Research Demonstrates VR Controller Prototypes With Unique Haptic Technology

Microsoft Research has devised two novel methods for more realistic haptic feedback on virtual reality controllers. They call it NormalTouch and TextureTouch. Haptic feedback in general-purpose controllers has been limited to vibration feedback since the introduction of the Rumble Pak...
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‘Ghostbusters: Dimension’ Trailer Offers Glimpses Inside The VOID

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QIbI4Wtgug A new trailer for Ghostbusters: Dimension, a location-based VR attraction produced by The VOID, shows what it's like to step inside a VR experience that mixes a physical environment with virtual visuals. The VOID produces a unique type of VR...

Squanchtendo’s ‘Accounting’ is Now Available on Steam (for Free)

Squanchtendo Games has released, Accounting, their first game as a new studio. While the game was originally scheduled for release in September, Squanchetendo decided to take a couple of extra weeks to squeeze in a bit more polish, and...

Baobab Studios Raises $25 Million in New Funding Round

There isn't a studio that can claim to be 'The Pixar of VR' just yet, but many heavy hitters in traditional media and tech are taking notice of the growth potential of animated films in VR, and specifically in Baobab Studios,...

‘Eagle Flight’ Review

After years of previews and teasers, Ubisoft make their long anticipated VR debut on Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR.  Eagle Flight has all the hallmarks of being a toe in the water for Ubisoft, but the VR world may...

HTC’s VP of Content on VR Industry Verticals & Game Genres

Joel Breton is the Vice President VR Content at HTC, and I had a chance to catch up with him at the Casual Connect conference in July to talk about the different industry verticals that they've identified. These include...
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Choosing the Right 360 VR Camera

With a virtual reality camera, you can capture the whole world around you in a 360 degree videosphere. VR filmmaking is seeing rapid innovation, meaning that there are more 360-degree cameras on the market now than ever before, geared...

Watch: 17 Mins of ‘Arktika.1’ Oculus Touch Gameplay

Arktika.1 is the VR debut for 4A Games, the developers bind the Metro series of first person shooters. The title is built from the ground up for Oculus Touch, here's 17 minutes of the Oculus Connect 3 demo where...

Facebook Plans to Launch Social VR App “As Soon As Possible”

Facebook, parent company of Oculus, is beginning to flex its virtual reality arm. The company wants to use the technology revolutionize how social interactions happen across the web, and we may see the first stages of that plan earlier...