DiRT Rally VR is Coming Soon to PSVR
After a successful jump to virtual reality last year on Oculus Rift, developer Codemasters is bringing the VR experience to the PS4 version of DiRT Rally. It will be available as a standalone retail game or via DLC for...
Eonite Claims to Have Solved Inside-out Positional Tracking for VR and AR
Lots of companies have made this claim actually, but Eonite specifically says they have the "world’s most accurate, lowest latency, lowest power consuming software to democratize inside-out positional tracking for VR and AR."
Inside-out positional tracking—the ability to precisely determine...
Up Close With Sennheiser’s $1,700 VR Microphone
Here's a close look at Sennheiser's new AMBEO VR microphone in all its glory as demonstrated at last week's CES 2017 in Las Vegas. It's the company's first step into VR audio and it's just received wide release for a...
‘Freedom Locomotion System’ is a Comprehensive Package for VR Movement
Moving around comfortably and immersively in VR remains a hurdle for VR game developers. VR studio Huge Robot has created the Freedom Locomotion System which brings together a number of VR movement systems into a comprehensive and functional package which allows for...
This Oculus Ready PC Costs $500 When Bundled with Rift
Looking to lower the barrier of entry for VR, CyberPower Inc., a custom PC manufacturer, recently announced a new Oculus Ready gaming system that could just convince you to take the plunge into virtual reality. Dubbed the 'Gamer Ultra VR Desktop', the...
Believe the Hype: HypeVR’s Volumetric Video Capture is a Glimpse at the Future of VR Video
After having teased the tech toward the end of last year, we've finally gone hands-on with HypeVR's volumetric video captures which lets you move around inside of VR videos.
Inherent Limitations of 360 Video
Today's most immersive VR video productions are...
HTC Vive GM on the New Vive Tracker & Privacy in VR
The most significant VR announcement from CES 2017 was the Vive Tracker, a modular Lighthouse-tracked 'puck' attachment that will enable users to track additional objects within VR experiences. It has the potential to drive a lot of new innovative...
Epic Games CEO: “HTC Vive is outselling Oculus Rift 2-to-1 worldwide”
Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of Unreal Engine, has a unique position in the virtual reality industry. As an active supporter of VR and head of one of gaming's most important VR-compatible game engines, when Sweeney speaks, we tend...
SteamVR Tracking 2.0 Will Support 33×33 Foot Playspaces With 4 Base Stations
Valve plans to manufacture and sell new SteamVR Tracking 2.0 base stations in 2018. The new base stations will bring a number of improvements over the current tracking beacons, including the ability to support more than two base stations...
HTC Vive Mobile Phone Spotted in Promotional Video (Update: Perhaps Not)
An HTC Vive phone has been spotted in a promotional video ahead of a scheduled press conference for the company on January 12th. But what should we expect from a Vive branded phone?
In another in a series of revealing...
