Making VR Experiences Wheelchair Accessible
Brian Van Buren is a narrative designer at Tomorrow Today Labs, and he's also a wheelchair user who has been evangelizing how to make virtual reality experiences more accessible. I had a chance to catch up with him at...
‘Alien: Covenant’ is Getting a VR Experience
The minds behind the well-executed-but-a-little-too-expensive The Martian VR Experience are working on a new immersive tie in for the next entry in the Alien movie franchise, Alien: Covenant.
Movie tie-ins, once reviled in the gaming community, often viewed as worthless, lazy...
Hands-on: Lenovo’s VR Headset Has the Flip-up Functionality We Always Wanted
We found out yesterday that Lenovo's (still unnamed) VR headset is said to be surprisingly light and low cost, but after checking out the device ourselves, we found a hidden function that we wish was on every headset.
With the...
New Asus ‘ZenFone AR’ to be Daydream VR and Tango Ready, Leak Details
Asus' latest smartphone, the ZenFone AR, has had its details leaked ahead of its CES 2017 unveiling tomorrow and the new device packs hardware certified for use with on both Google's Android Daydream VR and Tango platforms.
CES isn't officially...
ODG Announces Two New Smartglasses With Positional Tracking, Expanded Field of View
Hot off the tail of a $58 million capital raise, ODG today announced two new models of their R-series smartglasses, the R8 and R9, which add positional tracking, an improved field of view, and a closer-to-consumer price point.
ODG calls their new...
Qualcomm Positions New Snapdragon 835 Mobile Processor Toward AR and VR
According to a leaked blog post, Qualcomm, one of the world's leading semiconductor companies, has today announced that their latest SoC (system on chip) is not only 30% smaller, 27% more powerful and 40% more efficient then previous designs,...
Lenovo’s New VR Headset Packs More Pixels at Lower Weight & Cost Than Rift and Vive
The first VR headset for Window's recently announced Holographic platform is almost here, and according to a report by The Verge, it's going to cost between $300 and $400 when it goes on sale later this year.
Ramping up for CES...
NOLO VR Promises $99 Positional Tracking and SteamVR Gaming on Any Mobile VR Headset
NOLO VR is an intriguing Lighthouse-like positional tracking system designed to bring 'room scale' positional tracking and motion controls to mobile VR headsets. On top of that, the company is claiming SteamVR 'compatibility' through remote play via Riftcat's VRidge software, all with...
Deal: $100 Gift Card Offer Still Available for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift
The holidays have come and gone, but Microsoft is still offering a $100 gift card with your purchase of the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift through their store.
This holiday season saw the first significant sales, deals, and coupons to...
From 2D Illustration to 3D VR Art: The Role of Artists with the Uncanny Valley
In July, I was invited to give a talk about virtual reality at the bi-annual Illustration Conference with indie VR developer Ashley Pinnick, who studied as an artist and illustrator. On today's Voices of VR podcast, we talk about...
