DriveClub VR Will Launch With the PlayStation VR, Leak Suggests

According to leaked information on a Japanese PlayStation blog post, Sony will indeed bring one of their biggest franchises DriveClub VR to market alongside PlayStation VR when it launches on October 13. Evolution Studios' DriveClub has had a troubled history, with...
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‘Tilt Brush’ Brings the Rave to Your Living Room with New Music Visualizer Mode

Tilt Brush, the virtual reality paint application from Google, saw an update today that brought with it a whole new 'audio reactive mode'—now making your trippy creations pulse to the beat of your own music collection. To activate the function—providing you already own an...

New Gear VR for Note 7 Announced with Wider Field of View, Compatible with Prior Gear VR Phones

Samsung today announced a new version of their Gear VR headset with a wider field of view. The headset is compatible with both the Note 7's new USB Type-C connector as well as micro-USB, offering support for all phones...

‘Adventure Time’ Creator Pendleton Ward on Stretching the Boundaries of Identity in VR

Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward has been fascinated by the idea of virtual reality since he first read Snow Crash as a teenager. He backed the Oculus Kickstarter, and has been exploring many of the early VR prototypes over...

Wizard of Oz Narratives: Puppeting Virtual Characters with Improv Acting

'Wizard of Oz' VR experiences use improv actors to drive either a single or multiple virtual characters. This technique is commonly used within VR training applications where it's cheaper to have a single actor puppeting multiple virtual characters rather...

First Look: ‘New Retro Arcade Neon’ Launches Today with All New Arcade Space, Multiplayer, Mini-games, and More

The much anticipated New Retro Arcade Neon, a totally revamped version of the lauded virtual reality arcade, finally lands on Steam today, built to take advantage of the HTC Vive. While the original New Retro Arcade, debuting on the second...

‘Situational Knowledges’ in VR Narrative: The Role of Place & Perspective

Catherine Rehwinkel is working on creating a conceptual framework that enables storytellers to storyboard linear stories in VR. She's a filmmaker who recently finished a master's degree computational & systems thinking at NYU. She's been inspired by Donna Haraway's...
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‘Unlimited Corridor’ Video Shows Mind Bending ‘Infinite’ Redirected Walking

This video showcases a new redirected walking implementation project that creates an "unlimited" virtual corridor in a space just 5 x 7 metres in size. Redirected walking (RDW) is a technique which aims to maximise the physical space of a virtual reality playspace...

New Gear VR Has a Bigger FOV and Looks Like This, Leak Suggests

Samsung has a special event coming up on Tuesday August 2nd at which it's widely it'll launch not only the latest in its 'Note' line of phablets, but also a brand new Gear VR headset to match. This is...

Last Chance to Buy a UK HTC Vive Before £70 Price Hike Tomorrow

HTC has announced that in response to "recent currency valuation changed" the UK price of their HTC Vive VR system will see a significant £70 increase come August 1st to £759. As a UK resident, I've been thankful that my...