New Thinner, Lighter HTC Vive 3-in-1 Cable Spotted in the Wild
An HTC Vive customer has posted images of a replacement headset cable which looks to significantly reduce the size and weight of the original.
One of the aspects most mentioned in the first rush of reviews to appear after the...
The ‘Wolfe’ External GPU Aims to Make Macbooks VR Ready
The Wolfe is a new project about to hit Kickstarter that claims to offer a hardware solution to Macbook owners wanting to run virtual reality applications, an external Thunderbolt connected GPU.
Those with Apple computers may well feel a little...
‘Firebird: La Peri’ Adds LoTR Actor in a Re-launch of One of VR’s Finest Experiences
The artful and delightful virtual reality ballet La Peri has has been re-launched with a new name, adding Lord of the Rings voice actor John Rhys-Davies alongside numerous other enhancements in this unique 'must own' VR experience, now known...
VR Design Best Practices with Google VR’s Alex Faaborg
At the company's annual I/O conference, Google announced the Daydream VR platform and mobile headset that will be coming to the latest Android phones later this year. There's a DIY dev kit that you can start using today to...
‘Battlerite’s’ Impressive New VR Spectator Features May Trump ‘DOTA 2 VR Hub’
Stunlock Studio's PvP brawler Battlerite has just received a state-of-the-art feature update that puts it toe to toe with DOTA 2. A new VR spectator and camera system that seems to trump even Valve's own.
Battlerite is a game you...
AMD Launches Open Source Ray Traced VR Audio Tech ‘TrueAudio Next’
AMD has announced TrueAudio Next a "scalable" physics-based audio rendering engine for generating environmentally accurate, GPU accelerated audio for virtual reality.
AMD has announced a set of key technologies to bolster its open source technology arsenal represented by GPUOpen, this...
Dual Wield Guns and Magic in this Cool Oculus Touch Game Prototype
Guns are cool. Magic is cool. Motion controls are cool. Combine all three with virtual reality and you have a prototype experience that looks, well, really cool!
Developers have now had access to retail quality, VR-focused motion controllers via the...
Oculus: Touch is “Fully Capable” of Roomscale Tracking, But Skeptical It’s “Absolutely Necessary for VR”
As the launch of Oculus Touch approaches later this year, the company is sticking firm to its plan to focus on standing, front-facing VR experiences for motion input. Though it's claimed that Touch can match the 'roomscale' tracking of...
‘Driveclub VR’ Confirmed Exclusively for PlayStation VR in 2016
Following the unfortunate closure of developer Evolution Studios earlier this year, the fate of the VR version of their 2014 PS4 exclusive Driveclub was unclear, but thankfully work has continued by an internal Sony team, and the game is...
Documenting the Evolution of VR Headsets with Zenka’s Sculptures
The artist Zenka has been documenting the evolution of virtual reality by making raku sculptures of VR headsets. She's also created an interactive timeline of some of the major VR and AR headsets. Technology has been progressing so quickly that...