‘Casino VR Poker’ Launches on Oculus Home, Touch and Vive Support to Come
Casino VR Poker, the online free-to-play casino hosting live Texas hold'em, has today launched on Oculus Home, now allowing users to play in a cross-platform space with either Gear VR or Oculus Rift. The Steam version with Rift support is...
Oculus Warns Users Not to Use Note 7 in Gear VR Headset Amid Exploding Phone Recall
Amid a global recall for the newly launched Note 7 due to exploding battery issues, Oculus warns that users should not use the device in the Gear VR headset prior to getting it replaced.
Following official confirmation of the defect...
PlayStation VR Sees the Return of the Demo Disc with 8 VR Games to Try in...
PlayStation VR arrives on October 13th, and with the promise of over 50 titles arriving by the end of year, Sony is sensibly providing demos of some of the key titles as a launch showcase.
Sony has announced that each...
Dexta’s ‘Dextarity Interaction Engine’ Lets Devs Build Tactile VR Worlds
Dexta's exoskeleton glove is a haptic input system which is designed to give users a sense of touch in VR. These new videos which show how the company's 'Dextarity Interaction Engine' gives developers the tools they need to get the virtual...
Embedding a Story Within a Place with Rand Miller, Creator of ‘Myst’, ‘Riven’, and ‘Obduction’
When Rand Miller was a kid, he played Dungeons & Dragons with his brother Robyn where they would go on adventures together exploring and creating imagined worlds. They wanted to embed that same sense of wonder and awe of...
Intel to Acquire Computer Vision Company Movidius
Intel recently announced the planned acquisition of Movidius Technologies, a company specializing in on-device vision processing units (VPUs) and algorithms involved in a number of areas such as deep learning, depth processing, navigation/mapping, and natural interactions.
Movidius will be providing Intel...
‘Until Dawn: Rush of Blood’ Trailer & Developer Video Glimpses PSVR Gameplay
Until Dawn: Rush of Blood is a literal 'rail shooter' for PlayStation VR.
Launching soon for PlayStation VR, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood puts players on a horror ride rollercoaster with guns in their hands. A new developer video and...
A Professional Gamer’s View on VR eSports
Stephanie Harvey (aka "missharvey") is a professional eSports gamer playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with the Counter Logic Gaming Red team. I had a chance to catch up with her at PAX West to talk about the future of eSports...
These Tiny Sensors Will Let You Build Lighthouse Tracked Headsets and Peripherals
With Valve's move to open up its Lighthouse tracking technology to third parties, Triad Semiconductor is soon to be selling specialized chips which companies can use to create new VR headsets and peripherals with SteamVR Tracking.
Last month Valve finally made the...
Samsung Gear VR 2015 Model Now $60
If you've got a compatible Samsung phone, here's a deal worth considering: the 2015 Gear VR headset can be bought brand new for $60.
Launched last year as the first 'consumer' version of the Gear VR headset, the 2015 model...
