More Images of ‘Rink’, Samsung’s Gear VR Motion Controller Surface

We covered the news today that Samsung will be debuting a new motion controller designed specifically for virtual reality and it's Gear VR headset at CES next week. Now, some new images have surfaced of the devices which give...

‘Teslasuit’ is a Tactile Skin that Lets You Feel VR, Kickstarter Jan 1st

A UK based company company who has integrated EMS (Electro Muscular Stimulation) into a wireless suit, they claim is capable of allowing you to feel sensations ranging from a cool breeze to the impact of a bullet. VR headsets are,...

Samsung to Demo Gear VR Motion Controller ‘rink’ at CES 2016

The Samsung and Oculus engineered Gear VR mobile headset is available in many countries now at retail, but unlike it's desktop brethren from Oculus and Valve / HTC, it currently relies on basic, standard input for its applications. Samsung...

HTC Vive’s Laser-based Lighthouse Trackers Get FCC Approval for Safe Use

As one of the necessary steps for getting a product ready for consumer sale in the U.S., the HTC Vive and its laser-based 'Lighthouse' base stations have received approval from the FCC. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is tasked with...

Highlights of Education and Medicine in VR Panels from Seattle VR Expo

Trond Nilsen studied with Tom Furness at The University of Washington and currently works with him the RATLab LLC. He has a Ph.D. from University of Washington, which focused on building educational games that teach human anatomy. He moderated...

OSVR Supporters Grow to 300 with 70 New Developers Added

The organisers of the Open Source Virtual Reality movement (OSVR) have today announced that their supporter list has grown to 300, with the recent addition of 70 new companies and groups interested in developing for Open Source VR. Razer announced OSVR,...
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Oculus Rift Bundled Game ‘Lucky’s Tale’ Gets New Trailer

Oculus have just announced that Playful Corp's 3D made-for-VR platformer Lucky's Take will be packed in fot free inside every Oculus Rift consumer box at launch. As if that wasn't enough good news for you, here's a brand new...

Playful’s Lucky’s Tale to be Bundled with Every Oculus Rift

Oculus have today announced that Playful's virtual reality platformer, Lucky's Tale, will join CCP Games' EVE:Valkyrie inside the box of every new Oculus Rift VR headset shipped at launch. Hot on the heels of the recent news from CCP Games...
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Unreal Engine AR Plugin Makes Your Office Desk a Gameworld

Unreal Engine 4 has been at the forefront of virtual reality (VR) for some time now, but this new augmented reality plugin allows developers to take real world imagery and overlay virtual imagery onto it, as this new video...

This is the New Foldable, Upgraded Google Glass

One of Google's most iconic, if perhaps elusive projects - Google Glass, has received an update. This is the new, foldable, Google Glass, designed for the workplace. Images unveiled by 9to5Google, after surfacing recently in FCC filings by Google, illustrate...