Democratizing Neuroscience with OpenBCI & Adapting Content with Biofeedback
OpenBCI is an open source, brain control interface that gathers EEG data. It was designed for makers and DIY neuroengineers, and has the potential to democratize neuroscience with a $100 price point. At the moment, neither OpenBCI nor other...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 120): Onward to New Places, Real & Virtual
After an excellent partnership of two years, this is the final episode of the Rev VR Podcast that will be published through Road to VR. Ben Lang, Executive Editor of Road to VR joins me for a farewell episode.
Rev VR Podcast...
Manus VR’s Gloves in Action Using Valve’s Lighthouse Tracking for Hands and Arms
We've been tracking Manus VR, the start-up dedicated to producing an intuitive VR glove input device, for a while now. The team were present at GDC in March, showing their latest prototype glove along with their in-house developed game Pillow's...
Google Wants Established YouTubers to Make VR Video With Jump 360 Rig
Google is delivering a dedicated VR YouTube app in their newly announced Daydream platform. Along with it, the company is making sure to give users a few reasons to jump head first into the app when it launches by encouraging...
Review: ‘Please, Don’t Touch Anything’ is a ‘Must Have’ VR Puzzle Game
Please, Don't Touch Anything (PDTA), a puzzle game from BulkyPix, has recently released a new VR adaptation of the year-old 2D title. Now built from the ground up in 3D for Oculus Rift and Gear VR headsets, PDTA offers the most immersive button-pushing simulator...
AWE 2016 Brings the Best of AR & VR to Santa Clara, 45% Off for Road to VR Readers
The Augmented World Expo, one of the longest running immersive technology events, is back for a 7th year and it's bigger than ever. With focus on augmented reality, virtual reality and wearable technologies, the expo is packing in 4000...
Google’s (Day)dream: ‘Hundreds of Millions of Users in a Couple of Years’
At I/O 2016 this week, Google laid out its ambitious goals for Daydream, the company's new platform for native, high performance virtual reality experiences on Android.
Daydream is Google's newly announced Android VR ecosystem—encompassing specialized phones, headsets, and apps—which promises to...
Candy Crush Creator on Casual VR Gaming with Google’s Daydream
Candy Crush creator Tommy Palm has moved into making casual virtual reality games with Resolution Games. They've already released Bait! on the Gear VR, and it's the first VR app to feature in-app purchases, and they just announced at...
Start Making Google Daydream VR Apps Today with a DIY Dev Kit
This week Google announced Daydream, the company's initiative for high-end mobile virtual reality. While Google didn't reveal a dedicated dev kit, the company says developers can cobble together their own using the Nexus 6P smartphone, Cardboard, and a spare phone.
Google says...
IMAX to Use StarVR 210 Degree FOV Headset for Premium VR Film Experiences
Starbreeze, the company behind the 210 degree FOV VR headset StarVR are to work with large-scale cinema specialists IMAX to create "premium location-based VR" experiences "worthy of the IMAX brand".
It seems IMAX, the brand known for their huge, immersive cinema...