GDC Spins VRDC Into Standalone VR Industry Conference with Expanded Scope

Under the umbrella of GDC 2016 in March, GDC event organizer UBM hosted its first dedicated VR event, the Virtual Reality Developers Conference. After the successful pilot run, the organizers have decided to spin the event out into a standalone...

Tipatat Chennavasin on the VR Landscape, AR, Emerging Tech, & VR in China

Tipatat Chennavasin is a general partner at The VR Fund, which is an early stage VC fund focusing exclusively on virtual reality and augmented reality startups. One of the services that Tipatat does for the community is maintain a...
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‘The Music Room’ Mixed Reality Video Shows the Power of VR Musicianship

Rhythm action games build around virtual reality are already a thing, but what about immersive music making? The Music Room launches in July and this impressive mixed reality demonstration shows how powerful immersive musicianship might be in virtual reality. Launching...

Pixar, ILM and Disney Veterans Launch VR Company CryWorks

CryWorks is a new VR focused entertainment launched with seed round funds led by Michael Bay's 451 Media Group and who intend to deliver VR content to have customers "keep tuning back in". The VR talent migration within the entertainment industry,...

Adobe Brings VR Video Editing Tools to Premiere Pro

The latest update to Premiere Pro, Adobe's popular video editing software, released yesterday includes new tools for editing 360 degree video and stereoscopic VR video. Adobe's Premiere Pro is one of the most popular video editing applications today, and it's...

Applying Cognitive Science Research to Virtual Reality User Experiences

Azad Balabanian is the co-host of the ResearchVR podcast where he discusses the latest cognitive science research that applies to virtual reality with fellow cognitive scientists Petr Legkov and Krzysztof Izdebski. The premise of their work in VR is...
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Hands-on: ‘VR Sports Challenge’ Hockey Brings Thrilling Fights

VR Sports Challenge, an upcoming Oculus Touch title, has yet again proven to be one of the most compelling launch titles we've seen so far for Oculus' controllers. In the new Hockey segment shown off at E3 2016 I had...
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5 Minutes of Blistering ‘Raw Data’ Gameplay, Steam Early Access July 14th

Survios, the developers behind the multiplayer action game Raw Data, have released a of new gameplay from their upcoming HTC Vive powered hack and slacking, dual-wielding, slow-mo VR bullet-fest - here is in all its glory. Survios, the development team we...

Hands On: ‘PlayStation VR Worlds’ is an Immersive Starter Pack for PSVR

Sony's virtual reality gaming and experience compilation PlayStation VR Worlds is a virtual reality taster selection of sorts from Sony's London Studio, designed to show off just what their forthcoming PlayStation 4 powered VR headset is capable of. Frank...

VR Among the Top Talked About Games of E3

According to a social media analysis from Brandwatch, VR is finally filtering through to the collective consciousness following one of the most VR-heavy mainstream conferences to date. Breaking through to the top 70 most popular games discussed on social media during E3,...