OptiTrack Shows Off ‘Void’ Style Tracking with VR Basketball Experience at GDC
OptiTrack are well known in industry circles for their specialist motion capture technology, but at GDC this year, the company is turning its attention to wide area virtual reality experiences as it puts it tracking technology to task in...
Sulon Magic Beans AR Video Might Show New Sulon Q Headset in Action
Earlier today a media leak confirmed the existence of a new untethered VR and AR headset from Sulon and AMD, known currently as the 'Q'. Now, a video demonstration has appeared which may show that hardware in use.
Titled 'Magic Beans',...
New Battlezone Trailer Reveals ‘Dynamic Campaign’ Details
Rebellion, the developers behind the VR hover tank title Battlezone, have released a new trailer with fresh footage of the games single player campaign and revealed more details on how the game will play.
One of our favourite VR experiences...
Sulon Q is a “Spatially Aware” VR and AR Headset Powered by AMD, Running Windows 10
Already known primarily for their endeavours in augmented virtual reality headsets, Sulon now look to have partnered with GPU manufacturer AMD to produce what they call "the world’s first and only all-in-one, tether-free, “wear and play” headset for VR, AR...
GameFace Add Ex Sony VR Studio Head Dave Ranyard and iPhone Hacker Geohot to Board
Untethered Android mobile VR headset developer GameFace Labs has today announced an eclectic group of new hires from the world of gaming and hardware hacking. Ex Sony London Studio Head David Ranyard, infamous iPhone ans PS3 hacker George Hotz...
Samsung’s New Headphones Trick Your Inner Ear to Move You in VR
Samsung's to bring a new set of experimental headphones to SXSW that uses electrical impulses to fool your inner ear into thinking your body is physically moving. What's more, they seem to be pitching the new headgear for virtual...
This is Fantastic Contraption as a ‘Desk Scale’, Seated VR Experience
HTC Vive title Fantastic Contraption has flaunted its room-scale credentials to impressive effect in various mixed reality videos. Now, the team from Radial Games and Northway Games demonstrate you can enjoy the title just fine as a seated 'desk...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 116): Rift vs Vive – The Final Showdown
In this episode of the Rev VR Podcast, I am joined by my good pals over at the Left-Handed VR Podcast, Bob (aka Coznefx), Jason (aka Apieceoffruit, and Matt (aka Holotape). We discuss GDC, STEM, Lighthouse occlusion, Hover Junkers,...
Group Explorations of User-Generated Worlds with VRChat
VRChat was one of the first social VR applications, and they've been holding regular virtual meetups for the past couple of years. VRChat has a Social SDK that allows Unity developers to add social functionality, and so their metopes...
The ‘Big Three’ at GDC 2016 – What to Expect from Oculus, Sony, and HTC/Valve
In what's being widely called the "Year of VR", GDC 2016 will be the first major battle in the War For Your Head. VR headset frontrunners Oculus and HTC/Valve are due to begin shipping the Rift and Vive in less...