NVIDIA Announces “Ansel” a New Tool that Captures In-Game 360 3D Photos

NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang today announced a new tool at the company's 'Special Event' that will allow users to natively capture 360 images in-game, and then view them in VR headsets. The news accompanied the long-awaited announcement of the company's newest...

NVIDIA Reveals New GPU, GeForce GTX 1080 is Faster than the Titan X

At a special event in Austin Texas this evening, GPU giant Nvidia have revealed their long awaited next generation graphics cards based on the company's new 'Pascal' architecture and built to tackle the rigours of virtual reality. The first...

NVIDIA Special Event Livestream at 6pm PT

NVIDIA has announced a 'Special Event' which will be livestreamed starting at 6pm PT today (May 6th). NVIDIA Special Event Livestream Livestream will appear above once the stream goes live. Nvidia remains tight-lipped about what we'll see at their Special Event hosted...

Reggie Watts to Perform Live Comedy Act in AltspaceVR

Acclaimed comedian and musician Reggie Watts is bringing his surrealist lyrical style and infectious comedy act to virtual reality later this month. Fans can attend the show from within AltspaceVR's social VR platform, or spectate via the YouTube livestream. Watts will be...

Dust Off Your Silly Hats: The Kentucky Derby Will Be Livestreamed in VR

It's that time of year again—when people pretend to care about horse racing by putting on ridiculous hats and getting drunk during the daytime. Yes, it's the Kentucky Derby, and this time you can watch it live in your...

‘Chornobyl360’, Cultivating Empathy for the Earth with Immersive Media

On April 26, 1986, there was a catastrophic nuclear accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine rated as the highest severity of level 7. Thirty years after the disaster, there are still ongoing construction projects to confine...
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Dexta are Making Haptic Exoskeleton Gloves that Lets VR Push Back

Dexta Robotics is pioneering what they see as the next logical step for immersive experiences, being able to touch the virtual world, and to feel it push back. Their Dexmo VR gloves are designed to provide resistance to the...

Preview: ‘Ghibli VR’ Offers a Virtual Tour of Some of the World’s Most Beloved Anime

Fans of the prolific anime production house Studio Ghibli, known for iconic films like Princess Mononoke (1997) and Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), are probably already well aware of developer Nick Pittom and his Ghibli-inspired demos. Following a recent update, you can now...

Meet ‘V’, the Universal Dashboard That Pipes the Power of the Web Into Any VR Experience

In the real world, most of us have a smartphone in our pocket which means we're just a few taps away from a wealth of apps and services that enable us to do all manner of things, from communicating...

NextVR and TIME Inc. Partner to Bring 360 Content From Major Magazine Brands

NextVR, the immersive video platform, today announced a partnership with publishing giant Time Inc. to develop live-streaming and on-demand 360 video for the company's many brands, including Time, People, Entertainment Weekly and Sports Illustrated. Named LIFE VR, 360 content will be hosted on the NextVR...