Selfies in VR: Facebook Reveals Social VR Prototype
Facebook today revealed an early prototype of a social VR space during their F8 developer conference, presented on-stage live by Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer and by Social VR product manager Michael Booth some 30 miles away.
Like all online social VR applications, Schoepfer and Booth entered Facebook's...
Kokoromi Collective’s Heather Kelley on Designing ‘SUPERHYPERCUBE’
One of my favorite VR games is the Kokoromi Collective's SUPERHYPERCUBE, which is a very stylized 3D Tetris game with amazing sound design. It's a VR experience that really gives your brain a stimulating spatial memory workout. I first...
The Problem With Projections and What Makes the Just-released ‘2016 VR Industry Report’ Different
Today we publish the 2016 Virtual Reality Industry Report. Co-authored with VR business intelligence firm Greenlight VR, the report is a distillation of years of experience, research, and analysis into an accessible and comprehensive foundation of the virtual reality landscape, with the...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 117): VR – What Team Are You On?
I was finally able to record this podcast episode without getting enraged at the topic. Lines are being drawn in the sand with talks of "Rift vs. Vive", and I wanted to address this rationally and give my thoughts.
Rev...
Lucid VR Receives $2.1M in Seed Funding, Partnering with ODM Wistron
Lucid VR, the makers of the stereoscopic 3D camera LucidCam, today announced a seed funding round to the tune of $2.1M, bringing a significant raise in funds to the team's successful Indiegogo campaign which attracted over $100,000 in funds over the...
Following Rift Delay, HTC Vive Backorder Pushes Into June
The HTC Vive opened for pre-orders back at the end of February and officially launched just last week on April 5th. The headset's backorder date is now into June for new orders.
After the initial wave of pre-orders for the...
First Look: Striker VR Reveals Latest Prototype Design and Impressive Haptic Effects
Striker VR is moving ahead with their haptic gun technology that we've been anticipating for some time now. The company today has revealed their latest prototype design of the 'ARENA Infinity' which is headed first to out-of-home VR arcade...
Facebook Unveils ‘Surround 360’ an ‘Open’ 3D 360 Camera and Video Stitching Pipeline
At Facebook's developer conference F8 in San Francisco today, the company have unveiled their latest push into the immersive, VR video arena - a rugged, production ready 360 3D camera and video stitching pipeline capable of 8k per eye...
This Assetto Corsa Mixed Reality Video Shows VR Racing’s Potential
This enthusiast video which uses green screen video capture to fuse virtual reality footage, demonstrates how impressively accurate VR racing games are becoming.
The trend set by the excellent mixed reality videos from Northway Games, showcasing their excellent room-scale title Fantastic...
Valve Engineers Talk Lighthouse Evolution & Favourite VR Memories
At GDC this year, I had a chance to talk with Valve developer Jeremy Selan and tracking engineer Ben Jackson about the evolution of room-scale tracking technologies, as well as some of the oral history stories that include some...
