The First Oculus Rift Has Shipped, Deliveries Begin Monday
It's been a long time coming, but the very first Oculus Rift consumer headset is due to arrive to customers starting this Monday the 28th.
Anticipation is palpable for the first deliveries of the Oculus Rift VR headset which began...
VR Developer Ecosystem is “Energetic” But “Fragile”, New Industry Report Suggests
The advent of consumer virtual reality seems to have reignited the fire in independent developers. But, although many are rushing headlong into VR content creation, just how sustainable is the ecosystem they're about to enter? In a preview of...
Multiplayer ‘Siege VR’ Prototype Highlights Solid STEM Tracking Performance
At GDC 2016 we got to take a look at the latest STEM VR controllers from Sixense. With units purportedly on track to begin shipping next month, the company is also committing resources to create a promising cross-platform multiplayer...
Combining VR, RTS and Twin-Stick Shooting with ‘AirMech: Command’
James Green is the creative director at Carbon Games, and he was inspired to create AirMech: Command from playing a 1989 game called Herzog Zwei, which was one of the first real-time strategy games that also used a gamepad...
SVVR Expo 2016 is Coming April 27–29, Save $100 on Early Bird Tickets
Now in its third year, the SVVR Conference & Expo represents one of the premier events on the virtual reality calendar. Tickets are now on sale with the conference to be held at the San Jose Convention Center between...
PlayStation VR Launch Bundle Pre-orders Back in Stock at Amazon from 2pm PST
Amazon have announced that launch bundles for the forthcoming PlayStation VR headset that include both the PlayStation Camera and Move controllers will be back 'in stock' and available to buy from 2pm PST today.
The PlayStation VR is due to...
FOVE Raises $11 Million Series A Investment to ‘Accelerate Mass Production’ in Fall 2016
FOVE today announced a Series A investment of $11 million led by the Colopl VR Fund with participation by Hon Hai VC fund 2020, and Samsung Ventures.
Fove, who is creating a VR headset with inbuilt eye-tracking, raised $480,000 on Kickstarter last...
Valve’s Jeep Barnett on Designing ‘The Lab’ for HTC Vive
Jeep Barnett is a programmer at Valve Corporation who has been on the VR team for the last couple year. He was at GDC showing off The Lab, which is a series of mini-games demonstrating different design principles within...
Unity’s VR Editor Lets You Create VR Content Like a God
At a special event at GDC this morning, Unity's Principal Designer Timoni West showed off the latest prototype of Unity's new Virtual Reality editor that lets you build VR applications and games as if you were a god.
The two biggest...
PlayStation VR Pre-orders Sell Out in Minutes at Amazon, 4 Other Stores Still Taking Orders
Those hoping to board the early train to VR town were likely dismayed today when Amazon's PlayStation VR Launch Bundle pre-order sold out within minutes of going live. Luckily it may not be too late. In the US, Best...
