The Future of Music Creation & DJ Performance with ‘TheWave’

One of the most immersive and memorable experiences that I tried at the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference yesterday was TheWave. Just as TiltBrush is able to unlock your creative expression through 3D drawing, TheWave has the potential to...
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Review: ‘Fated’ is a Viking Age Adventure That Plays a Number on Your Heartstrings

I try not to let my emotions get the better of me, but in Fated: The Silent Oath, a first-person action-adventure game recently released for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, there's really nothing I could do to ward off the strange feeling...
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Review: ‘The Climb’ is the Best-Looking VR Game I’ve Ever Played, But My Neck is Killing...

The Climb is a first-person rock climbing game from Crytek that offers charmingly realistic scenery alongside an interesting set of game mechanics that you may or may not fully appreciate. And as one person's experience may vastly differ from another's—a necessary preface...

Spherica’s Hardware-stabilized Rig Makes VR Camera Movement More Practical

Every time I've ever been shown a piece of 360 video content with an improperly aligned horizon, I've wondered to myself why it seems like no one is using hardware-stabilization. Then I saw Spherica's custom-built 360 camera rig which...
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First Look: ‘TheWave’ Lets DJs Drop the Beat in VR

DJs looking to hone their musical craft in front of a live audience - or perhaps those looking for a more stimulating way to mix music - can rejoice. TheWave from developer WaveVR is looking to provide DJs with a psychedelic...

Minecraft for Gear VR Now Available, Brings First Person and Comfort Modes

Oculus' long fought partnership with Microsoft, to bring the enormously successful social, creative Minecraft franchise to VR, begins with a release to Samsung Gear VR today as the title hits the Oculus Store. Oculus' CTO has gone on record saying...

Redirected Touch: Using Perceptual Hacks to Create Convincing Haptics

Redirected walking is a concept within VR that tricks a user into walking into circles, but gives them visual feedback that they're walking in a straight line. We tend to trust our visual input over our other senses, and...

VREAL’s Innovative VR Livestreaming Platform Feels Like Something Completely New

Today VREAL is taking the shroud off of their VR livestreaming platform that puts viewers inside the game, right next to their favorite streamers. The unique mashup of virtual reality, game streaming, and social interaction feels like something we've...

‘Chornobyl360’ Explores the Legacy of the Nuclear Disaster, Kickstarter Now Live

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, and in commemoration a group of Ukrainian documentary filmmakers have set out to capture the wreckage that was once the city of Pripyat and its surrounding countryside. The 360 film aims...

HTC Just Earmarked $100 Million to Invest in VR Content, Applications Open Today

Looking to get your VR project off the ground? HTC might be able to help. The company has just announced a $100 million fund attached to the 'Vive X' accelerator program. Announced at an HTC conference today in Beijing, Vive X...