Walking Through an Abortion Clinic Protest in VR
One of the most popular VR experiences at Sundance New Frontier this year was Across the Line, which is a piece that simulated what it feels like to walk through an abortion clinic protest line. It was produced by...
VR App Store WEARVR Launches Paid Storefront with 75% Revenue Share
Cross-platform VR app store WEARVR has taken the wraps off of several new features including a self-submission system and storefront functionality for developers to sell their apps.
WEARVR is a cross-platform VR app store which offers VR games and experiences across...
Vrse Immerses 1,200 TED Attendees in Simultaneous VR Experience
On stage at TED 2016, Vrse founder Chris Milk conducted what the company is calling "the largest simultaneous virtual reality experience in history." Using a dedicated app and Cardboard VR viewers handed out at the session, 1,200 attendees peer...
Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival Heading to 10 Cities Worldwide
Kaleidoscope, the virtual reality and immersive film festival, is on the road again in 2016 - this time hitting 10 cities in 9 countries around the world to show case 30 VR works which demonstrate the power of the...
Oculus to Preview the Rift’s “Latest Titles” at Special Pre-GDC Event
Oculus has announced an invite only event to coincide with GDC which promises a preview of the games new owners will be able to get their hands on after launch.
The long awaited Oculus Rift consumer VR headset went up...
Acer to Introduce VR Tech “to surprise everyone” at MWC
Acer has announced its plans to release a VR device in the first half of this year. While Acer is staying mum on the details, we could be seeing prototypes at next week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
Acer...
Independent ‘Orion’ Video Shows Massive Improvements in Leap Motion Hand Tracking
This week Leap Motion released 'Orion' a brand new made-for-VR hand tracking engine which works with their existing devices. Time and again we've seen promo videos from the company showing great tracking performance but then found it to be less...
Robert Scoble’s Mind was Blown by the Meta AR Glasses Demo
Robert Scoble is veteran tech journalist who has seen thousands of demos, but last Thursday he saw a demo of the Meta Two AR galsses and it blew his mind. So much so that he told me that his...
FOX Sports and NextVR Sign Five Year VR Broadcasting Deal
NextVR has been forging ahead with their plans to make immersive, live VR broadcasting a reality. Today, the company has announced a multi-year deal with FOX Sports to bring "virtual reality coverage of the nation’s top sporting events" to...
Meta Shows Off Their Next-gen AR Glasses on Stage at TED
Meta has remained relatively silent about the future of their hardware after raising a $23 million Series A early last year. But today at TED 2016 the company showed what they've been doing with the cash—crafting what appears to...
