Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 116): Rift vs Vive – The Final Showdown
In this episode of the Rev VR Podcast, I am joined by my good pals over at the Left-Handed VR Podcast, Bob (aka Coznefx), Jason (aka Apieceoffruit, and Matt (aka Holotape). We discuss GDC, STEM, Lighthouse occlusion, Hover Junkers,...
Group Explorations of User-Generated Worlds with VRChat
VRChat was one of the first social VR applications, and they've been holding regular virtual meetups for the past couple of years. VRChat has a Social SDK that allows Unity developers to add social functionality, and so their metopes...
The ‘Big Three’ at GDC 2016 – What to Expect from Oculus, Sony, and HTC/Valve
In what's being widely called the "Year of VR", GDC 2016 will be the first major battle in the War For Your Head. VR headset frontrunners Oculus and HTC/Valve are due to begin shipping the Rift and Vive in less...
Valve is Bringing the Steam Library into VR with SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode
Valve today confirmed the existence of SteamVR Desktop Theater Mode which will effectively allow players to play any game from their Steam library inside of VR on big virtual display.
For the best VR experience, games need to be designed from...
NVIDIA GTC 2016 Conference Makes Virtual Reality a Top Topic This April
With major consumer VR headsets on the precipice of shipping, NVIDIA's has put virtual reality among the top focuses of their annual GTC conference coming next month.
Hosted in San Jose, CA, from April 4-7, GTC 2016 is all about...
Samsung Brings Gear VR Powered ‘4D Theater’ to Spanish Galaxy S7 Launch
Samsung is celebrating the launch of their latest Galaxy S7 line of smartphones in Spain with a special Madrid event featuring 'Gear VR Theater', a shared '4D' 360 video experience comprising multiple headsets and multiple synced motion platforms.
Samsung's latest...
Tactical Haptics Reactive Brush Lets You Feel Your Art on HTC Vive
This is Tactical Haptics' latest tech demo in action, a VR painting application designed to show off the capabilities of their skin stretching Reactive Grip force feedback technology integrated with the HTC Vive's SteamVR motion controllers.
We've followed Tactical Haptics'...
Samsung Uses Snapchat’s AR as a VR Advertisement
The ever popular Snapchat image sharing app has a small augmented reality feature called Lenses which detects user's faces and inserts real-time effects on top. Samsung has seen fit to use the AR feature as an advertisement for their...
Download Crytek’s ‘Back to Dinosaur Island 2’ VR Demo for Oculus Rift Now
Crytek has released their impressive VR tech demo Back to Dinosaur Island 2, the precursor to their forthcoming Oculus Rift exclusive The Climb and PlayStation VR exclusive Robinson: The Journey, to download for free right now.
One of Road to VR's favourite...
‘Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine’ Coming to HTC Vive, Leaked Trailer Indicates
Star Wars is coming to the HTC Vive courtesy of ILMxLab we now know, thanks to the experience's trailer leaking briefly. It's to be called Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine and this is what it looks like.
The experimental arm of the special...
