John Gaeta on ILMxLAB and Immersive Storytelling

John Gaeta first got into virtual reality when he was approached by the Wachowski siblings to be the visual effects supervisor on The Matrix. Now he's Executive Creative Director of Industrial Light & Magic's Experience LAB (ILMxLAB) where he's...
video

Crytek Releases First Video Dev Diary for ‘The Climb’

Crytek has gone head-first into developing The Climb, the upcoming VR game featuring solo free rock climbing. The acrophobia - or fear of heights - from watching their first video developer diary is palpable to say the least. Team members working on The Climb talk from a...

Google’s Unannounced VR Headset Will Launch This Year, Report Suggests

Late last month we spotted Google job postings that heavily pointed toward the company developing its own high-end mobile VR headset. Now a new report from Financial Times indicates the company plans to launch the headset this year. Google's Cardboard...

New Gear VR Games and Apps – February Week #1

Got a Samsung Gear VR? Hungry for new games and experiences? We're rounding up the week's Oculus Store releases for fans of the mobile VR platform. This week: space combat action with Cosmos Warfare, explore the world in VR...

‘DCS World’ Flight Simulator Gets Improved Oculus Rift Support

DCS World is one of the few remaining hardcore PC flight simulators with a major emphasis on attention to detail. I remember when a friend of mine announced excitedly that he had mastered the aircraft start-up procedure for the A10...

AI and the Future of Interactive Drama

Andrew Stern doesn't enjoy most AAA video games because he wants to be able to say anything at any moment within a social simulation and be a participant in an interesting story. About once week, he'd like to engage...
video

VRLO 3.0 Event Wrap-Up Features Autodesk, Bossa Studios, HammerheadVR and More

VRLO is a London based VR event which celebrated its third outing in December, bigger and better than ever before. Road to VR's Jonathan Tustain was there to report from the show. Here's a nifty wrap-up tour featuring a collection...

WEVR Unveils ‘Transport’ VR Content Network, Announces Over $25M Investment

Wevr today unveiled Transport, a new VR content distribution platform that they hope will allow developers easier access to a broader market. To that, Wevr announced the results of an investment made by some big names in VR, amounting to the tune of $25M. Wevr is a virtual...

The HTC Vive Pre is Now Shipping to Developers

The second generation SteamVR development kit, the HTC Vive Pre, was unveiled at CES in January and included numerous enhancements. Valve have now announced that the new Pre systems are on their way to developers. In the run up to...
video

WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – February #1

Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. Take a thrilling ride through the colorful city on the beach on...