Excitement and Enthusiasm for VR at Sundance’s New Frontier Program
The Sundance New Frontier program had 37 different virtual reality experiences showing on two different floors on Main Street in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival. Bechir Sylvain is an independent filmmaker who got his first taste of...
Hands On: Everest VR is a Visceral, Beautiful Interactive Documentary
Frank He continues his VRLA Winter Expo adventures as he goes hands on with Everest VR, a HTC Vive powered experience from Sólfar Studios and RVX, that blends beautiful visuals with informative narration to present a compelling, interactive VR documentary.
Guest...
Hands-on: ‘Budget Cuts’ Inventive Locomotion is a Lesson for VR Developers
Budget Cuts is a stealth-action virtual reality game in development for the HTC Vive. The polished experience has the player avoiding humanoid robots and attacking from the shadows with throwing knives and crossbows. The game's portaling locomotion system is...
‘The Hobbit’ VR Experience Nominated for Visual Effects Award Alongside Halo 5, Destiny, and Others
Thief in the Shadows, a VR experience based on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), has been nominated for a Visual Effects Society award for 'Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project'.
Nominated for the 14th Annual VES Awards alongside triple-A titles Halo...
Hands On: Crytek’s ‘The Climb’ is an Exhilarating Yet Comfortable VR Experience
Frank He goes hands on with Crytek's Oculus Rift exclusive rock-climbing VR title 'The Climb' at this year's VRLA Winter Expo.
Guest Article by Frank He
Now a second year UCLA undergraduate in a neuroscience program, Frank was born in Los...
Oculus Adds Video Capture Function to Gear VR SDK
Gear VR users are still waiting for Oculus to officially open video capture for the masses, but according to a recent update in the documentation section for the Mobile SDK, app developers will now be able to capture "live, full resolution,...
New Gear VR Games and Apps – January Weeks #3 and 4
Got a Samsung Gear VR? Hungry for new games and experiences? We're rounding up recent Oculus Store releases for fans of the mobile VR platform. A bumper roundup this week: highlights include Cube-inspired puzzler Neverout, comedy VR film experience BUTT's: The VR...
Apple’s Latest Acquisition Adds to ‘Secret VR Team’, Report Suggests
The latest news in the world of Apple is the latest acquisition of computer vision company Flyby, together with a recent comment from Apple's CEO seems to be indicating some significant virtual reality commitments from the company.
The FT reported...
WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – January #4
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.
Who needs to go Scuba Diving when you've got VR? Dive into...
TED 2016 Attendees Will Step into THE VOID’s Mixed Reality World
The ever-famous TED conference kicks off on February 15th in Vancouver, Canada and this year will feature The VOID mixed reality VR experience, including the latest hardware from the company.
We've seen The Void in action several times over the course...
