Google Developing “High Volume” Consumer VR Hardware, New Job Postings Suggest
The latest slew of virtual reality job postings from Google suggests the company is working on dedicated consumer VR hardware that will be manufactured at large scale.
For some time now it's been clear that Google is excited about virtual...
Beyond Room-Scale: Exploring Infinite Worlds with THE VOID
On my way out to cover VR at Sundance this week, I had a chance to try out THE VOID, one of the most advanced out-of-home VR systems today in an industrial park in the middle of Utah. The...
The Oculus Rift Will be in Retail Stores Come April
Oculus says that getting the Rift into "broad retail around the world" is going to be critical to the success of the Rift headset and VR in general. The company plans to have a retail presence starting in April.
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Nearly $700 Million Invested in AR/VR in 2015
According to a recent report by Digi-Capital, investors have injected some pretty big bucks into companies focusing on augmented and virtual reality lately. A total of $686 million in 2015 alone. The most interesting bit: they aren't counting Magic Leap.
Digi-Capital,...
New Investigative VR Horror Title ‘Ghost Theory’ Hits Kickstarter
Czech developers Dreadlocks, the company behind crowd funded RPG Dex, have launched their latest Kickstarter campaign for Ghost Theory, a VR focussed horror title that casts you as a clairvoyant paranormal investigator.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dreadlocks/ghost-theory
The latest horror title to take advantage of virtual...
Apple’s Latest VR Hire is Top Researcher Doug Bowman
Apple has reportedly hired a highly respected virtual reality researchers Doug Bowman, as it continues to trail behind other major company's in the virtual reality race
Formerly a Science Professor at Virginia Tech, where he had been Director of Human-Interaction...
Survios to Live Stream New HTC Vive FPS ‘Raw Data’ at VRLA Winter Expo
Survios, formerly Project Holodeck, is emerging from stealth proper at VRLA on Saturday as it prepares to unleash its new 'Active' VR first person shooter build for 'free roaming' co-op 'Raw Data', a launch title for the forthcoming HTC...
AltspaceVR’s Eric Romo on the Early Challenges of Social VR
Eric Romo is the founder and CEO of AltspaceVR, a company aiming to make virtual reality social. He shares his story of how he got interested in the potential of social VR long before the 2012 Oculus Kickstarter.
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Preview: ‘The Caretaker’ Recreates the Atmospheric Insanity of ‘The Shining’
Franbo VR, an indie studio based out of Bristol, UK, has created some iconic interiors inspired by The Shining (1980) in a short VR experience called The Caretaker. Distilling some of the film's atmospheric insanity, the experience lets you walk the halls of the isolated Overlook Hotel.
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Crytek Wants to Build Your School a VR Development Lab
Crytek recently announced a new initiative that they're calling VR First. The goal is form so-called 'VR First Labs' within academic institutions to act as ready-made centers for a wave of future VR developers.
Crytek is the company behind CryEngine, a...
