VRGO Passes Kickstarter Goal, Announces Stretch Goal and Referral Program

VRGO, the wireless motion controller using inertial input that you sit on, has passed it's £20,000 Kickstarter goal and has announced a stretch goal to provide a customised version of the chair. VRGO offers a seat, loaded with inertial sensors that...

Elite:Dangerous Gets Big Black Friday Discount

One of the finest virtual reality experiences around has just got a whole lot cheaper as Frontier Developments joins the holiday sale madness and slashes the price of it's space epic Elite:Dangerous by 67% to just £9.99 ($15). The seasonal...

Using Psychedelics and Virtual Reality for Self-Discovery

Matthew Terndrup is a virtual reality journalist and content creator who's interested in exploring how the combination of psychedelics & virtual reality can help the process of self-discovery. Matt traces the influence that psychedelics have had in helping to...
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The Keyword is ‘Action’: RYOT’s VR App Champions More than Empathy

RYOT (pronounced “riot”), an American news media company founded in 2012, recently launched iOS and Android apps for its VR content, who are empowering readers to get themselves involved with the issues about which they learn about via immersive media. RYOT...
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Psytec Games and Windlands Team Join Forces

Two up-and-coming VR development teams behind two extremely promising made-for-VR games have relvealed they are to team up. Psytec Games, makers of Crystal Rift, has announced that the duo behind Windlands, a first person VR grappling hook action title, are to...

7 Great Gear VR Experiences to Introduce Your Family to Virtual Reality Over Thanksgiving

If you've gotten a hold of a Gear VR recently, then you've probably already downloaded near everything in the store on your visual buffet through the first consumer-ready virtual reality headset. If you're celebrating Thanksgiving with a family get-together, the right...

Exploring Research into the Virtual Body Ownership Illusion

Domna Banakou is a Ph.D. student studying with Mel Slater at the Event Lab in Barcelona, Spain. She's been researching different aspects of the virtual body ownership illusion in order to investigate the short-term and long-term impacts of embodying...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 113): Thanksgiving and VR with Boaz Ashkenazy

Most of my regular listeners know that I have recently taken a job in the architectural visualization world. I have moved to Seattle to work for a company called Studio 216, and am very thankful for the opportunities provided...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens VR Experience is Coming December 2nd

Whilst all of geekdom simmers with hot anticipation awaiting a brand new entry in the Star Wars movie franchise, ILMxLabs and Google are about to drive the hype further with a new virtual reality experience, based on Star Wars:The...

Here We Go (Again): The VR Industry Is Spinning up Just like Online Video 10 Years...

Here we go again. A decade ago, it was online video that changed everything. Now virtual reality is set to change the world once more. As we approach the Q1 2016 Oculus Rift release date, you can literally see and...