WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – December #3
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.
When the city streets are filled with bad guys there is only...
NVIDIA’s GameWorks VR Features & Integration with Unreal Engine
NVIDIA recently announced the first steps towards supporting foveated rendering with Multi-Res Shading as well as VR SLI integration in Unreal Engine 4. I talked with Nvidia's Tony Tamasi, the senior vice president of content and technology, at the VRX Conference...
AVADirect and Road to VR Launch Exemplar, The Benchmark PC for High-end VR
Road to VR and AVADirect are pleased to announce the launch of Exemplar, a high-end VR gaming PC designed for those who want to push the limits of immersion. Available starting today, Exemplar is made for VR enthusiasts who...
New Images for 2nd HTC Vive Developer Kit Supposedly Leaked
Having been delayed until April 2016, the HTC Vive consumer headset is still under wraps. But these images, supposedly sourced from an accidental leak, may give us a clue as to what we can expect from the forthcoming 2nd...
The Complete Star Wars ‘Jakku Spy’ VR Experience is Now Available
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens hitting theaters tomorrow, the ILM-created Star Wars Jakku Spy is now fully unlocked for your Google Cardboard viewer on Android or iOS.
The first of nine segments of the Jakku Spy experience was released earlier this...
NASA is Creating a Virtual Reality Mission to Mars, ‘The Mars 2030 Experience’
NASA has partnered with FUSION, a multi-platform media company owned by Disney-ABC Television Group and Univision, to produce a virtual reality experience that aims to simulate life as one of the first astronauts to arrive on Mars.
As part of ongoing efforts to build...
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ 3D Trailer and Photos Launch with WebVR Experience
Disney has officially released the 3D trailer to Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) along with a number of 3D photos through a new web-based VR experience. Star Wars fans looking to get the full 3D effect just need...
Sony’s Richard Marks on the Evolution of PlayStation VR
Sony is no stranger to virtual reality, having a long history of exploring the technology throughout the years. Sony's 'Magic Lab' Director, Richard Marks, tells me about the company's history with VR and the development of PlayStation VR.
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‘Convrge’ Reveals Y Combinator Fellowship Participation, Gear VR Beta Coming Saturday
Convrge, the social VR platform known for ease of use and low poly style, is officially opening their Gear VR beta on Saturday, Dec 19. To add to the news, the team behind Convrge has also revealed that they have recently...
Mozilla Launches A-Frame: VR-capable Websites Starting with One Line of Code
Mozilla today released A-Frame, an open source library for creating virtual reality web experiences without having to know the powerful (but complex) WebGL. Designed for web developers, A-Frame aims to make it easy to create high-performance and responsive virtual reality experiences...
