Welcome to Road to VR 4.0

"4.0?!" you say. Yup. Did you know we've been around since 2011? In the back of my mind I know that's when we started, but when I'm forced to write it down as I am now... whoosh!... it comes rushing...

This Uncovered Silhouette May Be the First Glimpse of the SteamVR Headset

So you've probably heard by now that Valve is set to reveal a SteamVR Dev Kit come GDC 2015 next week. Well, some folks poking around their website found a photo hidden in the source code that reveals what...

Oculus Lists Official Samsung Gear VR Compatibility for Note 4 Variants

While the Galaxy Note 4 is the only 'one' phone that is compatible with Samsung's Gear VR headset, there's different variations of the phone for different regions. Should you be attempting to import a Gear VR from a country...

Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 Offers $1 Million in Prizes Beginning in April

Come April, Oculus will hold a Mobile VR Jam with prizes totaling $1 million. The company is incentivizing the creation of virtual reality games and experiences for the Samsung Gear VR headset, which Samsung built in collaboration with Oculus. The...

Tactical Haptics Returns to GDC 2015 with New Demo for Haptic Controller

Tactical Haptics is coming back to this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco to give a fresh demo of their haptic controller, Reactive Grip. The device aims to give popular motion tracking devices a more immersive feel for in-game...

First Look: NHL Testing NextVR for Live VR Broadcast of Hockey Games

We knew NextVR was showing off its panoramic video at the NBA All-Star Technology Summit last week, but now the company says the NHL will be getting the same 360 degree treatment, transmitted live and in 'broadcast quality'. See Also: NBA Games...

Report: Nvidia May Reveal “Titan VR” Headset at GDC 2015

After the surprise announcement that Valve would be revealing a "SteamVR Dev Kit" at next week's GDC 2015, yet another huge entrant may be about to join the virtual reality arena. The company is reportedly on the verge of...

Valve to Reveal “SteamVR Dev Kit” Next Week at GDC 2015

Gaming giant Valve has announced that they'll be revealing a "previously-unannounced SteamVR hardware system" at GDC 2015. The company has been actively engaged in R&D in the AR/VR space but hasn't previously broken into the hardware market. This new information...

Convrge Adds Shared Movie Screen and New Area, ‘Theater Grand Opening’ Event Tomorrow

Convrge, a social VR platform for the Oculus Rift, has been steadily building out its virtual space to enable multiplayer VR experiences. The latest version of the platform adds a shared movie screen for group viewings and additional space...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep.95): Apollo 11 Kickstarter and Education in VR with Drash, David, and Sandra

Several folks emailed me and asked, "Where is the podcast with the Apollo 11 developers!?" Great idea. I reached out to the developers, David and Sandra Whelan, and Drash, to talk about their hot new Kickstarter campaign. Rev VR Podcast...