Gamescom 2014: Sony Shows War Thunder Running with Project Morpheus and HOTAS Support
At a Sony press event today during Gamescom 2014, the company showed the flight combat game War Thunder running on Sony's VR headset, Project Morpheus, and with a 'HOTAS' joystick accessory.
War Thunder has had support for the Oculus Rift...
Nvidia Sponsored ‘Proto Awards’ to Honor VR Luminaries in Venue of First Academy Awards
Today the Virtual Reality Foundation has announced the The Proto Awards, a virtual reality award show that will be hosted at the Blossom Ballroom, the site of the first Academy Award ceremony in 1929.
The Proto Awards are being held...
Photo Surfaces of Samsung’s VR Smartphone Adapter, Codenamed ‘Project Moonlight’
Samsung's long rumored VR smartphone adapter just left the rumor mill and entered into (virtual) reality. The Verge has published a photo of the device allegedly codenamed 'Project Moonlight'.
Here it is in all of its blurry low quality glory...
DODOcase Expects to Sell 1 Million Google Cardboard VR Kits By Year’s End
Within hours of Google's announcement of Google Cardboard, a radically simple VR smartphone adapter, DODOcase started taking offers for a pre-made version of the kit. DODOcase says they've sold 15,000 of the kits so far and expect to reach...
How to Update Oculus Rift DK2 Firmware
For those that recently received their Oculus Rift DK2, the unit needs a firmware update out of the box; we put together a quick guide showing you how to update the Oculus Rift DK2 firmware.
Firmware updates are done through...
GDC Europe 2014: Oculus VR – ‘Developing Virtual Reality Experiences with the Oculus Rift’, Liveblog @ 8:30AM PT / 15:30 UTC
This GDC Europe 2014 session will be given by Tom Forsyth, Software Architect at Oculus VR. Road to VR Editor Paul James is at the session to bring you a liveblog. Find the event in your timezone here.
Virtual reality is...
Oculus SDK 0.4.1 Beta Released: Mac OSX Support, SSE Fix, UE4 and More
Oculus VR today released the Oculus SDK 0.4.1 beta which brings important fixes for developers and enthusiasts alike.
With the release of the Oculus Rift DK2 at the end of last month, Oculus VR pushed out the Oculus SDK 0.4.0...
News Bits: Microsoft Research Demonstrates Incredible First-person ‘Hyperlapse’ Video Technique
With SIGGRAPH 2014 in full swing, incredible computer graphics papers and demonstrations are a'flowing this week. Microsoft Research has published a paper showing an impressive timelapse processing technique which turns jumpy first-person frames into beautifully smooth watchable 'hyperlapse' footage,...
Nintendo’s ‘Virtual Boy’ HMD Could Get a New Game 19 Years After Discontinuation
The Vanguard V Kickstarter is raising funds to bring the sleek virtual reality arcade shooter to a bevy of VR platforms, with the potential to support one platform that hasn't been available for nearly two decades. Developer ZeroTransform has...
See Sony Morpheus, Oculus Rift DK2, Unity 5, and More at VRLA #3 This Weekend in LA
The third VRLA community VR meetup happens this weekend on Saturday, August 16th. Among some 28 exhibitors, Oculus VR will be on hand to demonstrate the recently released Oculus Rift DK2, alongside Sony who will be present with the...
