End of an Era: Disney’s First VR Attraction Set to Close
Sad news greeted the VR attractions sector with the confirmation from the Orlando Sentinel that DisneyQuest, the famous Indoor Interactive Theme Park, would be closing its doors in 2016 for the final time. Originally opened in 1998, the Orlando, Downtown...
‘Blocked In’ Creator Daniël Ernst on the Art of the Virtual Reality Diorama
Daniël Ernst is the founder and sole member of The Shoebox Diorama, a production company dedicated to exploring the brand new artistic possibilities of a new genre, the virtual reality diorama.
Ernst has thus far eschewed VR's early rush for cheap thrills...
Top 5 Things We Still Don’t Know About the Consumer Oculus Rift
Although Oculus has revealed the design of the consumer Oculus Rift (the so called 'CV1'), there's still some crucial facts that we've yet to learn about the highly anticipated VR headset.
Price
What will it cost? This has been part of...
Research Survey Suggests Kids Are Equally Aware of Major VR Headsets, Want to Buy One at...
A recent survey conducted by Touchstone Research, an online marketing research firm, suggests that kids and teens between the ages of 10–17 know what VR is, and when they see it in action they think it's "off the charts cool."
Touchstone...
New FOVE Industrial Design Aims to Enhance Eye-tracking Precision
Just before nearly doubling their Kickstarter funding goal of $250,000, Fove introduced a new and improved design for their eye-tracking VR headset, making it lighter, smaller, and more ergonomic.
Fove calls their new industrial design "refined and enhanced" with the addition of a...
‘VR: The Movie’ Raising Funds for Feature Length Documentary on History of VR
VR: The Movie is an in-depth documentary film that follows virtual reality from its mid-1900s past to the VR technology of today. The documentary features interviews with designers, scientists, engineers and several industry professionals to help illuminate virtual reality's legacy.
VR: The Movie was conceived by...
2nd Round Winners of ‘Render the Metaverse’ VR Panoramic Contest Announced, Available Now on Gear VR
Oculus and OTOY have today announced the winners of the second round for Render the Metaverse, a three-month long contest to find the most compelling 360-degree stereo-panoramic still images rendered by OTOY's OctaneRender software.
OTOY and Oculus have named the winners of this month's...
GameFace “Guarantees” Latency Equal to Gear VR, Mark 6 Prototype Field of View Impresses
We recently got our hands on the latest 'Mark 6' mobile VR headset prototype from GameFace Labs. The 'Head Mounted Console' as the company calls it, features a 2560x1440 OLED display and an on-board processor, making the device a...
Sony Supporting but Not Funding “Non-gaming content” for Morpheus, Says Yoshida
Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony's Worldwide Studios, recently revealed that Sony won't be producing or funding any first-party "non-gaming content" for Project Morpheus.
In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Yoshida revealed his thoughts on 360 videos, and their place within the...
2015 Proto Awards Ceremony to Be Held September 22nd Alongside Oculus Connect, Submissions End July 15th
The second annual Proto Awards will be held on September 22nd alongside Oculus' Connect developer conference. The award ceremony highlights the best in virtual reality content. Submissions for consideration close on July 15th.
Under the umbrella of the non-profit Virtual...
