SteamVR Beta Update Brings Lighthouse Support and VR Tracking App
Steam VR, Valve's platform for virtual reality applications using the Steam content portal, has been updated and brings with it support for their promising new tracking solution, Lighthouse as well as a demo application for you to try it out.
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The Most Interesting Man at GDC Tells Us Why Nintendo’s 1995 Virtual Boy Headset is Superior
Going into last week's GDC 2015, we knew VR would be a big deal. We knew we'd see the latest VR headsets, controllers, games, and software, but we didn't expect to see Nintendo's 1995 Virtual Boy headset, nor the cheeseburger-themed...
Virtual Reality Music Video ‘An Unseen Sky’ Available on Oculus Share Now
The Music video is a once trailblazing form of entertainment, borne in the 80s thanks primarily to the advent of 'youth' focussed television and of course MTV. Although the majority are merely literal, visual, commercially driven accompaniments to the music,...
Notes From the Forest
Road to VR's VR Community Liaison, Chris Madsen, fills us in on the latest happenings in Convrge, an in-development multiplayer VR environment that's been connecting VR denizens from around the world.
Chris Madsen has been eagerly exploring the developing Social VR...
Up Next in Convrge: EDM, Indie Movies, St. Patrick’s Day, and Campfire Meetup
Convrge is an in-development Social VR platform that's free and open to all. Events planned over the seven days include an EDM dance party, indie movie night, St. Patrick's Day celebration, and the weekly Campfire Meetup. You are invited to...
‘Nuren’ and ‘Apollo 11’ VR Experiences Successfully Funded on Kickstarter
Two exciting non-game Kickstarters projects out of the VR community that we've been watching over the last few weeks have hit their goal.
Nuren: The New Renaissance
Nuren: The New Renaissance is a feature-length VR musical being built in Unreal Engine 4. The experience...
Oculus Confirms Dual Screens in Crescent Bay, Consumer Rift Will Not be an Exclusive Platform
In a Q&A session at Austin's SXSW event, an Oculus panel including VP of Product Nate Mitchell and Oculus founder Palmer Luckey confirmed that their latest feature prototype, 'Crescent Bay' does indeed comprise two display panels.
SXSW is underway and...
YouTube Now Supports 360 Video, No VR Support (Yet)
Today YouTube announced that the video streaming service will now support 360 degree video that can be viewed in the browser or through the Android YouTube app. There's no VR support yet, but I've got a feeling that we can...
Crytek’s 50 Person VR Dev Team Can Only Mean One Thing
At GDC 2015, game developer and CryEngine creator Crytek was showing an impressive virtual reality experience on the Oculus Rift Crescent Bay prototype. But it would seem that the company has much more up their collective sleeve than a...
Valve, Bossa Studios and Vertigo Games Talk Steam VR at EGX Rezzed, Video Now Up
After HTC's surprise announcement at MWC and the subsequent VR frenzy of GDC, it became apparent some lucky developers had had their hands on early Steam VR hardware for some time. Two of them are Bossa Studios' (Surgeon Simulator)...