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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...

OSVR HDK Shipping Now with 360 Positional Tracking – Wearality and Android Upgrades Pictured

OSVR's Hacker Developer Kit (HDK) VR headset has started shipping units to early supporters. We take a peek at some potential future upgrades, including Wearality Sky 150 degree FoV lenses and an Android phone holder faceplate. Hard to believe OSVR is...

‘FlyInside FSX’ VR Plugin for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Passes Kickstarter Goal in First Week

FlyInside FSX, a project that brings VR support to Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006), has been successfully funded in its first week on Kickstarter with 23 days left in the campaign. It's been quick ride for Daniel Church, the mind behind FlyInside. Only having launched...

Oculus Plans to Have Rift Demo Stations in Retail Stores for Consumer Launch

Although Oculus has sold more than 175,000 development kits, the vast majority of the world has still never had the opportunity to try the Rift VR headset, let alone any virtual reality headset. For a technology that frequently inspires notions of 'you...

New CCO Says “My Head Exploded…” When First Experiencing Magic Leap

Magic Leap recently announced that Rio Caraeff, former president and CEO of Vevo, has assumed the role of the company’s Chief Content Officer. Like many recent hires at Magic Leap, the first order of business is usually to explode somehow. Rio...

Sphericam 2 is a Tiny 360 Camera Sporting 4K Resolution, Kickstarter Nears Funding Goal

Sphericam 2 is a 360-degree camera offering 4K video capture in a very small package, and aims to deliver immersive video specifically targeted at VR headsets. The Czech Republic based team calls their geometric crystalline camera "no bigger than a tennis ball,"...
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WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – July #1

WEARVR and Road to VR are joining forces to bring you VR goodness from the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. This video gives a glimpse of the top 10 most popular experiences from the...

Tech Industry Heavyweights Debate the Future of VR at AMD ‘VR Advisory Council’

AMD demonstrated its commitment to the future of virtual reality during last month's E3 2015 by pulling together big name industry executives, content creators, and retailers to discuss the practical future of consumer virtual reality. The results were a refreshingly...

FOVE Kickstarter Heads Toward $500,000 on Final Day

FOVE's Kickstarter campaign to bring the first VR headset with eye-tracking to market at a consumer price-point is coming to a close in less than 24 hours. Potential backers take note: Lighthouse 'room scale' tracking is coming. FOVE, the eye-tracking VR...

The VOID Wants to Build 230 VR Theme Parks Worldwide, in Talks with National Geographic

In a recent episode of Gunter's Universe, a weekly VR panel show that takes place in the VRChat social space, an interesting melange of newly revealed information about The VOID came to light. For one, the Salt Lake City location is considering itself is a...