Epic’s ‘Showdown’ Demo Runs at 60 FPS on Morpheus After UE4 Optimizations
Epic's high fidelity Showdown demo was only barely able to hold framerate on one of the most powerful GPUs in the world when it debuted last September. But now, after optimizations for Unreal Engine 4 on PS4, the demo runs on...
Samsung’s Milk VR Gets New Community Channel, Showcases Emerging VR Filmmakers
Samsung's VR video streaming platform, Milk VR, is loosening up to make way for community-made content. So you too can potentially get eyeballs on your VR video project through the stock Gear VR app (provided your film makes the grade).
Announced at this year's SVVR...
Oculus Announces ‘Connect 2’ Conference as they Gear Up for Consumer VR
Oculus have announced that their second 'Connect' developer event will take place September 23-35 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA and it's set to prime the industry for VR's imminent consumer debut.
Oculus's inaugural 'Connect' event last year was...
Best of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 – Part 5: Telescopic, Tana Pura, SoundScape
Now in our 5th installment of our ongoing series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we take a look at three submissions that awake in the user a childlike wonder of life, the Universe,...
FOVE Kickstarter Campaign Raises Over $175,000 in its First 24 Hours
We can't believe our collective foveae (yes, that's plural), because in only 24 hours FOVE's Kickstarter campaign has blown past its halfway mark and beyond. If they haven't sorted out stretch goals, maybe now is a good time.
At the time of this...
Retinad’s Promising VR Ad and Analytics System is Now Backed with a $500,000 Investment
Retinad, a company working to bring immersive advertising and analytics to virtual reality, has just closed a $500,000 early-stage round to bring their solution to market. Avoiding the worst case banner-in-your-face approach, the company is jumping feet first into VR,...
Oculus Announces Mobile VR Jam 2015 Finalists, Public Voting Open Until May 27th
The first round of judging of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam is over, and we now have our finalists—a total of 61 submissions split between two tracks, Games and App/Experiences.
Oculus first went over each and every one of the 307 entries,...
‘Courage’ is a Beautiful, Co-op VR Game Made in 12 Weeks by Students
A group of students at designed and developed this stunning looking 2 player co-op game in just 12 weeks with a team of 11. The title was created as part of a Game Design module at the University of...
Oculus Send Invites to “Step into the Rift” Pre-E3 Event, June 11th, 2015
An invite went out today beckoning its recipients to "Step into the Rift" on the 11th of June, 2015 in San Francisco—just a few days before E3 begins in LA. We want to step in. Oh yes, we do.
Many...
eMagin Announces 2K×2K ‘Flip Up’ VR Headset, Demoing at AWE 2015
OLED microdisplay manufacturer eMagin has announced a new VR headset, a small form factor pair of goggles that boast a 2K×2K display. Sounds interesting? It was to John Carmack.
Dan Cui, eMagin's VP of Business Development and HMDs, sent out a...













