VR Philly Meetup #6 – Riftmax and Surreal Developers on Social VR, June 4th at Drexel
Get ready to enter new worlds and discover how virtual reality will revolutionize the way we communicate. On June 4th, VR Philly will be hosting the next meetup and you're invited! This time, we will be talking about what...
Google Wants to Use Tango Tech for VR, But Admits Current Dev Kits Aren’t Optimized
Project Tango, Google's computer vision project able to track and map 3D spaces in realtime, may well find its way into future VR projects from the company, but they admit that current developer hardware may not be up to...
Google’s New ‘Cardboard Design Lab’ App Uses VR to Teach You About VR Design
Google has just released the Cardboard Design Lab app for Android which puts users inside of a VR environment and teaches them fundamentals of VR design. The app demonstrates each of its lessons quickly in impressively effective ways.
As Google further...
200 Companies Now Hiring – A Look at the Growing Virtual Reality Jobs Market
We all know that the VR market is heating up, but what is staffing like at the companies that are creating these devices and applications? Whether or not companies are able to find the talent they need may have...
Google I/O 2015 VR Itinerary Day 2 – Virtual Reality Sessions Livestreamed
Today is the second and last day of Google I/O 2015 and we've spotted three livestreamed sessions that VR developers and enthusiasts might enjoy. Catch the livestream along with us right here.
Above is Google’s official I/O 2015 livestream player...
Video Preview: Manus Machina’s Wireless VR Glove Looks Promising, Headed to E3 2015
Manus Machina, a tech startup based in the Netherlands, have released a video preview of what they're calling 'the first consumer VR glove' ahead of its appearance at E3 2015 where the device will quite literally be on hand...
Google Bringing VR to iPhone, Cardboard App Now Available on iOS with New Demos
Ready or not, Apple, here comes virtual reality on the iPhone courtesy of Google. The search giant has now released the official Cardboard app for iOS with a few brand new demos. What's more, the Cardboard SDK is compatible...
Google ‘Jump’ is an Open VR Camera Design with “Seamless” Stitching Solution and YouTube Playback
Amidst other VR related announcements from Google at today's I/O 2015 conference comes 'Jump', a VR camera that will follow Cardboard's path by offering up an open design. Google is also revealing the 'Assembler' which the company says can...
GoPro to Make 16 Camera VR Film Rig Based on Google’s ‘Jump’ Design
GoPro, the biggest name in rugged 'action' video cameras, is ready to jump into the VR space with a 16 camera array based on Google's new 'Jump' design for 360 degree VR video.
Just three years ago, the idea that big...
Google ‘Expeditions’ Lets Students Take VR Field Trips to Anywhere
Google today unveiled an educational initiative that leverages virtual reality and the company's low-cost Cardboard VR viewers to let teachers take their students on trips around the world as a classroom—they call it 'Expeditions'.
Virtual reality and education are receiving...
