Gear VR Now Available in 9 Countries, Paid Store Still Stuck in US but Going Abroad...

Slowly but surely, Samsung has allowed limited international sale of Gear VR, the companies 'Innovator Edition' VR headset. But in comparison to the far reaching nature of the Galaxy Note 4, the smartphone powerhouse behind Gear VR which can be ordered...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep.99): Discussing the HTC Vive with Developers Jon Hibbins and Nick Pittom

Fresh from their experiences at EGX Rezzed in London, Jon and Nick join my on the podcast to discuss, and debate their findings about the Valve/HTC Vive virtual reality solution. Rev VR Podcast - Episode 99 http://www.reverendkyle.com/media/com_podcastmanager/revvr_podcast_99.mp3 Jon and Nick are no...
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‘Diplopia’ Becomes ‘Vivid Vision’, Trials Get Underway – Interview with CEO James Blaha

Diplopia is a virtual reality title designed to provide targeted exercises for those suffering from vision issues. The team behind the application are rebranding, changing their name to Vivid Vision. Brian Hart caught up with CEO James Blaha to get...
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Rift Coaster Meets TRON in ‘Grid Coaster’, Demo Available Now

Grid Coaster is an Oculus Rift enabled roller coaster experience built on Unreal Engine 4 which wants to recall the aesthetics of 80's sci-fi Disney classic TRON (1981). The legendary Rift Coaster was a rough 'n' ready Unreal 3 tech demo...

SVVR Conference & Expo 2015 is Coming May 18th-19th, Early Bird Tickets Available Now

One of the first of its kind, the SVVR Conference & Expo was borne from one of the longest running virtual reality meet up groups. Now entering its second year, 2015's show promises to be bigger and better, moving to...

‘Ground Control’ and ‘Stompz’, Two Natural VR Controllers for Your Feet

The VR community has been rattling its cage for intuitive input devices for quite a while now, and because nobody really knows exactly what that means yet, we're entertaining anything and everything until we do. Here we take a look...
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ADR1FT Wins $15,000 in Latest Round of Unreal Developer Grants

We're seriously excited for ADR1FT, a made-for-VR title which takes the 'astronaut-in-peril' themes seen in films like Gravity into the interactive realm with stunning visuals to boot. Happily, Epic Games seems to have recognised ADR1FT's promise, awarding developer Three...

HTC Vive ‘Developer Edition’ Sign-ups Could Start Next Week

According to a report at Ars Technica, HTC's VR Headset the 'Vive' could find its way into selected developers hands very soon for nothing. Sign-ups for the device may also begin as early as next week. GDC 2015 was dominated...
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‘Action Star: Parachute’ VR Experience Has You Throwing Yourself Out of a Plane

Istanbul based digital workshop Codemodeon have come up with a VR experience which adopts some clever mechanics to sell the illusion of throwing yourself out of a plane and parachuting to an island paradise. We've come across Codemodeon's brand of bespoke virtual...
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Abrash Spent Most of His F8 Keynote Convincing the Audience That ‘Reality’ is Constructed in the...

Oculus' Chief Scientist, Michael Abrash, took to the Facebook F8 conference stage yesterday to tell the audience 'Why Virtual Reality Will Matter to You'. Much of Abrash's presentation was dedicated to convincing the audience that the reality we experience is...