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...
Visualizing the Latest Features Found in Oculus SDK v0.6.0.0
A clever set of visualizations covering some of the major changes to Oculus' new software developers kit (SDK) has surfaced, and may help the non-developers among us get a better grip on exactly what these changes mean for VR.
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‘FOVE’, The World’s First Eye-Tracking VR Headset Comes to Kickstarter Today
FOVE is a Japanese technology company who are endeavoring to tackle an issue that will likely become a focus for the VR industry sooner than you think, eye-tracking in virtual reality. The company's new headset employs gaze-detection for input, and today they...
Valve’s Joe Ludwig Reps Lighthouse With a Shirt You Wish You Had
Developers love their shirts and Valve is no exception. Joe Ludwig, a Valve programmer who has been closely involved with the SteamVR project, was spotted today rocking out a shirt with an exploded view of the company's Lighthouse base...
