“They did it!” William Gibson is Given a Taste of Cyberspace via Gear VR
Legendary author of 80's cyberpunk thriller Neuromancer, a book in which he famously coined the term 'cyberspace', takes a spin in virtual reality courtesy of Samsung's Gear VR. It seems he was suitably impressed.
At TED 2015 in Vancouver last...
Steven Spielberg to Direct Film Adaptation of ‘Ready Player One’ VR Novel
Prolific director and producer Steven Spielberg is coming back to Warner Bros. to direct the film adaptation of Ready Player One, Ernest Cline's lauded VR-centric novel set in a dystopian future.
According to Deadline, Spielberg will be coming fresh off directing The...
Update: Facebook’s CTO May Have Just Hinted at a 2015 Release Date for the Oculus Rift
On stage at Facebook's F8 conference, the company's CTO, Mike Schroepfer, may have just let slip a hint at the Oculus Rift release date.
We don't often give much care to rumors of an Oculus Rift release date, but when the CTO...
Oculus’ Michael Abrash ‘Why Virtual Reality Will Matter to You’ Livestream @ 10am PST
Today Oculus' Chief Scientist, Michael Abrash, will take to the stage at Facebook's F8 conference to expound upon virtual reality. As Abrash puts it, "Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday and for the rest of your life—this...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 98): Catching up with Ikrima Elhassan from Kite & Lightning
It has been a while since the guys from Kite & Lightning have been on the show, but that doesn't mean they haven't been pumping out some amazing things since we last spoke. Ikrima takes some time out of...
Samsung Gear VR Heads to More than 100 Best Buys for Demo and Sale
Samsung is getting a bit more bold with what's so far been a fairly soft launch for the company's first mobile headset, Gear VR. Come March 27th, Gear VR will be available in more than 100 Best Buy locations...
NASCAR is NextVR’s Latest Pit Stop for Live VR Video
From the beginning, NextVR has been positioning its VR video technology toward live broadcasting, especially for sports. We've already seen NextVR demo their technology with the NBA, NHL, and more, while their latest test has taken them to Auto Club Speedway...
Facebook Experimenting with Live VR Video ‘Teleportation Station’, Adding 360 Video with Oculus Rift Playback
At Facebook's F8 conference which kicked off today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage to open the event. There he revealed that the company will bring support for 360 degree video to the Facebook News Feed, capable of playback...
Hands-on: Sony’s 120Hz Morpheus Demo, ‘Magic Controller’, and ‘Bedroom Robots’
With the reveal of Sony's 2015 Morpheus prototype, the company surprised the VR space with the announcement that the headset would support a 120Hz refresh rate, significantly higher than the 90Hz of the competition. We went hands-on with the...
Leap Motion Partners with OSVR to Provide Integrated Sensor Faceplate for HDK
Leap Motion are furthering their commitment to the Open Source Virtual Reality initiative. They're working with OSVR to produce a Leap Motion enabled faceplate for the project's flagship VR Headset, the HDK.
The OSVR initiative, spearheaded by VR headset veterans...
